Twin Lakes, CA is a small city located near the coast of California, and it is known for its lively atmosphere and stunning views. When it comes to politics in Twin Lakes, the city is governed by a mayor and a City Council which consists of seven members who are elected by the citizens of Twin Lakes. The local political landscape has been heavily influenced by initiatives aimed at improving public safety, infrastructure improvements, and environmental protections. In recent years, there has been an increase in turnout for local elections due to citizens' strong commitment to their community. The residents of Twin Lakes take great pride in their city's progress as they continue to work together to build a thriving and vibrant community.
The political climate in Twin Lakes (Santa Cruz County), CA is strongly liberal.
Santa Cruz County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Cruz County, CA 78.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 18.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Cruz county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 78.4% to 18.5%.
Santa Cruz county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Twin Lakes (Santa Cruz County), CA is strongly liberal.
Santa Cruz County, California is very liberal.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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.
Twin Lakes (Santa Cruz County), 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 Twin Lakes (Santa Cruz County), CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,179 contributions totaling $747,766 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 420 contributions totaling $60,735 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)