The politics in Acalanes Ridge, CA are shaped by its diverse population and numerous local candidates. With a unique blend of families, professionals, and retirees, the city’s policy agendas reflect the needs of a wide spectrum of age groups and socio-economic backgrounds. The local political landscape is populated by candidates representing both major parties as well as independents who offer innovative solutions to the issues facing the community. Issues such as public safety, education opportunities, environmental concerns, and economic development are all topics that residents care deeply about. These leaders strive to ensure that interests from all sides are heard and addressed in a fair and balanced way. It's through this process of collaboration between citizens and their elected officials that Acalanes Ridge is able to move ahead in its quest for progress while maintaining its strong sense of identity.
The political climate in Acalanes Ridge, CA is moderately 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
Acalanes Ridge, CA is moderately 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.
Acalanes Ridge, 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 Acalanes Ridge, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14,429 contributions totaling $3,276,350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,451 contributions totaling $1,133,583 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $781 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)