Alameda, California is a vibrant and diverse city located on the east side of the San Francisco Bay. This city has a long history of political engagement and civic participation. The City of Alameda is governed by a five-member City Council consisting of four elected members and one appointed Mayor. Each year, members of the community have the opportunity to nominate individuals for positions in local politics, including seats on the City Council or as mayor. The city also has several boards and commissions that provide advise to the City Council such as the Parks & Recreation Commission, Planning Commission, Public Works Board, and Zoning Adjustment Board. There are also many local organizations focused on specific issues such as housing rights, economic development, environmental protection, civil rights, education reform and public safety. All of these groups contribute to making Alameda an active and engaged community with plenty of opportunities for citizens to get involved in local politics.
The political climate in Alameda, CA is strongly liberal.
Alameda County, CA is very liberal. In Alameda County, CA 79.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 17.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alameda county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 79.8% to 17.6%.
Alameda county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alameda, CA is strongly liberal.
Alameda 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.
Alameda, 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 Alameda, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26,039 contributions totaling $1,634,859 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,157 contributions totaling $156,861 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)