The politics in 94707 Berkeley, CA is an interesting and diverse scene, with representation from all corners of the political spectrum. In recent years, there has been a push for progressive policies that prioritize issues such as environmental protection, social justice, and health care access. Local candidates who support these types of values are John Fisher for Mayor and Rashi Kesarwani for City Councilmember. Both candidates have publicly stated their commitment to upholding the values of their constituents through initiatives such as rent control and green energy production. Additionally, other local politicians have voiced their support of these issues by promoting transparency in government spending and advocating for more affordable housing options. The 94707 zip code has seen a shift in its political landscape over the last few years and with the current election season underway, this trend looks set to continue.
The political climate in Zip 94707 (Berkeley, 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
Zip 94707 (Berkeley, CA) is strongly liberal.
Berkeley, California 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.
Berkeley, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 94707 (Berkeley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28,522 contributions totaling $7,284,776 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 652 contributions totaling $189,661 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $291 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)