Rohnert Park, California is located in the heart of Sonoma County and has a population of about 42,000 people. As a small city in Northern California, Rohnert Park has many local political candidates that are passionate about the issues affecting the community. Some of these local candidates are focused on creating jobs for the growing population base, increasing safety for citizens, and investing in education and infrastructure improvements. There have been numerous initiatives passed to fund projects such as new sidewalks and bike paths throughout the city to make it easier to move around safely. There is also an ongoing effort to maintain green spaces throughout the city which serves as a reminder of how important nature is to this region. The local government works hard to ensure that its citizens have access to high-quality services and resources while keeping taxes at manageable levels. Through careful fiscal planning and thoughtful decision-making, Rohnert Park’s elected officials have been able to create a vibrant and thriving community for all its residents.
The political climate in Rohnert Park, CA is moderately 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
Rohnert Park, CA is moderately 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.
Rohnert Park, 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 Rohnert Park, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,739 contributions totaling $467,045 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 770 contributions totaling $103,255 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)