Los Altos, California is a city located in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is known for its small-town atmosphere and tree-lined streets. Politics in Los Altos are largely centered around local issues such as education, traffic congestion, fire safety, and development. The City Council is responsible for making decisions on important matters that affect the daily lives of citizens in Los Altos. The Mayor and City Council are elected by the residents every four years and serve to make sure that all voices in the community are heard. Residents also have a chance to participate in local politics by attending public meetings, voting in elections, or even running for office themselves. Citizens are actively involved in civic activities such as neighborhood watch programs or helping with volunteer projects like mentoring children or building playgrounds. By engaging with their local government and taking part in politics, residents can ensure that their voices are heard and shape the future of their city.
The political climate in Los Altos, CA is moderately liberal.
Santa Clara County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Clara County, CA 72.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Clara county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.6% to 25.2%.
Santa Clara county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Los Altos, CA is moderately liberal.
Santa Clara County, California is very liberal.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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.
Los Altos, 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 Los Altos, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67,990 contributions totaling $23,950,326 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $352 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,110 contributions totaling $5,193,333 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $730 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)