Imperial, CA is a charming city located in Imperial County. As a small but growing municipality, politics in Imperial are an important part of life for locals and visitors alike. At the local level, citizens elect a mayor and City Council members to represent their interests, while at the county-level elections are held to select representatives for the Board of Supervisors. This board is responsible for making policy decisions that affect all residents of Imperial County. Furthermore, there are several initiatives taken by the city government each year to ensure that resources and services are allocated fairly among its constituents. The Imperial City Council also works closely with other local governments and organizations to create positive changes in the community. Overall, politics in Imperial creates an atmosphere of civic engagement and participation that benefit everyone who calls this wonderful city home.
The political climate in Imperial, CA is somewhat liberal.
Imperial County, CA is strongly liberal. In Imperial County, CA 61.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Imperial county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.1% to 36.7%.
Imperial county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Imperial, CA is somewhat liberal.
Imperial County, California is strongly liberal.
El Centro Metro Area is strongly liberal.
California is strongly liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Imperial, California: D d D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Imperial, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 742 contributions totaling $48,858 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 408 contributions totaling $55,010 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)