The small community of San Ardo, California, is a rural agricultural town that has deep roots in its history. Politically, the area has traditionally been quite conservative with a large population of registered Republicans. There is a long-standing tradition of civic involvement and volunteerism in the community as well. The local government is comprised of five members who are elected at-large by the residents of San Ardo. These five members work together to make decisions about the budget and policies for the town. Additionally, there are several representatives from various organizations and special districts that meet on a regular basis to discuss local issues and create plans for the future. Although there are no specific names of local political candidates, it can be said that San Ardo's politics typically lean towards conservatism with an emphasis on fiscal responsibility and respect for traditional values.
The political climate in Zip 93450 (San Ardo, CA) is moderately 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 93450 (San Ardo, CA) is moderately liberal.
San Ardo, California is moderately 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.
San Ardo, 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 93450 (San Ardo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $14,040 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $334 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $44,320 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $624 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)