The city of Turlock, CA is located in Stanislaus County and has a population of approximately 78,882 people. The government of the city is run by five Council members who are elected to serve four year terms. The mayor is also elected by the citizens and serves a two year term. Currently, Mayor Amy Bublak and Mayor Pro Tem Ken Tilton lead the City Council. Additionally, there are several other local representatives such as Assembly Member Adam Gray and Senator Anna Caballero who work to represent Turlock in the state legislature. In recent elections, the citizens have voted for more progressive candidates who advocate for municipal projects that prioritize public safety, environmental stewardship, economic development, and increased access to healthcare. As a result, Turlock has seen an increase in investment from local businesses and improvements in public services throughout the city.
The political climate in Zip 95380 (Turlock, CA) is leaning 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
Zip 95380 (Turlock, CA) is leaning liberal.
Turlock, California is leaning 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.
Turlock, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 95380 (Turlock)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 464 contributions totaling $39,084 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 431 contributions totaling $103,337 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)