Editing Calexico, California (section)

==Government==
The City of Calexico operates under a [[Council-manager government|City Council/City Manager]] form of government. The City Council consists of five Council Members, elected to overlapping four-year term. The Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem are chosen from among the five council members and rotate on an annual basis.{{r|CC}} The mayor presides at council meetings, where all official policies and laws of the city are enacted. The members of the Calexico City Council set policy and appoint commissions and committees that study the present and future needs of Calexico. The other two elected officials in the City of Calexico are the City Clerk and City Treasurer. Each of them is elected directly by the voters and serves a 4-year term. The Calexico branch of the Imperial County Superior Court system was officially renamed on Saturday, December 19, 1992, in honor of Legaspi family members Henry, Victor and Luis Legaspi as the Legaspi Municipal Court Complex.<ref>"Calexico Chronicle" Vol. 90, No. 21, December 24, 1992.</ref>

===Politics===
In the [[California State Legislature|state legislature]], Calexico is in {{Representative|casd|18|fmt=sdistrict}},<ref>{{cite web |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators |title=Senators |access-date=April 8, 2013 |publisher=State of California}}</ref> and {{Representative|caad|36|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers |title=Members Assembly |access-date=April 8, 2013 |publisher=State of California}}</ref> Federally, Calexico is in {{Representative|cacd|25|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|25|access-date=April 8, 2013}}</ref> The current mayor is Gloria Romo. The mayor pro tem is Gilberto Manzanarez, and the other council members are Javier Moreno, Raul Urena, and Camilo Garcia.{{r|CC}}

{| border = "2"
|+ Calexico city vote<br/> by party in presidential elections
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2020-general/ssov/complete-ssov.pdf |title=Results |date=2020 |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |access-date=September 27, 2023}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''71.51%''' ''9,270''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|26.17% ''3,392''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.31% ''300''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/ssov/pres-by-political-districts.pdf |title=Results |date=2016 |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''86.30%''' ''10,226''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|9.78% ''1,159''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.92% ''465''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2012-general/ssov/pres-by-political-districts.pdf |title=Results |date=2012 |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''85.73%''' ''7,150''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|13.03% ''1,087''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.24% ''103''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2008-general/ssov/5-pres-by-political-districts.pdf |title=Results |date=2008 |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''82.68%''' ''6,689''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|15.75% ''1,274''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.57% ''127''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2004-general/ssov/pres_general_ssov_all.pdf |title=pres_general_ssov_for_all.xls |access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''73.38%''' ''3,471''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|25.16% ''1,190''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.46% ''69''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2000-general/ssov/pol-dis.pdf |title=Results |date=2000 |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''75.25%''' ''3,557''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|21.94% ''1,037''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.81% ''133''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]<ref name="elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov">{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1996-general/ssov/president-pol-district.pdf |title=Results |date=1996 |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''84.91%''' ''2,780''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|11.91% ''390''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.18% ''104''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1992-general/ssov/ssov-complete.pdf |title=Results |date=1992 |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''62.82%''' ''1,803''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|28.36% ''814''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|8.82% ''253''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/statementofvote81988cali|title=Statement of vote|date=September 26, 1968|publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''71.54%''' ''1,629''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|27.93% ''636''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.53% ''12''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/statementofvote61984cali|title=Statement of vote|date=September 26, 1968|publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.53%''' ''1,161''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.32% ''735''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.15% ''22''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/statementofvote41980cali|title=Statement of vote|date=September 26, 1968|publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''64.26%''' ''1,208''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|27.71% ''521''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|8.03% ''151''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/statementofvote1976cali|title=Statement of vote|date=September 26, 1968|publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''66.75%''' ''1,267''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|30.98% ''588''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.27% ''43''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/statementofvote197072cali|title=Statement of vote|date=September 26, 1968|publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.45%''' ''1,126''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.36% ''791''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.19% ''43''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/californiastate196668cali|title=California statement of vote|date=September 26, 1962|publisher=[Sacramento, Calif.] : Secretary of State|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.04%''' ''947''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.35% ''665''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.62% ''78''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/castatem196264cali|title=California statement of vote|date=September 26, 1962|publisher=[Sacramento, Calif.] : Secretary of State|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''67.35%''' ''1,215''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.65% ''589''
|}

In recent years, Calexico has overwhelmingly supported [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] candidates for president. In eight of the last nine presidential elections, the Democratic candidate has received over 70% of the vote.