The politics in the 93465 Templeton, CA area are heavily influenced by local issues. Many residents are passionate about their opinions, and this comes out in the way they vote for local political candidates. Major topics of discussion range from fiscal responsibility to environmental protection and education reform. The people of the community are often quite vocal when it comes to voicing their opinions on these matters, which is evidenced through the amount of voter turnout seen during elections. During any given election cycle, many grassroots organizations come out to promote their favored candidate and platform, making sure that all voices are heard from within the community. It is this dynamic that truly makes Templeton a unique place to live and why so many people choose to call it home.
The political climate in Zip 93465 (Templeton, CA) is leaning liberal.
San Luis Obispo County, CA is somewhat liberal. In San Luis Obispo County, CA 55.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Luis Obispo county remained strongly Democratic, 55.3% to 42.2%.
San Luis Obispo county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 93465 (Templeton, CA) is leaning liberal.
Templeton, California is leaning liberal.
San Luis Obispo County, California is somewhat liberal.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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.
Templeton, 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 93465 (Templeton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,491 contributions totaling $70,060 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 218 contributions totaling $67,136 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)