The city of Fort Bragg, CA, located in Mendocino County, is a small coastal town with an estimated population of 7,273. It is known for its rugged coastline and lush redwood forests. Locally, politics are mainly focused on issues related to environmental conservation, public service spending, taxation, and tourism. The City Council consists of five members elected on a non-partisan basis to represent the interests of all residents. Recently there have been ongoing discussions about reviving the local economy through increased tourism and addressing climate change risks for the area’s natural resources. Additionally, in 2020 the City Council passed an ordinance that mandated the implementation of 100% renewable energy by 2025. This initiative aims at transitioning from fossil fuel use to renewables such as solar and wind power in order to reduce emissions and protect our planet’s environment. Local politicians have also expressed their commitment to preserving Fort Bragg’s unique culture while ensuring economic growth and job creation through new business opportunities.
The political climate in Zip 95437 (Fort Bragg, CA) is strongly liberal.
Mendocino County, CA is very liberal. In Mendocino County, CA 66.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mendocino county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.4% to 30.6%.
Mendocino county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95437 (Fort Bragg, CA) is strongly liberal.
Fort Bragg, California is strongly liberal.
Mendocino County, California is very liberal.
Ukiah 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.
Fort Bragg, 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 95437 (Fort Bragg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,884 contributions totaling $86,834 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $24,547 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)