Solvang, CA is a small town located in the Santa Ynez Valley of California and is known for its Danish-style architecture. As such, it has a unique political atmosphere that separates it from other towns across the state. The town is governed by a four-member City Council which is elected every two years. Although Solvang has no local political candidates at this time, the City Council works hard to ensure the town remains vibrant and attractive for visitors and residents alike. Through their actions, they strive to maintain Solvang's strong heritage as well as promote economic development in the area. Furthermore, they are also involved in many different community initiatives such as creating more green spaces and promoting sustainability. Ultimately, the City Council of Solvang is dedicated to protecting its citizens and ensuring that all have access to essential resources and services in order to foster an environment of growth and prosperity.
The political climate in Solvang, CA is moderately liberal.
Santa Barbara County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Barbara County, CA 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Barbara county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 32.6%.
Santa Barbara county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Solvang, CA is moderately liberal.
Santa Barbara County, California is very liberal.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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.
Solvang, 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 Solvang, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,483 contributions totaling $116,729 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 408 contributions totaling $183,115 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $449 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)