The city of Hollister in California’s San Benito County has a population of over 35,000 people. It is a vibrant community with its own unique character and culture. The local politics of 95023 Hollister, CA are largely dominated by the Republican party, and there are several representatives from this party in the city council. There are also several local political candidates running for office in various positions throughout San Benito County who come from a variety of backgrounds and political beliefs. These candidates strive to represent the interests of those living within the county while ensuring that all members’ voices are heard and respected. The city has recently seen an increase in civic engagement, as residents have become more informed about local issues and have taken steps to make their opinions known.
The political climate in Zip 95023 (Hollister, CA) is moderately liberal.
San Benito County, CA is strongly liberal. In San Benito County, CA 61.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Benito county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.1% to 36.7%.
San Benito county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95023 (Hollister, CA) is moderately liberal.
Hollister, California is moderately liberal.
San Benito County, California is strongly liberal.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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.
Hollister, 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 95023 (Hollister)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,944 contributions totaling $115,088 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 500 contributions totaling $71,132 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)