Vernalis is a small town located in San Joaquin County, California with a population of around 5,800 people. It is primarily an agricultural community and has a rich history of farming and ranching. The local government of Vernalis consists of elected officials who are responsible for making decisions that impact the lives of its citizens. The mayor and four city council members make up the governing body and oversee the town's affairs. They work to ensure that the community remains safe, vibrant, and prosperous. In terms of politics, Vernalis has traditionally voted Democrat in presidential elections, though it can be considered more centrist than other parts of the state. The current mayor is a Democrat and most city council members are also Republicans or independents. Local elections for city council positions are nonpartisan and attract many candidates with diverse views on how to best serve the residents of Vernalis. Issues such as public safety, economic development, housing affordability, environmental protection, and education are at the forefront of recent debates between these candidates.
The political climate in Zip 95385 (Vernalis, CA) is somewhat liberal.
San Joaquin County, CA is somewhat liberal. In San Joaquin County, CA 55.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Joaquin county remained strongly Democratic, 55.6% to 41.8%.
San Joaquin county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95385 (Vernalis, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Vernalis, California is somewhat liberal.
San Joaquin County, California is somewhat liberal.
Stockton 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.
Vernalis, 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 95385 (Vernalis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $1,474 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $4,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $461 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)