Cloverdale, CA is a small town located in Sonoma County with a population of just over 8,000 people. The politics in Cloverdale are highly diverse and involve members from both major political parties. The city council consists of five elected officials who are responsible for local governance in the community. In addition to the city council, there are other elected officials such as the mayor and police chief who play an important role in making decisions that affect the entire community. Every two years, local residents have an opportunity to vote for these positions and ensure their voice is heard on important issues. Voters also choose state representatives in elections that determine policies that shape state laws and regulations. There is a wide range of residents in Cloverdale with different views on politics, but all strive to create an environment where everyone can be heard and respected.
The political climate in Cloverdale, CA is moderately liberal.
Sonoma County, CA is very liberal. In Sonoma County, CA 74.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 23.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sonoma county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 74.5% to 23.0%.
Sonoma county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cloverdale, CA is moderately liberal.
Sonoma County, California is very liberal.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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.
Cloverdale, 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 Cloverdale, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,462 contributions totaling $116,894 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $19,329 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)