The politics of Occidental, California are largely influenced by its local residents. Every four years, the citizens of Occidental have the opportunity to elect their representatives in City Council. With their votes, residents can choose candidates who will represent their interests and ensure that they are heard at the local government level. The current Mayor is Joseph \"Joey\" Calhoun, an experienced politician with a commitment to improving the quality of life in Occidental. Furthermore, the city also has several members of the state legislature who are actively involved in politics. These legislators work hard to pass legislation that will benefit all citizens of Occidental and make sure that their voices are heard in Sacramento. In addition to these elected officials, there are also numerous citizen groups and organizations which focus on specific issues within the city such as environmental protection, public safety and education. All of these organizations work together to ensure that Occidental remains a great place to live for everyone.
The political climate in Occidental, CA is somewhat liberal.
Sonoma County, CA is very liberal. In Sonoma County, CA 74.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 23.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sonoma county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 74.5% to 23.0%.
Sonoma county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Occidental, CA is somewhat liberal.
Sonoma County, California is very liberal.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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.
Occidental, 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 Occidental, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15,703 contributions totaling $1,413,656 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 440 contributions totaling $71,381 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)