Clay, CA is a small but thriving city located in the Bay Area of California. It has an active political atmosphere, with many local residents actively engaged in the political process. The city of Clay is governed by an elected mayor and city council, who work together to make decisions and manage the city's resources. Local elections are held every two years, allowing citizens to cast their vote for the mayor and council members that they feel will best represent their interests. At these elections, residents can also select representatives from various organizations such as schools boards and law enforcement agencies. In addition to these elected officials, Clay has several advocacy groups and organizations that work together to ensure fairness and equity in all aspects of life including politics. These groups help promote civic engagement within the community so that everyone's voice is heard regardless of background or experience level.
The political climate in Clay, CA is leaning 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
Clay, CA is leaning 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.
Clay, 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 Clay, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 156 contributions totaling $3,325 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $8,975 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)