The politics of Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, CA are marked by a strong commitment to local governance and citizen involvement. The residents take pride in their community and strive to ensure that its best interests are served by their elected officials. Local government is overseen by the Marin County Board of Supervisors, which consists of five members elected by the citizens of the county. Each supervisor is responsible for representing the interests of their district, including Lagunitas-Forest Knolls. Elections are held every two years for these positions, and citizens can become involved in campaigns and other political activities on behalf of their chosen candidates. Furthermore, local issues such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, school funding, and other matters are actively discussed within the community through town meetings and other forums. Citizens also have access to various online resources such as voter registration information and local news sources in order to stay informed on current events. Ultimately, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls is a vibrant community with an engaged population eager to have their voices heard in the political process.
The political climate in Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, CA is moderately liberal.
Marin County, CA is very liberal. In Marin County, CA 82.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 15.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marin county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 82.3% to 15.8%.
Marin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, CA is moderately liberal.
Marin 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.
Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, 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 Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,163 contributions totaling $46,496 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $3,790 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)