Indio, California

==Politics==
{| class="wikitable"  style="float:right; margin:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ '''Indio vote by party<br />in presidential elections<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior-elections/statewide-election-results/|title=Statewide Election Results :: California Secretary of State|website=www.sos.ca.gov}}</ref>'''
|- 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/pres-by-political-districts.pdf |title=Results |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2020 |access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.00%''' ''19,832''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.49% ''12,721''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.51% ''501''
|-
|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 |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2016 |access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''59.14%''' ''14,345''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.74% ''8,911''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.12% ''1,000''
|-
|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 |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2012 |access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.26%''' ''11,902''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.36% ''8,245''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.38% ''282''
|-
|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 |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2008 |access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.16%''' ''10,795''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.52% ''7,521''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.32% ''246''
|-
|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=Results |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2004 |access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.39%''' ''6,114''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.72% ''5,678''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.89% ''106''
|-
|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 |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2000 |access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.11%''' ''4,706''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.35% ''2,924''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.54% ''199''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1996-general/ssov/president-pol-district.pdf |title=Results |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=1996 |access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.98%''' ''3,795''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.91% ''2,272''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|12.11% ''836''
|-
|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/president.pdf |title=Results |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=1992 |access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.53%''' ''3,670''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|25.85% ''1,955''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|25.62% ''1,938''
|}

In the [[California State Legislature]], Indio is in {{Representative|casd|28|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|56|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{cite web
 | url = http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html
 | title = Statewide Database
 | publisher = UC Regents
 | access-date = December 4, 2014
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html
 | archive-date = February 1, 2015
| url-status = dead
 }}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Indio is in {{Representative|cacd|25|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|25}}</ref>

The city operates under a City Council-City Manager form of government with five elected members of the City Council served by a City Manager and staff and City Attorney. The five councilmembers are elected by district for four-year terms. Each year the Council selects the Mayor on a rotational basis and determines assignments for the external commissions and committees at its first meeting of December. The City Council is the legislative body for the city, Public Financing Authority and Redevelopment Agency. Its responsibilities include establishing City policies, adopting of ordinances and resolutions as well as the budget, holding public hearings, authorizing expenditures, and the appointment of the City Manager, City Attorney and the member of City commissions and committees.
* Mayor – Waymond Fermon
* Mayor Pro Tem – Oscar Ortiz
* Councilmember – Elaine Holmes
* Councilmember – Lupe Ramos Amith
* Councilmember – Glenn Miller