The politics in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA are focused on the local community and its residents. Leaders of the community strive to make sure that everyone is represented fairly and that their voices are heard. The local representatives work hard to ensure that the needs of each neighborhood, business, and organization in this area are met. From leading initiatives for improving public safety to making sure everyone has access to necessary services, the Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley political leaders prioritize what matters most for their constituents. They also work with state and federal authorities to represent this small but diverse region in an ever-changing political landscape. It's through these local efforts that the future of this area can be ensured for generations to come.
The political climate in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA is somewhat liberal.
Santa Cruz County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Cruz County, CA 78.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 18.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Cruz county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 78.4% to 18.5%.
Santa Cruz county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA is somewhat liberal.
Santa Cruz County, California is very liberal.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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.
Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, 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 Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,860 contributions totaling $1,226,593 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 867 contributions totaling $184,326 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)