Thousand Oaks, CA is a city located in Southern California, about 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles. It is the home of many diverse people, and has a very active political atmosphere. Recently, Thousand Oaks City Council members have been focused on creating policies that promote sustainable development, and support of the local community. They have implemented various initiatives to reduce energy consumption and air pollution, while protecting the environment. Additionally, they are committed to public safety and infrastructure improvements in order to create an enjoyable living experience for its citizens. The City Council continuously works to ensure that its residents get access to high quality services and amenities while also being fiscally responsible with their budget. Local political candidates in Thousand Oaks are highly involved in the community by hosting town hall meetings with constituents, attending local events such as parades or cultural celebrations, volunteering for special causes or at homeless shelters, and working closely with city government representatives.
The political climate in Thousand Oaks, CA is somewhat liberal.
Ventura County, CA is moderately liberal. In Ventura County, CA 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ventura county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.4%.
Ventura county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thousand Oaks, CA is somewhat liberal.
Ventura County, California is moderately liberal.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 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.
Thousand Oaks, California: r r 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 Thousand Oaks, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48,928 contributions totaling $9,970,518 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10,713 contributions totaling $3,761,493 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $351 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)