Yolo is a county located in Northern California. Its population is estimated to be around 214,000 people. The local politics of Yolo are focused on improving the quality of life of its citizens through initiatives that support environmental protection, economic vitality, and the social well-being of its residents. Yolo has an elected Board of Supervisors that is responsible for overseeing the operations of County government. These supervisors work closely with citizens and community organizations to ensure that local needs are met. In addition to this, the county also hosts a number of local campaigns every year in which members from both major political parties can run for office at the state or federal level. This provides an opportunity for Yolo residents to participate in their political process and make their voices heard by selecting candidates who represent their views and beliefs. Through these efforts, Yolo strives to provide its citizens with effective representation in all levels of government.
The political climate in Yolo, CA is somewhat liberal.
Yolo County, CA is very liberal. In Yolo County, CA 69.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yolo county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.5% to 28.1%.
Yolo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yolo, CA is somewhat liberal.
Yolo County, California is very liberal.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom Metro Area is moderately 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.
Yolo, 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 Yolo, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,328 contributions totaling $166,128 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 473 contributions totaling $358,705 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $758 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)