Bayview, in Contra Costa County, California, is a community that is known for its commitment to civic engagement and political activism. The city has a long history of residents engaging with local politics to advocate for issues that are important to them. This includes advocating for the educational system, safety measures, and economic development opportunities in the area. Most recently, Bayview has had several movements working towards creating more public spaces and increasing access to green spaces in the community. Local candidates have been pushing for greater investment in Bayview’s infrastructure and businesses so that it can be a vibrant place for residents and visitors alike. Residents have also advocated for greater investment in the police force and creating more transparency when it comes to police practices. With all these efforts combined, Bayview is sure to remain an engaged community with strong political representation moving forward.
The political climate in Bayview (Contra Costa County), CA is strongly liberal.
Contra Costa County, CA is very liberal. In Contra Costa County, CA 71.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Contra Costa county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.6% to 26.3%.
Contra Costa county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bayview (Contra Costa County), CA is strongly liberal.
Contra Costa 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.
Bayview (Contra Costa County), 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 Bayview (Contra Costa County), CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,760 contributions totaling $805,103 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 385 contributions totaling $166,235 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $432 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)