Sacramento, CA, 95820 is the capital of California and home to a diverse and vibrant political landscape. The city is represented in the state legislature by a variety of elected officials from both major parties. The city's residents are highly engaged in civic life and actively participate in local elections. In addition to voting for state representatives, Sacramento voters can choose from a wide range of candidates who are running for local offices such as mayor, councilmember, school board member, and more. These local officials have the power to shape the future of the city by making important decisions about how public resources are allocated and what policies should be implemented. With strong voter participation, Sacramento citizens can ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to making decisions that affect their everyday lives.
The political climate in Zip 95820 (Sacramento, CA) is moderately liberal.
Sacramento County, CA is strongly liberal. In Sacramento County, CA 61.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sacramento county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.4% to 36.1%.
Sacramento county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95820 (Sacramento, CA) is moderately liberal.
Sacramento, California is moderately liberal.
Sacramento County, California is strongly liberal.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom Metro Area is moderately 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.
Sacramento, 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 95820 (Sacramento)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,590 contributions totaling $72,703 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $9,884 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)