Whitewater, California is a small rural town located in the southern part of the state. It is largely agricultural, with a population of around 2,200 people. Though it may be small in size, Whitewater has an active political climate that involves many local stakeholders. Local elections are held regularly to determine the Mayor and City Council positions for Whitewater. The City Council meets each month to discuss issues that affect the community such as land use regulations, budgeting decisions, and public infrastructure projects such as roads and parks. Voter turnout is usually higher than average due to the population’s strong engagement with local politics. Residents take pride in their ability to make decisions about their own community rather than relying on outside forces for change. With a dedicated voting population and passionate residents, Whitewater’s local politics are always interesting and engaging.
The political climate in Whitewater, CA is leaning liberal.
Riverside County, CA is leaning liberal. In Riverside County, CA 53.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Riverside county remained moderately Democratic, 53.0% to 45.0%.
Riverside county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Whitewater, CA is leaning liberal.
Riverside County, California is leaning liberal.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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.
Whitewater, 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 Whitewater, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $6,541 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $645 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)