The Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna, CA Metro Area is located in the Northern region of California and is known for its diverse political landscape. The area has been home to a strong liberal voting base for many years, and local candidates are often very vocal on progressive social issues. In recent times, the area has seen an influx of conservative candidates who have sought to address issues such as crime rates and economic development. While still a majority liberal, there is a growing number of right wing voters in the area making their voices heard at the ballot box. At the heart of all this political excitement lies a passionate civic-minded population eager to make their voices heard on the issues that matter most.
The political climate in Eureka-Arcata Metro Area is very liberal.
In Eureka-Arcata Metro Area 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna metro area remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 31.4%.
The Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eureka-Arcata 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.
Eureka-Arcata, 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 Eureka-Arcata Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16,881 contributions totaling $982,037 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,354 contributions totaling $184,113 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)