Pine Canyon, CA is a small city located in the Southern region of California. Though its population is relatively small, political awareness and engagement among its residents are strong. Local politics in Pine Canyon focus on issues such as improving public safety, providing better transportation infrastructure, and increasing access to quality education for all citizens. Residents of Pine Canyon have a variety of options when it comes to local political candidates, with a range of candidates from different backgrounds and areas of expertise offering their views on important local issues. Each candidate brings their own unique perspective and experience to the table, giving voters an opportunity to cast their ballot for the best person that they believe will best serve the city’s interests. Local elections are highly competitive in Pine Canyon, as each political candidate strives to win the support of the community.
The political climate in Pine Canyon, 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
Pine Canyon, 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.
Pine Canyon, 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 Pine Canyon, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $24,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $491 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $79,713 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $984 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)