Moraga, CA is a small town in the San Francisco Bay Area that is known for its pleasant climate and tight-knit community. Politically, Moraga leans left and has become increasingly progressive in recent years. The majority of residents tend to vote for Democratic candidates in local, state, and national elections. In terms of local politics, the town is governed by a Town Council with five members who are elected to four-year terms. Each year one of the five Council members rotates into the position of Mayor. The Council is responsible for making decisions about budgeting, planning and development, public safety, parks and recreation services, and other matters that affect the quality of life in Moraga. The Council also works with local organizations such as schools, businesses, churches, civic groups, and other government agencies to ensure that the best interests of all residents are being served.
The political climate in Moraga, CA is moderately liberal.
Contra Costa County, CA is very liberal. In Contra Costa County, CA 71.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Contra Costa county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.6% to 26.3%.
Contra Costa county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Moraga, CA is moderately liberal.
Contra Costa County, California is very liberal.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley 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.
Moraga, 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 Moraga, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26,194 contributions totaling $6,794,228 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,794 contributions totaling $1,242,838 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $445 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)