The politics in Capitola, CA are largely influenced by the Democratic Party due to its large liberal population. The city continues to be politically active, electing a variety of progressive candidates in local elections. In 2019, Michael Termini was elected mayor of Capitola, and he promised to work closely with his constituents and make decisions that will benefit the community as a whole. He has worked hard to fulfill this pledge and is focused on improving economic development, public safety, and quality of life for all residents. Additionally, City Council members are dedicated to making sure that Capitola remains a vibrant place where everyone can feel comfortable and safe while also having access to resources they need.
The political climate in Capitola, CA is strongly liberal.
Santa Cruz County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Cruz County, CA 78.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 18.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Cruz county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 78.4% to 18.5%.
Santa Cruz county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Capitola, CA is strongly liberal.
Santa Cruz County, California is very liberal.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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.
Capitola, 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 Capitola, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25,213 contributions totaling $2,503,867 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,246 contributions totaling $244,940 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)