Bodega Bay, CA is a small coastal town in Sonoma County that prides itself on its sleepy atmosphere and close-knit community. Despite its small size, Bodega Bay still has a vibrant political atmosphere. Local citizens have been actively involved in their local politics for many years, often participating in voting on referendums and initiatives. Many residents take pride in being informed about current events and legislative issues that affect their lives. They also expect their representatives to be informed and responsive to their concerns. Bodega Bay citizens are dedicated to building a better community by engaging with their political leaders on everything from healthcare and education to taxation and environmental protection.
The political climate in Bodega Bay, CA is somewhat liberal.
Sonoma County, CA is very liberal. In Sonoma County, CA 74.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 23.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sonoma county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 74.5% to 23.0%.
Sonoma county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bodega Bay, CA is somewhat liberal.
Sonoma County, California is very liberal.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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.
Bodega Bay, 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 Bodega Bay, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 777 contributions totaling $116,143 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $8,735 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $336 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)