The 93901 zip code in Salinas, California is an area rich in culture and history. This vibrant community is made up of a diverse population that celebrates its cultural and ethnic differences. Politically, Salinas residents are represented by many different elected officials at the local, state, and federal levels of government. At the local level, the city council is composed of seven members, each with their own individual ideas and perspectives on how to best serve the citizens of Salinas. They strive to represent the interests of their constituents while striving to keep taxes low and provide quality services for all who call Salinas home. Additionally, Salinas residents are represented by a congressional representative in Washington D.C., as well as two senators from California who work together with legislators from other states to create laws that will benefit everyone in the country.
The political climate in Zip 93901 (Salinas, CA) is strongly liberal.
Monterey County, CA is very liberal. In Monterey County, CA 69.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monterey county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.5% to 28.2%.
Monterey county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 93901 (Salinas, CA) is strongly liberal.
Salinas, California is strongly liberal.
Monterey County, California is very liberal.
Salinas 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.
Salinas, 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 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 93901 (Salinas)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,908 contributions totaling $117,239 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 269 contributions totaling $208,735 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $776 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)