South San Francisco, CA is a vibrant and diverse city in the San Francisco Bay Area with a population of just over 70,000 people. It is also an important center for politics in the region, with local politics playing an important role in determining the future of the city. The South San Francisco City Council consists of seven members who are elected by district to serve four-year staggered terms. These elected officials work together to make decisions about the city's budget and infrastructure, as well as local laws and ordinances. In addition to municipal elections, South San Francisco also participates in county and state elections that are held throughout the year. Residents have the opportunity to engage with their local representatives by attending public meetings or voting in elections. By participating in these political processes, citizens can help shape the future of South San Francisco and ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in South San Francisco, CA is strongly liberal.
San Mateo County, CA is very liberal. In San Mateo County, CA 77.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 20.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Mateo county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.9% to 20.2%.
San Mateo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South San Francisco, CA is strongly liberal.
San Mateo 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.
South San Francisco, 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 South San Francisco, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,978 contributions totaling $449,941 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 528 contributions totaling $83,236 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)