The city of Pismo Beach, CA has a long and vibrant history when it comes to politics. Located in San Luis Obispo County, the city is represented by a mayor and 4 council members who serve four year terms that are staggered. The current mayor is Erik Howell, who took office in 2018. The other council members are Mary Ann Reiss, Sheila Blake, Ed Waage and Mary Lucey. The city participates in several organizations such as CalPERS, League of California Cities and the Regional San Luis Obispo Council of Governments that help shape policies for the benefit of their residents. The City Council also makes sure to stay connected with local businesses and organizations to make sure that they understand their needs for economic growth. By engaging with the community on important issues such as housing shortages and infrastructure projects, they ensure that all residents have a voice in what is happening in their city.
The political climate in Zip 93449 (Pismo Beach, CA) is somewhat 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 93449 (Pismo Beach, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Pismo Beach, California is somewhat 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.
Pismo Beach, 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 93449 (Pismo Beach)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,852 contributions totaling $137,790 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 187 contributions totaling $93,052 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $498 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)