Bolinas, California is a small coastal town located in Marin County. The town has a population of approximately 2,500 people and is known for its laid-back and relaxed atmosphere. Despite its small size and population, Bolinas has a vibrant political culture. Local residents are highly engaged in the issues that affect their town, often advocating for environmental protection of local resources or protesting against development proposals that would disrupt the peaceful character of the community. Many local politicians are passionate about protecting Bolinas’ unique culture and have worked to ensure that it is preserved for future generations. Local elections are always competitive and residents take them seriously, striving to elect leaders who will represent their interests effectively. This passion for politics contributes to Bolinas’ history as an independent, progressive enclave on the Northern California coast.
The political climate in Bolinas, CA is moderately liberal.
Marin County, CA is very liberal. In Marin County, CA 82.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 15.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marin county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 82.3% to 15.8%.
Marin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bolinas, CA is moderately liberal.
Marin 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.
Bolinas, 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 Bolinas, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 878 contributions totaling $122,979 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $10,165 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $290 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)