San Ardo, California is located in Monterey County and has a history of civic engagement and involvement in local politics. In recent years, San Ardo has seen an uptick in political activity as citizens become more aware of the importance of their vote. Local elections are held periodically for city council positions and other administrative offices. Residents take the time to learn about the candidates and their stances on issues that affect their community. This strong sense of civic engagement allows San Ardo to ensure that its officials are well-informed and dedicated to working for the betterment of the community. As a result, San Ardo remains a vibrant place that strives to be accountable to its citizens while also helping them achieve success.
The political climate in San Ardo, CA is somewhat 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
San Ardo, CA is somewhat 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.
San Ardo, 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 San Ardo, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $14,040 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $334 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $44,320 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $624 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)