Glen Ellen, CA is a small town located in Sonoma County. It has a small population of around 700 people, and many of the residents consider it to be a tight-knit community. The local politics in Glen Ellen are dominated by local issues such as infrastructure, education, and public safety. The town has its own elected mayor and board of trustees that make decisions for the local government. Every two years, the town holds an election during which citizens can vote for their desired candidates who will serve on the board. Candidates usually focus on improving the local amenities and addressing any current or potential problems that arise. As a result of this focus, many voters have found satisfaction in how their voices are heard by local politicians.
The political climate in Glen Ellen, CA is moderately liberal.
Sonoma County, CA is very liberal. In Sonoma County, CA 74.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 23.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sonoma county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 74.5% to 23.0%.
Sonoma county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Glen Ellen, CA is moderately liberal.
Sonoma County, California is very liberal.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area is very 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.
Glen Ellen, California: D D 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 Glen Ellen, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,373 contributions totaling $182,148 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 160 contributions totaling $100,935 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $631 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)