Newark, CA is a small city located in the San Francisco Bay Area. As with many cities, the politics of Newark are an important part of the community. Local voters elect members to serve on the City Council, which is responsible for making decisions about municipal services such as public safety, infrastructure and development. The Mayor is also elected by the people and holds a powerful position in local government. Newark also has a strong focus on civic engagement, offering residents several ways to have their voices heard including attending City Council meetings and participating in various committees. As citizens continue to engage in discussions around issues impacting their communities, we can expect Newark’s political landscape to evolve and develop over time.
The political climate in Newark, CA is strongly liberal.
Alameda County, CA is very liberal. In Alameda County, CA 79.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 17.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alameda county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 79.8% to 17.6%.
Alameda county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newark, CA is strongly liberal.
Alameda 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.
Newark, 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 Newark, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,395 contributions totaling $170,265 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 207 contributions totaling $28,493 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)