Monte Rio, CA is a small community situated along the Russian River in Sonoma County. It has an approximate population of 1,200 people and is home to many local businesses and attractions. The politics in Monte Rio are largely influenced by the state and county governments, with their representatives determining which laws affect the community. At the local level, Monte Rio elects a mayor and four city council members who help govern the town’s day-to-day activities. These elected officials are responsible for crafting legislation that benefits residents, setting annual budgets, and working closely with other municipalities in Sonoma County to ensure that policies benefit everyone in the region. Additionally, Monte Rio citizens have active civic groups who advocate for specific causes or work together to improve the quality of life for all citizens. Through their collective efforts, these organizations help create a better future for Monte Rio.
The political climate in Zip 95486 (Monte Rio, CA) is strongly 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
Zip 95486 (Monte Rio, CA) is strongly liberal.
Monte Rio, California is strongly 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.
Monte Rio, 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 95486 (Monte Rio)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $2,535 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)