Merced, California, located in the heart of the Central Valley of California, is a diverse and vibrant city full of culture and great people. Although the city does not have an elected mayor, it is still governed by seven City Council members who are chosen through local elections. The City Council meets on a regular basis to discuss issues pertaining to the community such as public safety, housing affordability, infrastructure development, economic growth, and more. Local political candidates in Merced focus on these topics in order to gain support from voters during election season. With strong leaders at the helm of local politics in 95348 Merced, CA citizens can be assured that their voices will be heard and their needs addressed.
The political climate in Zip 95348 (Merced, 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 95348 (Merced, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Merced, 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.
Merced, 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 95348 (Merced)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 283 contributions totaling $21,236 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 150 contributions totaling $22,126 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)