Mecca, CA is a small town located in the Coachella Valley of California. The town has a population of about 1,100 people and is known for its agricultural industry. The political climate in Mecca is an interesting one; due to its small population, there are not any local political candidates. However, decisions that affect the town are made at the county and state level, where citizens of Mecca can have their say through voting. Though it may not have a direct impact on their immediate community, residents strive to stay informed and participate in politics whenever possible. By doing so they help ensure that the interests of their town are represented at the higher levels of government.
The political climate in Mecca, CA is moderately liberal.
Riverside County, CA is leaning liberal. In Riverside County, CA 53.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Riverside county remained moderately Democratic, 53.0% to 45.0%.
Riverside county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mecca, CA is moderately liberal.
Riverside County, California is leaning liberal.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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.
Mecca, 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 Mecca, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 131 contributions totaling $15,026 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $10,435 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $497 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)