Moss Landing is a small coastal town located in Monterey County, California. While it may be small, the politics of Moss Landing are quite dynamic. The town is served by a five-member Board of Directors who oversee the daily operations and development activities for the town. The Board is elected by the citizens of Moss Landing every two years. In addition to the Board of Directors, Moss Landing has a Mayor who serves as a figurehead and helps promote community involvement. The Mayor also works with local groups and organizations to ensure that community needs are met. As a result, Moss Landing has seen positive progress in terms of economic development and recreational opportunities over recent years. With its active political scene, Moss Landing continues to be an attractive destination for vacationers and those looking for a close-knit coastal community to call home.
The political climate in Moss Landing, CA is moderately liberal.
Monterey County, CA is very liberal. In Monterey County, CA 69.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monterey county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.5% to 28.2%.
Monterey county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Moss Landing, CA is moderately liberal.
Monterey County, California is very liberal.
Salinas 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.
Moss Landing, 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 Moss Landing, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $3,371 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)