The city of Capitola, CA is a small town located on the northern end of Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz County. With a population of just over 10,000 residents, it is one of the smallest cities in the area. Despite its size, Capitola has a vibrant political landscape with both local and state representatives serving its citizens. At the local level, City Council members are elected to three-year terms on an at-large basis. The City Council is responsible for developing policy and enacting regulations for the betterment of the community. Additionally, there are various commissions and boards that advise the City Council on areas such as parks & recreation, public safety, environment & sustainability, economic development and housing. Residents also have representation in Sacramento as Assembly Member Mark Stone serves District 29 which includes Capitola and nearby communities such as Aptos and Soquel. In general, residents take their civic responsibilities seriously by participating in local elections to ensure that their rights are protected and their voices heard.
The political climate in Zip 95010 (Capitola, CA) is strongly liberal.
Santa Cruz County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Cruz County, CA 78.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 18.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Cruz county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 78.4% to 18.5%.
Santa Cruz county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95010 (Capitola, CA) is strongly liberal.
Capitola, California is strongly liberal.
Santa Cruz County, California is very liberal.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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.
Capitola, 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 95010 (Capitola)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,103 contributions totaling $192,368 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 256 contributions totaling $26,352 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)