Hercules, CA is a small city located in Contra Costa County. It has a population of approximately 25,000 people and a thriving economy. The city is governed by a five-member City Council, elected at large by the citizens of Hercules. These members serve four-year terms and are responsible for setting policy and passing laws that benefit the community as a whole. The City Council works closely with the Mayor to ensure the effective functioning of all city services and programs. In addition to the City Council, there are various local boards and commissions that oversee different areas such as public safety, education, parks and recreation, housing, economic development, historic preservation and more. All of these boards work together to ensure Hercules remains a great place to live, work and play.
The political climate in Zip 94547 (Hercules, CA) is strongly 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
Zip 94547 (Hercules, CA) is strongly liberal.
Hercules, California is strongly 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.
Hercules, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 94547 (Hercules)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,181 contributions totaling $108,843 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 232 contributions totaling $37,519 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)