Politics in Ladera, CA are mainly focused on local issues and concerns. The town has a well-established Town Council which is responsible for addressing the needs of the town and its residents. Local elections tend to be competitive, as candidates from both major parties typically run for office. Residents of Ladera take their civic duty seriously and actively participate in the election process. The political climate in the area is largely driven by a culture of community involvement, with an emphasis on collaboration and problem-solving. Because of its unique location, situated between two large cities, Ladera has an opportunity to collaborate with neighboring municipalities on regional initiatives that benefit all areas. Overall, politics in Ladera strive to ensure that all residents have access to quality resources and services so that everyone can thrive within the community.
The political climate in Ladera, CA is moderately liberal.
San Mateo County, CA is very liberal. In San Mateo County, CA 77.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 20.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Mateo county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.9% to 20.2%.
San Mateo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ladera, CA is moderately liberal.
San Mateo County, California is very liberal.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley Metro Area is very 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.
Ladera, 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 Ladera, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,018 contributions totaling $18,548,485 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,543 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 657 contributions totaling $1,064,917 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,621 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)