East Foothills, CA is a small community located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is known for its rural charm and peaceful atmosphere. Although East Foothills is a relatively small community, it is home to an active and engaged population of citizens who care deeply about their local politics. There are several elected representatives in East Foothills that work hard to ensure the town’s interests and goals are represented at all levels of government. Community members often attend local political events to engage with their elected officials, learn more about current policies, and voice their concerns and opinions on important topics. Local political candidates frequently visit East Foothills for debates, forums, and other campaign activities in order to better connect with the community’s citizens. Overall, it is clear that the people of East Foothills have a strong interest in playing a part in making sure their voices are heard in politics.
The political climate in East Foothills, CA is moderately 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
East Foothills, CA is moderately 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.
East Foothills, 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 East Foothills, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,528 contributions totaling $326,361 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 619 contributions totaling $68,986 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)