Pleasanton, CA is a city located in the San Francisco Bay Area with a population of over 85,000 people. It is known for its high quality of life and is home to many thriving businesses and organizations. The politics in Pleasanton are largely centered around local government issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure development, and economic growth. As a result, local elections are highly competitive as candidates strive to represent their constituents’ voices on these important topics. In recent years, there has been an influx of candidates vying for city council seats, making Pleasanton's politics even more exciting and passionate. Residents take pride in participating in the democratic process by registering to vote and engaging with their elected officials on various issues affecting the community.
The political climate in Pleasanton, CA is moderately 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
Pleasanton, CA is moderately 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.
Pleasanton, 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 Pleasanton, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,348 contributions totaling $2,665,630 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,882 contributions totaling $518,635 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)