Politics
| Year | GOP | DEM | Others |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 36.1% 14,008 | 62.3% 24,162 | 2.4% 4,208 |
| 2004 | 46.4% 15,890 | 52.4% 17,964 | 1.2% 420 |
| 2000 | 43.3% 12,524 | 53.5% 15,489 | 3.2% 924 |
| 1996 | 36.8% 9,705 | 55.3% 14,591 | 8.0% 2,104 |
| 1992 | 38.6% 9,759 | 43.9% 11,109 | 17.6% 4,450 |
| 1988 | 55.2% 12,889 | 43.8% 10,243 | 1.0% 233 |
| 1984 | 62.0% 13,829 | 36.9% 8,237 | 1.1% 235 |
| 1980 | 55.9% 12,068 | 36.9% 7,961 | 7.2% 1,550 |
| 1976 | 49.9% 10,618 | 48.2% 10,244 | 1.9% 400 |
| 1972 | 62.1% 14,178 | 34.9% 7,982 | 3.0% 689 |
| 1968 | 52.9% 10,818 | 36.6% 7,481 | 10.5% 2,147 |
| 1964 | 48.1% 10,330 | 51.9% 11,143 | 0.1% 19 |
| 1960 | 53.6% 10,606 | 46.0% 9,119 | 0.4% 81 |
| 1956 | 56.1% 10,526 | 43.7% 8,197 | 0.3% 58 |
| 1952 | 62.1% 11,044 | 37.2% 6,619 | 0.6% 112 |
| 1948 | 52.6% 6,217 | 44.9% 5,301 | 2.5% 292 |
| 1944 | 53.8% 5,979 | 45.8% 5,085 | 0.4% 48 |
| 1940 | 46.6% 6,854 | 52.5% 7,728 | 0.9% 130 |
| 1936 | 38.3% 4,771 | 60.8% 7,560 | 0.9% 113 |
| 1932 | 29.0% 3,783 | 67.3% 8,772 | 3.7% 484 |
| 1928 | 67.6% 5,417 | 31.0% 2,486 | 1.4% 109 |
| 1924 | 50.3% 3,455 | 11.0% 759 | 38.7% 2,658 |
| 1920 | 64.5% 4,699 | 27.8% 2,022 | 7.7% 563 |
| Election results from statewide races | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2010 | Governor | Brown 59.7 – 33.9% |
| Lieutenant Governor | Newsom 46.1 – 39.2% | |
| Secretary of State | Bowen 56.1 – 32.8% | |
| Controller | Chiang 57.5 – 30.5% | |
| Treasurer | Lockyer 57.6 – 33.0% | |
| Attorney General | Harris 48.9 – 41.4% | |
| Insurance Commissioner | Jones 52.0 – 33.2% | |
Imperial County is a Democratic stronghold in presidential, congressional and local elections. The last Republican to win a majority in the county was George H. W. Bush in 1988.
On November 4, 2008, Imperial County voted 69.7% for Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages, showing more support for the proposition than any other strongly Democratic county. After being declared unconstitutional by a lower federal court, Imperial County continues to defend Proposition 8 in the federal judicial system.
Imperial is part of California's 51st congressional district, which is held by Democrat Bob Filner. In the state legislature, Imperial is part of the 80th Assembly district, which is held by Democrat Manuel Perez, and the 40th Senate district, which is held by Democrat Juan Vargas.
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