Belmont, CA is a small city located in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is known for its quiet neighborhoods, great schools, and a vibrant community. When it comes to politics, Belmont has traditionally been a progressive and diverse city with residents from many different backgrounds and political perspectives. The city's political scene revolves around local initiatives and ballot measures that affect the day-to-day lives of residents. Recent years have seen the election of several progressive and forward-thinking candidates to City Council and other local offices who bring new energy and ideas to the table. The City Council is also actively involved in advocating for policies that better reflect the values of Belmont’s diverse population. Residents have a strong voice in local governance, ensuring that their interests are represented at all levels of government.
The political climate in Belmont, CA is moderately liberal.
San Mateo County, CA is very liberal. In San Mateo County, CA 77.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 20.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Mateo county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.9% to 20.2%.
San Mateo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belmont, CA is moderately liberal.
San Mateo 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.
Belmont, 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 Belmont, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,236 contributions totaling $4,692,857 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,103 contributions totaling $492,572 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $447 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)