Sebastopol, CA is a small city that is located in the heart of Sonoma County. It has a population of approximately 8,000 people and its government is managed by the City Council. The City Council consists of five members who are elected at large by the voters throughout the city. Each council member serves a four-year term and holds office in the Sebastopol City Hall. The Mayor is also elected at large from among the council members and serves a two-year term. In addition to public policy decisions, city council members are responsible for creating policies that help create an economically vibrant town and protect its natural resources. Local political candidates in Sebastopol typically focus on issues such as affordable housing, transportation options, public safety, infrastructure development and environmental protection. All political decisions must be made with consideration for incorporating sustainable practices into everyday life in Sebastopol so that future generations can continue to enjoy its beauty and unique character.
The political climate in Sebastopol, 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
Sebastopol, 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.
Sebastopol, 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 Sebastopol, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29,224 contributions totaling $2,625,634 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 832 contributions totaling $130,152 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)