San Lorenzo, California is a small town located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is home to a diverse population of over 22,000 residents and has a rich history of political activism and civic engagement. In recent years, San Lorenzo has seen an increase in voter turnout, with local elections seeing record levels of participation. The city is represented by two local politicians: Mark Salinas who serves as Mayor, and Tracey Brown who serves as Councilmember. Both Mayor Salinas and Councilmember Brown are committed to advocating for the needs of their constituents, working hard to make sure that all members of the community are heard and respected. They have been instrumental in moving forward initiatives such as public safety improvements, infrastructure projects, and economic development initiatives. Their efforts have helped create a vibrant and welcoming environment in the city for both current and future generations.
The political climate in San Lorenzo, CA is strongly liberal.
Alameda County, CA is very liberal. In Alameda County, CA 79.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 17.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alameda county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 79.8% to 17.6%.
Alameda county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
San Lorenzo, CA is strongly liberal.
Alameda 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.
San Lorenzo, 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 San Lorenzo, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,538 contributions totaling $205,251 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 348 contributions totaling $34,869 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)