San Juan Capistrano, CA is a small city located in Orange County. It is home to many vibrant and diverse communities that all take part in the political process of the city. The City Council, lead by the Mayor, is responsible for deciding local laws and projects which shape the future of San Juan Capistrano. Residents are encouraged to stay informed on current issues and regularly attend City Council meetings or watch them via live stream. There are various political organizations in town that represent different causes or interests as well as several local candidates running for office each election season, providing residents with ample opportunities to become involved in their community. As a whole, San Juan Capistrano takes pride in its dedication to local government and encourages its citizens to get involved in the democratic process.
The political climate in San Juan Capistrano, CA is leaning liberal.
Orange County, CA is somewhat liberal. In Orange County, CA 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.4%.
Orange county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
San Juan Capistrano, CA is leaning liberal.
Orange County, California is somewhat liberal.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 Juan Capistrano, California: R R r r 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 Juan Capistrano, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14,279 contributions totaling $2,853,660 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,922 contributions totaling $2,826,768 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $477 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)