Eureka, CA (95501) is a unique and vibrant city located in Humboldt County. It is home to many attractions and activities, including the world-famous giant redwood trees. Politically, Eureka has a strong presence in state and local politics. The current Mayor of Eureka is Susan Seaman, who was elected in 2018. She is joined by three City Councilmembers: Kim Bergel, Natalie Arroyo, and Austin Allison. All three are members of the Democratic Party and are dedicated to making Eureka a better place for all its citizens. The City Council has recently passed initiatives aiming to reduce poverty levels, support small businesses, promote environmental protection efforts, and invest in public services such as libraries and parks. Additionally, there are several organizations in the city working for social justice causes such as homeless outreach programs and transportation reform initiatives. These groups often work together to bring awareness to important issues facing the community of Eureka.
The political climate in Zip 95501 (Eureka, CA) is strongly liberal.
Humboldt County, CA is very liberal. In Humboldt County, CA 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Humboldt county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 31.4%.
Humboldt county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95501 (Eureka, CA) is strongly liberal.
Eureka, California is strongly liberal.
Humboldt County, California is very liberal.
Eureka-Arcata 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.
Eureka, 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 95501 (Eureka)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,864 contributions totaling $86,379 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 227 contributions totaling $37,134 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)