Boulder Creek, CA is an eclectic small town located in the San Lorenzo Valley. With a population of around 5,000 people, it is known for its beautiful outdoor scenery and sense of community. The town is governed by a city council made up of five members who are elected to four-year terms. The mayor of Boulder Creek is elected separately and serves a two-year term. In addition to the city council, there are several other local government entities with various functions and responsibilities including the Valley Water District, San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, and the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office among others. Residents of Boulder Creek have the opportunity to be involved in their local government by attending meetings or voting for candidates during election cycles. This gives citizens a chance to influence local policies on issues that affect them directly such as taxes, roads, parks, public safety, zoning regulations and more.
The political climate in Boulder Creek, CA is moderately liberal.
Santa Cruz County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Cruz County, CA 78.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 18.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Cruz county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 78.4% to 18.5%.
Santa Cruz county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Boulder Creek, CA is moderately liberal.
Santa Cruz County, California is very liberal.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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.
Boulder Creek, 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 Boulder Creek, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,779 contributions totaling $109,095 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 93 contributions totaling $7,097 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)