Crockett, CA is a small town located near the San Francisco Bay. It has an interesting history of politics and political figures. The current mayor is Bill Ralston, who was elected in 2014 and has been re-elected since then. He is known for his strong stance on protecting the environment and fighting for social justice. There are also several City Council members who represent the community's interests as well as state representatives and senators from nearby districts. Crockett's political landscape is largely shaped by its local politicians, who have made major strides in ensuring that the town remains a safe place to live with ample opportunities for growth and development.
The political climate in Crockett, CA is moderately liberal.
Contra Costa County, CA is very liberal. In Contra Costa County, CA 71.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Contra Costa county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.6% to 26.3%.
Contra Costa county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crockett, CA is moderately liberal.
Contra Costa 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.
Crockett, 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 Crockett, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 421 contributions totaling $27,153 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $1,011 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)