The city of Sonoma in California's zip code 95476 is known for its rich history, vineyards, and world-class cuisine. Politically it is a progressive city with strong local representation. The residents of Sonoma are represented by Mayor Tom Rouse and six members of the City Council on the municipal side, as well as representation at the state level by Members of the California State Assembly and Senate. In addition to these elected officials, there are many local volunteer committees and boards that work together to ensure fairness and transparency in local government decisions. Local advocacy organizations frequently engage with elected officials as well as community members to further their causes. All of these groups strive to ensure that Sonoma remains an inclusive and welcoming place to live.
The political climate in Zip 95476 (Sonoma, 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 95476 (Sonoma, CA) is strongly liberal.
Sonoma, 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.
Sonoma, 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 95476 (Sonoma)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,066 contributions totaling $820,178 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 998 contributions totaling $404,491 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $405 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)