Sunnyvale, CA is a vibrant community located in the heart of Silicon Valley. In this city, politics play an important role in shaping the policies that affect its residents. The City Council is made up of five elected officials who oversee many aspects of governance, from budgeting to land use planning. Local elections are held every two years and all members of the public are encouraged to participate. Sunnyvale prides itself on having strong civic engagement and transparency within its political structure. The city also boasts a diverse population from different backgrounds and perspectives, making it an interesting place to watch political debates and discussions unfold. With a commitment to open government and collaboration between members of varying backgrounds, Sunnyvale is sure to remain a dynamic center for political discourse in the years ahead.
The political climate in Sunnyvale, CA is strongly liberal.
Santa Clara County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Clara County, CA 72.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Clara county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.6% to 25.2%.
Santa Clara county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sunnyvale, CA is strongly liberal.
Santa Clara County, California is very liberal.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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.
Sunnyvale, 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 Sunnyvale, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57,571 contributions totaling $11,301,565 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,181 contributions totaling $2,734,243 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $528 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)