The Fresno Metro Area is a large urban area in California that contains many diverse communities with different political views and opinions. The area is largely represented by the Democratic and Republican parties but there are also several independent candidates and organizations that work to bring people together across party lines. In 2018, the Fresno City Council had seven members representing both major parties as well as an independent candidate. Over the years, many initiatives have been put forward to make Fresno a more equitable and inclusive city, including improving public safety, stimulating economic development, increasing access to affordable housing, and addressing homelessness. Additionally, the county has hosted several local and state-wide measures related to education funding, environmental protection, and immigration reform. In recent years the politics of Fresno has become increasingly complex but it remains an important part of California's vibrant culture and economy.
The political climate in Fresno Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In Fresno Metro Area 52.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Fresno metro area remained moderately Democratic, 52.9% to 45.1%.
The Fresno metro area voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fresno 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.
Fresno, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Fresno Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27,092 contributions totaling $3,868,101 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9,669 contributions totaling $4,714,214 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $488 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)