The small town of Davenport, CA is known for its vibrant political atmosphere. With a population of approximately 400 people, the town is home to people from all walks of life and political backgrounds. The town regularly holds local elections for mayor and members of the city council. Each individual candidate brings their own unique set of ideas and platforms to the table. Residents often take part in heated public debates about important topics such as taxation, education, infrastructure, and crime prevention. The citizens also enjoy attending community events hosted by political candidates throughout the year where they can listen to their thoughts on different issues. Overall, Davenport is a great place for people who are passionate about politics and want to help shape their hometown’s future.
The political climate in Davenport, 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
Davenport, 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.
Davenport, 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 Davenport, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 331 contributions totaling $17,384 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $7,165 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $597 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)