West Modesto, CA is a vibrant and culturally diverse community located in the Central Valley of California. Although the city has experienced population growth in recent years, there are still many local political issues that require attention. At the forefront of these issues is the need to ensure that all residents have access to quality education, healthcare, and safe neighborhoods. To meet these needs, local politicians strive to make decisions that will benefit West Modesto and its residents. Candidates for local office regularly hold town hall meetings to discuss their plans and gain support from constituents. During election season, local candidates engage in debates and campaigns to make their case as to why they should be elected into office. Regardless of who holds office, one thing remains clear: West Modesto's commitment to creating an inclusive community where all people can thrive is unwavering.
The political climate in West Modesto, CA is somewhat liberal.
Stanislaus County, CA is leaning liberal. In Stanislaus County, CA 49.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stanislaus county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.0% to 48.2%.
Stanislaus county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Modesto, CA is somewhat liberal.
Stanislaus County, California is leaning liberal.
Modesto Metro Area is leaning 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.
West Modesto, 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 West Modesto, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,322 contributions totaling $148,284 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 574 contributions totaling $133,530 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)