Campbell, CA is a small city located in Santa Clara County, known for its diverse population and vibrant local economy. The city has a long history of strong civic involvement in politics, with many residents taking an active interest in local elections and advocating for their interests on the ballot. Residents of Campbell have elected local officials from both major political parties who all share the belief that investing in public services will create a better quality of life for everyone. Civic engagement is at the heart of every election cycle, as locals come together to discuss their concerns and elect representatives that best reflect their values. Government continues to play an important role in Campbell's development, ensuring that its citizens are well-served as they strive to make their city even better.
The political climate in Campbell, CA is strongly liberal.
Santa Clara County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Clara County, CA 72.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Clara county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.6% to 25.2%.
Santa Clara county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Campbell, CA is strongly liberal.
Santa Clara County, California is very liberal.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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.
Campbell, 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 Campbell, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29,101 contributions totaling $4,039,187 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,048 contributions totaling $598,140 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)