Rancho Cordova is a city in Sacramento County, California. Located just east of the state capital, it has become one of the fastest growing cities in the region. It is home to a diverse population and boasts numerous parks, trails, and recreational activities. The political landscape in Rancho Cordova is just as varied and vibrant as its people. In 2020, voters will have the opportunity to cast their ballots for mayor and council members on both the local and county levels. They will also decide on several ballot initiatives that affect the city’s future, such as bond measures and tax levies. With so much at stake in this election cycle, it’s important for all residents to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Rancho Cordova, CA is moderately liberal.
Sacramento County, CA is strongly liberal. In Sacramento County, CA 61.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sacramento county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.4% to 36.1%.
Sacramento county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rancho Cordova, CA is moderately liberal.
Sacramento County, California is strongly 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.
Rancho Cordova, 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 Rancho Cordova, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,044 contributions totaling $386,698 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,201 contributions totaling $378,354 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $315 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)