The politics in San Jose, CA 95126 are vibrant and active. The city is home to numerous politicians who strive to make the community a better place for residents. At the local level, San Jose is represented by Mayor Sam Liccardo and Vice Mayor Chappie Jones. Along with other elected officials, they are responsible for making decisions that affect all citizens in 95126. On the state level, San Jose is served by Assembly Member Ash Kalra and Senator Jim Beall who advocate for their constituents on issues such as education, healthcare, public safety, and more. Additionally, 95126 residents can get involved in civic activities such as volunteering at local events or advocating for causes they believe in. It’s important to stay informed about current events so that you can make informed choices when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Zip 95126 (San Jose, CA) is very liberal.
Santa Clara County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Clara County, CA 72.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Clara county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.6% to 25.2%.
Santa Clara county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95126 (San Jose, CA) is very liberal.
San Jose, California is very liberal.
Santa Clara County, California is very 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.
San Jose, 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 95126 (San Jose)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,474 contributions totaling $660,355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 288 contributions totaling $78,084 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)