The politics of Felton, CA (zip code 95018) are largely influenced by the San Lorenzo Valley community, which is home to a diverse range of residents. The local government consists of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District, Board of Supervisors, and several other commissions. The Board of Supervisors is responsible for addressing issues related to public safety, housing, transportation, environmental protection, and economic development. The water district provides water services to the community and ensures that it meets state standards for quality and availability. Additionally, various local organizations advocate for different political views in the area. Examples include the Friends of San Lorenzo Valley and the Greater Felton Civic Association. With such a broad range of voices represented within the community, Felton’s politics are shaped by the views of its citizens as they come together to make decisions regarding their collective future.
The political climate in Zip 95018 (Felton, CA) is moderately 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 95018 (Felton, CA) is moderately liberal.
Felton, California is moderately 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.
Felton, 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 95018 (Felton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,978 contributions totaling $208,525 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $8,976 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)