East Richmond Heights, CA is a small city located in the East Bay Area of California. It is known for its quiet neighborhoods and rural atmosphere. While it may not be a major political hub, there are still important local politics that affect the people who live here. The City Council holds regular meetings to discuss issues such as cost of living, taxes, public safety, community development, and local services. The Mayor presides over Council meetings and is responsible for appointing commissioners to serve on various boards and commissions. Residents can stay informed about upcoming meetings and important issues by reading their local newspaper or attending neighborhood council meetings. Additionally, residents often engage in discussion on social media platforms such as Nextdoor or Facebook about political issues that affect them. Local candidates running for office also hold town hall meetings or canvass door-to-door to share their platform with voters in the community. All of these activities help ensure that the residents of East Richmond Heights are actively engaged in local politics and have an opportunity to make their voices heard.
The political climate in East Richmond Heights, 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
East Richmond Heights, 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.
East Richmond Heights, 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 Richmond Heights, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,516 contributions totaling $123,113 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 175 contributions totaling $16,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)