Los Ranchos, CA is a small town located in Northern California. It has a population of about 3,000 people and is well known for its agricultural industry. The politics in Los Ranchos are quite local and the town's government consists of a mayor and four city council members who are elected by the citizens. This small community prides itself on being able to take care of business within its own borders, with all major decisions being made by these locally elected officials. The mayor serves as the town's leader and the council members deal with any relevant issues that come up. Los Ranchos does not currently have any representatives at the state or federal level, but it does have strong ties to nearby towns which helps it remain connected with other areas. All in all, politics in Los Ranchos are very close to home and keep the town running without much interference from outside influences.
The political climate in Los Ranchos, CA is leaning liberal.
San Luis Obispo County, CA is somewhat liberal. In San Luis Obispo County, CA 55.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Luis Obispo county remained strongly Democratic, 55.3% to 42.2%.
San Luis Obispo county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Los Ranchos, CA is leaning liberal.
San Luis Obispo County, California is somewhat liberal.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Los Ranchos, California: R r 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 Los Ranchos, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,442 contributions totaling $541,099 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 583 contributions totaling $150,984 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)