Santa Ynez, CA is a small town located in Santa Barbara County with a population of approximately 4,428 people. It is known for its lush rolling hills and picturesque vineyards. The politics in this area are centered on local initiatives and issues that are important to the community. The Santa Ynez Valley Town Council provides a forum for local residents to discuss their ideas and voice their opinions. They also oversee the zoning laws and other policies that affect the quality of life in Santa Ynez. Local elections are held every two years, allowing citizens to choose between candidates who represent their interests in municipal government. Candidates must run for office by filing nomination papers and campaigning throughout the district. This ensures that the citizens have a say in who will be representing them at the town council level and gives them an opportunity to get involved directly in shaping their local government.
The political climate in Santa Ynez, CA is somewhat liberal.
Santa Barbara County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Barbara County, CA 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Barbara county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 32.6%.
Santa Barbara county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Santa Ynez, CA is somewhat liberal.
Santa Barbara County, California is very liberal.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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.
Santa Ynez, 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 Santa Ynez, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,072 contributions totaling $829,262 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $270 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 870 contributions totaling $1,154,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,327 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)