The city of Clearlake, California has a unique political landscape that shapes its local community. Although the city does not have a mayor or representatives in the state government, it is served by a five-member City Council that works to ensure clear and effective communication between the citizens and their elected officials. The City Council meets on a regular basis to discuss issues of importance to the citizens of Clearlake, such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic development. Additionally, Clearlake’s legislators in Sacramento regularly consult with local constituents to ensure that their voices are being heard in state government and receive input on matters relevant to this vibrant and growing city. With dedicated representation at both the local and state levels, residents of Clearlake can feel confident that their concerns will be addressed in turn.
The political climate in Clearlake, CA is leaning liberal.
Lake County, CA is leaning liberal. In Lake County, CA 51.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained moderately Democratic, 51.5% to 45.3%.
Lake county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clearlake, CA is leaning liberal.
Lake County, California is leaning liberal.
Clearlake Metro Area is leaning 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.
Clearlake, 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 Clearlake, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 398 contributions totaling $16,902 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 128 contributions totaling $8,402 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)