La Selva Beach, CA is a small town on the coast of California that is known for its relaxed atmosphere and beautiful surroundings. Politically, it has been historically regarded as a predominantly liberal-leaning area. This is demonstrated by their support for progressive local candidates who prioritize environmental protection, affordable housing initiatives, and the overall well-being of the local community. La Selva Beach has also become increasingly active in state and national politics in recent years as more progressive residents have made an effort to get involved and make their voices heard. As a result, La Selva Beach is often seen as a model for other communities looking to foster an environment of civic engagement and positive social change.
The political climate in La Selva Beach, 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
La Selva Beach, 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.
La Selva Beach, 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 La Selva Beach, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,553 contributions totaling $625,815 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 502 contributions totaling $70,929 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)