The Clearlake, CA Metro Area is represented in politics by mainly Republican-affiliated candidates running for local offices. In the most recent election, there were a few Democratic candidates running for various positions, but they did not have enough support to win. The local government focuses on improving infrastructure and providing services to its citizens. These efforts often involve securing grants from the state or federal government, which helps keep taxes low. Other priorities include supporting small businesses, providing quality education opportunities for children, and protecting natural resources like water and air quality. A goal of the local politicians is to ensure that Clearlake remains a safe and prosperous place to live and work.
The political climate in Clearlake Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In Clearlake Metro Area 51.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Clearlake metro area remained moderately Democratic, 51.5% to 45.3%.
The Clearlake metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clearlake Metro Area is leaning 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.
Clearlake, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Clearlake Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,003 contributions totaling $298,298 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 773 contributions totaling $136,467 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)