The Santa Rosa, CA Metro Area is a bustling and diverse region that is home to many people from different backgrounds. Politically, the area has a strong presence of Democratic voters with some Republican representatives in certain areas. The three main local political parties are the Democratic Party, the Green Party and the Libertarian Party. Each party supports different policies depending on their constituents’ interests and needs. The local government representatives work hard to ensure that their city is well run and that all citizens are fairly represented in policy decisions. Additionally, local organizations such as community councils and special interest groups work together to make sure their voices are heard when it comes to important issues facing the area. With its vibrant population, Santa Rosa has a vibrant political landscape that creates an ideal place for its citizens to actively participate in politics and contribute to the betterment of their community.
The political climate in Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area is very liberal.
In Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area 74.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 23.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Santa Rosa metro area remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 74.5% to 23.0%.
The Santa Rosa metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 113,568 contributions totaling $11,056,381 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,013 contributions totaling $3,952,304 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $564 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)