Pleasant Hill, CA is situated in the East Bay region of California and is a vibrant, growing city. It is a great place to live and work and is known for its strong sense of community. The politics in Pleasant Hill are centered around local issues such as public safety, infrastructure, education, housing affordability, healthcare and environmental sustainability. Local political candidates running for office in Pleasant Hill are focused on addressing these issues through their platforms. They are also striving to create an inclusive environment that promotes open dialogue between local government officials and the residents of Pleasant Hill. Candidates have proposed various measures to address these issues such as increased investment in public transportation, creating affordable housing programs, supporting small businesses and investing in education programs. Through this dialogue between elected officials and citizens of Pleasant Hill we can ensure that the city continues to be a safe and thriving community for all its residents.
The political climate in Pleasant Hill, CA is moderately liberal.
Contra Costa County, CA is very liberal. In Contra Costa County, CA 71.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Contra Costa county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.6% to 26.3%.
Contra Costa county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pleasant Hill, CA is moderately liberal.
Contra Costa 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.
Pleasant Hill, 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 Pleasant Hill, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29,956 contributions totaling $4,202,175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,420 contributions totaling $1,344,812 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $556 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)