Gonzales, CA, located in zip code 93926, is a small city with a population of 8,187 people according to the 2019 census. Despite its size, it hosts a vibrant political scene. The Mayor of Gonzales is Juan Espinosa and his two City Council Members are Ruben Mijares and Ann Ochoa. Both the Mayor and the Council Members have been actively working on improving infrastructure projects in order to make Gonzales a better place for residents. In addition to these efforts, the City Council has regularly held public meetings where citizens can voice their opinions and help shape local politics. As a result of these efforts, Gonzales has seen an increase in civic engagement among its residents as well as increased investment from external sources such as businesses and investors. This city's success can be attributed to its dedication to transparent leadership that values citizen input.
The political climate in Zip 93926 (Gonzales, 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 93926 (Gonzales, CA) is strongly liberal.
Gonzales, 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.
Gonzales, 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 93926 (Gonzales)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $14,090 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $10,235 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $379 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)