Fort Bragg, CA is a small coastal city located in Mendocino County. It is governed by the City Council, with five members elected at-large to serve four-year terms. The current Mayor of Fort Bragg is Dave Turner, and the Vice Mayor is Will Lee. The City Council is actively involved in making decisions on important local issues, such as increasing access to affordable housing, supporting sustainable economic development, and improving public safety. Additionally, the City Council works with other government agencies and local organizations to promote responsible resource management and enhance quality of life for Fort Bragg's residents and visitors. Every election cycle brings an opportunity for citizens to select new representation to ensure that Fort Bragg continues to be a safe and vibrant community.
The political climate in Fort Bragg, CA is moderately liberal.
Mendocino County, CA is very liberal. In Mendocino County, CA 66.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mendocino county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.4% to 30.6%.
Mendocino county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort Bragg, CA is moderately liberal.
Mendocino County, California is very liberal.
Ukiah 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.
Fort Bragg, 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 Fort Bragg, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,884 contributions totaling $86,834 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $24,547 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)