Ballico, CA is a small town located in Merced County, with a population of just over 600 people. The town is served by the Board of Supervisors of Merced County and has one representative that serves the residents. Ballico is part of a larger political movement within California called the Central Valley Region, which promotes local initiatives through grassroots efforts. At the state level, California has two senators and 53 congressional representatives. In terms of local politics, there are several groups dedicated to advancing the interests of Ballico's inhabitants by advocating for change at both the state and national levels. These groups focus on issues such as environmental protection, economic development, healthcare access, education reform and social justice. They also provide resources and support to help residents with any governmental or legal issue they may have.
The political climate in Zip 95303 (Ballico, CA) is leaning 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
Zip 95303 (Ballico, CA) is leaning liberal.
Ballico, California is leaning 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.
Ballico, 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 95303 (Ballico)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 120 contributions totaling $4,558 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $10,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)