Millbrae, CA is a vibrant and diverse city located in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has a strong political history, with local elections often resulting in tight races due to the close-knit nature of the community. In recent years, Millbrae has experienced a population growth which has brought in new businesses and contributed to its economic expansion. The city council consists of five members who are responsible for overseeing the city’s budget and addressing local issues. The Mayor is elected by popular vote every two years and is the face of the government. Additionally, there are various other political roles such as City Clerk, City Attorney, Treasurer/Tax Collector, and Planning Commissioners that are filled through election or appointment. Change is constantly happening in Millbrae as politicians strive to bring about improvements to their community on both local and state levels.
The political climate in Millbrae, CA is strongly liberal.
San Mateo County, CA is very liberal. In San Mateo County, CA 77.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 20.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Mateo county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.9% to 20.2%.
San Mateo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Millbrae, CA is strongly liberal.
San Mateo 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.
Millbrae, 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 Millbrae, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28,633 contributions totaling $14,911,673 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $521 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,277 contributions totaling $3,172,070 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $968 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)