Pasatiempo, CA is a small town located in the coastal region of California. It is a quiet community with a strong local spirit and many unique features that make it an enjoyable place to live. Politically, Pasatiempo has long been known as a moderate-leaning town, with many people who lean towards independent candidates and policies. The local government is composed of city council members elected by the registered voters of the town. They are responsible for overseeing all aspects of city life, such as creating laws, rules, and regulations to ensure that the community runs smoothly and efficiently. The mayor is elected at large by the citizens of Pasatiempo and works with the council to implement any necessary changes or initiatives. Each year, there are several local political campaigns that are held within Pasatiempo in order to determine who will be representing its constituents on the city council. These campaigns are conducted in a respectful manner and always encourage residents to participate in their democracy by voting for their preferred candidate.
The political climate in Pasatiempo, CA is moderately liberal.
Santa Cruz County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Cruz County, CA 78.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 18.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Cruz county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 78.4% to 18.5%.
Santa Cruz county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pasatiempo, CA is moderately liberal.
Santa Cruz County, California is very liberal.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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.
Pasatiempo, 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 Pasatiempo, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22,335 contributions totaling $3,427,181 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 787 contributions totaling $206,064 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)