Albany, CA is a small city located in the Bay Area of Northern California. Politically, Albany is a progressive and vibrant city that values inclusion and diversity. The local government prioritizes civic engagement and encourages all members of the community to participate in local decision-making. Every two years, Albany residents elect members for City Council to represent them on issues such as public safety, housing and transportation. The City Council also works with other government entities, such as Alameda County, in order to advocate for their constituents’ interests. In addition to elected officials, Albany has various boards and commissions which are appointed by the Mayor or City Council that oversee areas such as economic development, environmental planning and events within the community. Overall, Albany is a politically engaged city whose citizens work together to create an equitable and prosperous environment for all its residents.
The political climate in Albany, CA is strongly 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
Albany, CA is strongly 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.
Albany, 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 Albany, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45,124 contributions totaling $8,765,324 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 977 contributions totaling $264,327 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)