Eureka, California is a bustling city located in Humboldt County. The politics of this vibrant community are led by the mayor and five City Council members who are elected at-large. The City Council is responsible for setting policy, approving the budget, and appointing members to various boards and commissions. These elected officials work closely with the City Manager and staff to ensure that all residents have access to quality services, effective programs, and a safe environment. Additionally, they strive to promote economic growth throughout the city while protecting its natural resources and preserving its unique character. Residents of Eureka have an active voice in their local government, with many opportunities to share their ideas and opinions through public hearings or meetings with council members.
The political climate in Eureka, CA is moderately liberal.
Humboldt County, CA is very liberal. In Humboldt County, CA 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Humboldt county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 31.4%.
Humboldt county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eureka, CA is moderately liberal.
Humboldt County, California is very liberal.
Eureka-Arcata 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.
Eureka, 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 Eureka, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,870 contributions totaling $711,732 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 765 contributions totaling $116,785 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)