The politics in 95054 Santa Clara, CA are very diverse and heavily influenced by the city's large population. Santa Clara is home to a wide range of political views that are represented by numerous local political candidates. These candidates run for office in both state and federal elections, including Congress, Senate, and Assembly races. Additionally, the Santa Clara City Council holds open meetings twice a month to discuss local issues such as housing, public safety, transportation, and economic growth. The council also works to ensure that all residents in the area have an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and influence policy decisions. The mayor of Santa Clara is Sam Liccardo and he is supported by a seven-member city council made up of representatives from each district in the city. Residents of 95054 can easily stay informed about their local government by attending community meetings or reading up on the latest news online.
The political climate in Zip 95054 (Santa Clara, CA) is strongly 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 95054 (Santa Clara, CA) is strongly liberal.
Santa Clara, California is strongly 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.
Santa Clara, 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 95054 (Santa Clara)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,608 contributions totaling $716,263 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $445 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $25,497 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)