Gilroy, CA is a small town located in the northern part of California. It is known for its diverse population and vibrant atmosphere. Politically, Gilroy has been traditionally Democratic-leaning. In the last election, most citizens voted for the Democratic party candidate and the local mayor is a Democrat. In addition to that, many of the city’s representatives in State offices are Democrats as well. This shows how invested the citizens of Gilroy are in making sure their voice is heard on issues at all levels of government, regardless of political affiliation. Aside from voting on major issues, local politics also play an important role in Gilroy's day-to-day life. The Town Council makes decisions about public safety, zoning policies, and many other community initiatives that directly affect residents’ lives. That being said, locals take their civic duty seriously and regularly participate in choosing who will represent them at the local level by voting for local candidates during elections.
The political climate in Gilroy, CA is strongly 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
Gilroy, CA is strongly 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.
Gilroy, 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 Gilroy, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,894 contributions totaling $351,042 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,302 contributions totaling $301,546 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)