Hercules, CA is a small city in the Bay Area that is known for its diverse and vibrant community. The city is currently led by mayor Don Kuehne, who has been serving Hercules since 2014. He is dedicated to creating an environment that both celebrates the cultural differences of its population while also fostering economic growth and development throughout the city. His emphasis on fiscal responsibility and transparency has enabled Hercules to remain strong and prosperous despite difficult times. Most recently, Mayor Kuehne proposed initiatives to increase educational opportunities for youth, strengthen public safety measures, and improve infrastructure. In 2021, Hercules will hold local elections that will decide who will serve as the representatives of their community; candidates are currently competing for seats on the City Council and other local positions. Ultimately though, it's up to the people of Hercules to make sure their voices are heard during this election season by casting their votes for the candidate they believe will best serve their interests.
The political climate in Hercules, CA is strongly liberal.
Contra Costa County, CA is very liberal. In Contra Costa County, CA 71.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Contra Costa county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.6% to 26.3%.
Contra Costa county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hercules, CA is strongly liberal.
Contra Costa 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.
Hercules, 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 Hercules, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,379 contributions totaling $615,940 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,064 contributions totaling $162,601 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)