Davis, CA is a vibrant and diverse city which is home to a wide array of political initiatives. From the Davis City Council to numerous local activist groups, Davis has a strong political landscape. The City Council consists of seven members who make decisions regarding services such as police, fire, infrastructure, finance, public works and much more. Additionally, both major political parties have active presence in Davis with each having their supporters and activists advocating for their causes. Various other organizations are also present including ones focused on environmental protection and human rights. All of these groups contribute to the diversity of political discourse that exists in Davis.
The political climate in Davis, CA is strongly liberal.
Yolo County, CA is very liberal. In Yolo County, CA 69.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yolo county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.5% to 28.1%.
Yolo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Davis, CA is strongly liberal.
Yolo County, California is very liberal.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom Metro Area is moderately 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.
Davis, 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 Davis, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29,675 contributions totaling $2,357,521 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,531 contributions totaling $337,623 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)