The small town of Gustine, CA (zip code 95322) is located in the Central Valley region of California. It has a rich history and a close-knit community with a population of 5,520 people as of the 2010 US Census. The town is governed by a five-member City Council which meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month at 7 p.m. to discuss and vote on local issues such as water conservation, public safety initiatives, road repair projects, and other topics that affect the citizens of Gustine. Additionally, there are several local political candidates who are running for office in the upcoming election cycle. They are focused on improving education resources, expanding economic opportunities throughout the area, and making sure that all citizens have access to essential services like healthcare and transportation. With their hard work and dedication to service, these leaders hope to make Gustine an even better place to live in the future.
The political climate in Zip 95322 (Gustine, CA) is somewhat 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 95322 (Gustine, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Gustine, California is somewhat 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.
Gustine, 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 95322 (Gustine)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $15,531 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $8,760 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)