City of Vista

List of Offices & Districts
District Incumbent Term Expires Registration Advantage
City Council, 1st District headshot Corinna Contreras (D) 2026 D +22.07
City Council, 2nd District headshot Joe Green (R) 2024 D +6.03
City Council, 3rd District headshot Katie Melendez (D) 2024 D +14.15
City Council, 4th District headshot Dan O'Donnell (D) 2026 D +6.21
Mayor headshot John Franklin (R) 2026 D +11.10
Current Registration Data (As of July 2024)
Total Voters DEM REP OTHER MARGIN
52,072 39.41% 28.31% 32.29% D +11.10%
Candidate Performance
Election DEM REP Margin Turnout
2022 Gubernatorial Newsom - 52.73% Dahle - 47.27% D +5.5% 53.04%
2020 Presidential Biden - 57.19% Trump - 40.12% D +17.07% 81.17%
2018 Gubernatorial Newsom - 53.83% Cox - 46.17% D +7.66% 64.81%
2016 Presidential Clinton - 50.7% Trump - 40.71% D +9.99% 80.28%
2014 Gubernatorial Brown - 44.07% Kashkari - 55.93% R +11.86% 40.70%
2012 Presidential Obama - 47.09% Romney - 49.98% R +2.89% 74.46%
Census Data (Voting Age Population)
Total Population Total White Hispanic Black Asian Native Pacific
98,689 36.1% 50.6% 4.5% 7.9% 4.2% 1.3%
Ballot Measure Performance
Ballot Item Description Yes No Margin
Prop 6 (2018) Gas Tax Repeal 55.20% 44.80% 10.39%
Prop 15 (2020) Prop 13 Split-Roll 43.73% 56.27% -12.53%
Prop 16 (2020) Repeal Affirmative Action 36.66% 63.34% -26.69%
Prop 21 (2020) Allow Local Rent Control 38.78% 61.22% -22.44%
Prop 1 (2022) Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment 61.26% 38.74% 22.53%