Berkeley, California is a diverse and politically active city. Located in Alameda County in the San Francisco Bay Area, Berkeley has long been a hub for progressive politics and activism. The 94705 zip code encompasses areas on the north side of the city, providing local residents with easy access to all that Berkeley has to offer. Most recently, Berkeley City Council elections have seen candidates promoting strategies to improve public safety, business opportunities, and public transportation. Candidates also pledge their commitment to protecting the environment and pushing for greater equality across social issues such as healthcare access and education reform. As a whole, Berkeley prides itself on being an inclusive community that is open to new ideas and progressive solutions to pressing issues.
The political climate in Zip 94705 (Berkeley, CA) is strongly liberal.
Alameda County, CA is very liberal. In Alameda County, CA 79.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 17.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alameda county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 79.8% to 17.6%.
Alameda county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 94705 (Berkeley, CA) is strongly liberal.
Berkeley, California is strongly liberal.
Alameda County, California is very liberal.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley 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.
Berkeley, 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 94705 (Berkeley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32,284 contributions totaling $7,776,407 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $241 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 535 contributions totaling $180,213 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $337 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)