Graton, CA is a small town with a population of about 3,000 people. It has a rich history and culture that plays an important role in the local politics. The town's government is composed of a Mayor and four council members who are elected by the people to represent their interests in local matters. The Mayor and Council members work together to make decisions on issues affecting Graton, such as economic development, public safety, transportation, education, and public works. They also provide guidance on policies for promoting social justice and fairness within the community. Most recently, they have been working with community organizations to create new initiatives for increasing civic engagement and participation in local elections. With the support of its citizens, Graton is able to maintain strong political representation from all points of view while still providing responsible and effective leadership for its constituents.
The political climate in Graton, CA is somewhat 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
Graton, CA is somewhat 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.
Graton, 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 Graton, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29,676 contributions totaling $2,652,091 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 870 contributions totaling $133,967 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)