San Miguel, located in San Luis Obispo County, is a small town with a tight-knit community. The politics of the town are largely dominated by local leaders who have been active members of the city for many years and have strong ties to each other. The City Council is made up of five members elected by the citizens of San Miguel; they work together to make decisions on issues that affect the entire community. Though there is no one specific political party that dominates the city, most of the council members tend to be conservative, pro-business and prioritize public safety. They have implemented several measures designed to encourage economic growth while still maintaining San Miguel's small-town feel, such as tax incentives for businesses and increasing public safety spending. The local government also works hard to ensure that all citizens in San Miguel are represented and can voice their opinions on matters that affect them.
The political climate in San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County), CA is leaning liberal.
San Luis Obispo County, CA is somewhat liberal. In San Luis Obispo County, CA 55.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Luis Obispo county remained strongly Democratic, 55.3% to 42.2%.
San Luis Obispo county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County), CA is leaning liberal.
San Luis Obispo County, California is somewhat liberal.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area is somewhat 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 Miguel (San Luis Obispo County), 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 San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County), CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 613 contributions totaling $28,907 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 145 contributions totaling $30,564 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)