Novato, CA is a charming small city located in Marin County. Although it has a relatively small population of about 56,000 people, the city proudly boasts its local politics which are focused on improving the already-great quality of life here. Local politicians champion issues such as public safety, economic development, environmental stewardship, and social equity. They work diligently to ensure that Novato remains an attractive place to live and work for its residents. From town hall meetings to community forums, local politicians are always engaging with citizens to promote civic engagement and build bridges between different sectors of the community. As Novato continues to grow and change over time, its leaders will strive to keep it a vibrant city where everyone feels welcomed and embraced.
The political climate in Novato, CA is moderately liberal.
Marin County, CA is very liberal. In Marin County, CA 82.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 15.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marin county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 82.3% to 15.8%.
Marin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Novato, CA is moderately liberal.
Marin County, California is very liberal.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley 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.
Novato, 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 Novato, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,027 contributions totaling $876,512 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,349 contributions totaling $288,599 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)