Knightsen, CA is a small town in Contra Costa county with a diverse population and unique culture. In terms of politics, Knightsen is part of the 11th Congressional District, which is represented by Congresswoman Barbara Lee. On the local level, Knightsen is governed by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors. The Board is comprised of five individuals who are responsible for overseeing a wide range of issues impacting the community. These include transportation, public safety, health services and many other areas that affect the lives of Knightsen residents. Additionally, the Town has a Mayor and four Councilmembers who are elected by popular vote every two years to represent their constituents interests and concerns. There are numerous political events held throughout the year in Knightsen such as candidate forums and debates that allow voters to become more informed about their local representation and make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Knightsen, 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
Knightsen, 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.
Knightsen, 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 Knightsen, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,673 contributions totaling $153,261 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 753 contributions totaling $98,714 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)