Brentwood, CA is a city located in Contra Costa County and is home to approximately 63,000 people. The local government of Brentwood consists of five elected city council members who serve four-year terms. The current mayor is Bob Taylor and the other council members are Reyne Stapleton-Potter, Karen Rarey, Erick Stonebarger, and Lori Anzini. The city council works together to manage the affairs of the city and develop policies that promote growth and development while still keeping its unique small town feel. They also work closely with local businesses to ensure they are operating within local ordinances and encouraging economic development in the area. In addition to the mayor and city council members, there are several other local representatives who are involved in shaping Brentwood's future including county supervisors, state legislators, congressmen/women, U.S senators, and even representatives from public organizations like schools or non-profits. All of these stakeholders play a vital role in keeping Brentwood running smoothly while maintaining its unique charm.
The political climate in Zip 94513 (Brentwood, CA) is moderately liberal.
Contra Costa County, CA is very liberal. In Contra Costa County, CA 71.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Contra Costa county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.6% to 26.3%.
Contra Costa county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 94513 (Brentwood, CA) is moderately liberal.
Brentwood, California is moderately liberal.
Contra Costa 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.
Brentwood, 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 94513 (Brentwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,039 contributions totaling $130,808 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 602 contributions totaling $75,983 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)