Linden, CA is a small city located in San Joaquin County. It is a vibrant and growing community with a population of approximately 8,500 people. The local government is composed of a mayor and four council members who are elected by the citizens of Linden. All city government decisions are made by the elected officials and they strive to ensure that the city operates efficiently and effectively. In recent years, there has been a focus on economic development to help bring more businesses into Linden as well as maintain quality schools and parks for its residents. The city also works hard to create jobs for its citizens and provide services such as public safety, infrastructure maintenance, solid waste disposal, and much more. All of these efforts combine to make Linden an attractive place to live and work in San Joaquin County.
The political climate in Linden, CA is leaning conservative.
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
Linden, CA is leaning conservative.
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.
Linden, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Linden, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 161 contributions totaling $11,260 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 207 contributions totaling $44,470 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)