The small town of Winton, CA is home to a diverse population of around 8,000 residents. Despite its small size, the area has a vibrant political landscape. Local politics are heavily informed by the interests of citizens in the community and the issues that affect them. Winton's City Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms. Issues addressed by the council include zoning regulations, economic development initiatives, and public safety concerns. Additionally, local advocacy groups often work closely with city officials to ensure that the needs of Winton's citizens are heard and taken into account when making important decisions. By working together, Winton's residents can continue to create a better future for their hometown and ensure that their voices are represented in policymaking processes.
The political climate in Winton, CA is somewhat liberal.
Merced County, CA is somewhat liberal. In Merced County, CA 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Merced county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 43.3%.
Merced county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Winton, CA is somewhat liberal.
Merced County, California is somewhat liberal.
Merced 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.
Winton, 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 Winton, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $6,069 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $506 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $22,495 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $726 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)