Felton, California is a small town located in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Santa Cruz County. It has a rich history, with roots reaching back to the mid-1800s. Despite its small size, Felton has an active political environment, with local residents involved in various aspects of local and state politics. In recent years, Felton has had numerous ballot initiatives for issues such as environmental protection and public safety. The town also regularly hosts community forums to discuss important topics such as affordable housing, education reform, and healthcare access. Local campaigns have featured candidates from both major parties who strive to represent the interests of their constituents in Washington and Sacramento. All Felton residents are encouraged to participate in their local political process; whether it's by attending town meetings or voting in elections, every voice is important in making sure that our government is working for us.
The political climate in Felton, CA is moderately liberal.
Santa Cruz County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Cruz County, CA 78.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 18.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Cruz county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 78.4% to 18.5%.
Santa Cruz county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Felton, CA is moderately liberal.
Santa Cruz County, California is very liberal.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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.
Felton, 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 Felton, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28,291 contributions totaling $3,844,231 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,001 contributions totaling $224,016 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)