The city of San Luis Obispo, located in 93401 zip code, is known for its thriving political scene and strong sense of civic engagement. The city is home to a number of progressive politicians representing local neighborhoods and interests in the City Council, with several of them advocating for sustainability initiatives and environmental protection. The SLO County Democratic Central Committee is also active in the area, hosting a number of events throughout the year to bring together local residents and provide a platform for discussion on current issues. Additionally, there are many volunteer opportunities available at the local level that allow citizens to get involved in their community and take an active role in shaping the future of San Luis Obispo.
The political climate in Zip 93401 (San Luis Obispo, CA) is somewhat liberal.
San Luis Obispo County, CA is somewhat liberal. In San Luis Obispo County, CA 55.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Luis Obispo county remained strongly Democratic, 55.3% to 42.2%.
San Luis Obispo county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 93401 (San Luis Obispo, CA) is somewhat liberal.
San Luis Obispo, California is somewhat liberal.
San Luis Obispo County, California is somewhat liberal.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro Area is somewhat 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 Luis Obispo, California: R r 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 93401 (San Luis Obispo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,442 contributions totaling $541,099 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 583 contributions totaling $150,984 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)