Riverdale Park, CA is a small town that is known for its vibrant culture and community values. In recent years, the town has grown in size but still maintains its sense of community and hospitality. Political engagement is an important part of life in Riverdale Park, with plenty of opportunities to become involved in local politics. Residents have the opportunity to vote in elections at both the state and local levels, as well as attend meetings and events hosted by their elected officials. On the local level, there are several different political parties represented in Riverdale Park including Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, and others. Each party offers different perspectives on how to best move the town forward. As a whole, residents value open dialogue and collaboration between parties to find a way forward that will benefit everyone. All residents have an equal say in decisions about what’s best for their town, regardless of their party affiliation or beliefs.
The political climate in Riverdale Park, CA is leaning liberal.
Stanislaus County, CA is leaning liberal. In Stanislaus County, CA 49.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stanislaus county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.0% to 48.2%.
Stanislaus county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Riverdale Park, CA is leaning liberal.
Stanislaus County, California is leaning liberal.
Modesto Metro Area is leaning 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.
Riverdale Park, 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 Riverdale Park, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 366 contributions totaling $43,753 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 244 contributions totaling $61,120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)