Forestville, California is a small town located in Sonoma County. Although the population of Forestville is relatively small, the local politics have still made an impact on the community. The mayor is currently Steven Riffle, and there are four other council members who make up the governing body of the town. They work together to make decisions that will benefit all citizens in Forestville. In addition to local government officials, there are also various political organizations that hold events and rallies in Forestville. These groups represent various interests, both from within and outside of Forestville, and help to keep the community engaged in issues that affect them. From environmental protection to education reform, many important topics have been discussed at these events over the years. With a vibrant political scene and active civic engagement, it is clear that politics in Forestville plays an important role in the life of this small town.
The political climate in Forestville, CA is moderately liberal.
Sonoma County, CA is very liberal. In Sonoma County, CA 74.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 23.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sonoma county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 74.5% to 23.0%.
Sonoma county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forestville, CA is moderately liberal.
Sonoma County, California is very liberal.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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.
Forestville, 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 Forestville, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,680 contributions totaling $116,330 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $10,833 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $226 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)