Ferndale is a small town located in Humboldt County, CA. The politics in Ferndale are typically considered quite progressive and generally align with the values of its citizens. The town has a strong sense of community and the local government is dedicated to preserving the unique environment and culture of Ferndale. Local programs such as green energy initiatives, affordable housing projects, and public recreation areas have all been supported by the local political leaders. There are several local political candidates who focus on these important issues and strive to make sure that everyone in Ferndale is represented fairly in decision making processes.
The political climate in Ferndale, CA is somewhat liberal.
Humboldt County, CA is very liberal. In Humboldt County, CA 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Humboldt county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 31.4%.
Humboldt county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ferndale, CA is somewhat liberal.
Humboldt County, California is very liberal.
Eureka-Arcata 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.
Ferndale, 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 Ferndale, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 305 contributions totaling $18,779 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $7,620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)