In Castro Valley, California, politics are an important part of the community. There is a strong local political presence with many different local parties and candidates running for office. The area is currently represented by a variety of elected officials in the state government, including two members of the California State Assembly and one member of the US House of Representatives. Local issues are discussed in monthly town hall meetings or other events held throughout the year. Additionally, there are numerous local organizations dedicated to keeping residents informed about current political topics and encouraging civic engagement. Overall, politics are an important part of life in Castro Valley, and residents take great pride in their community’s involvement in decision-making at all levels of government.
The political climate in Castro Valley, CA is moderately liberal.
Alameda County, CA is very liberal. In Alameda County, CA 79.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 17.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alameda county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 79.8% to 17.6%.
Alameda county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Castro Valley, CA is moderately liberal.
Alameda 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.
Castro 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 Castro Valley, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,274 contributions totaling $1,141,437 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,597 contributions totaling $232,411 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)