Byron, CA is a small town located in the Central Valley of California. The political atmosphere here is mostly conservative, as evidenced by the local voting trends. The town is represented in Sacramento by a few Republican State Assembly and State Senate members. In addition to the state-level offices held by these individuals, Byron also boasts many local leaders who are dedicated to bettering their community. These local politicians work hard to ensure that the interests of Byron citizens are heard in Sacramento, and they strive to make sure that their hometown’s values are reflected in statewide legislation. From fighting for tax reforms to advocating for additional highway funds for Byron, these civic servants keep their constituents informed and engaged on important policy issues.
The political climate in Byron, CA is somewhat 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
Byron, CA is somewhat 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.
Byron, 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 Byron, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,149 contributions totaling $135,797 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 605 contributions totaling $76,658 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)