In the 95630 zip code of Folsom, California, politics are a major part of life and there is much to be said about the local government and the people who represent our community. The city of Folsom is part of Sacramento County and has its own council comprised of five members elected by residents every four years. The current mayor is Steve Miklos, who has held office since 2018. He is well respected in the area for his commitment to making Folsom an even better place to live. In addition to the mayor, there are several other members on the city council, all of whom strive to make decisions that will benefit the entire community. They hold regular meetings where citizens can come voice their opinions on any issue affecting them. All in all, Folsom is a great place to live with plenty of opportunities for political involvement and discourse.
The political climate in Zip 95630 (Folsom, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Sacramento County, CA is strongly liberal. In Sacramento County, CA 61.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sacramento county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.4% to 36.1%.
Sacramento county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95630 (Folsom, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Folsom, California is somewhat liberal.
Sacramento County, California is strongly liberal.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom Metro Area is moderately 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.
Folsom, 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 95630 (Folsom)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,329 contributions totaling $398,652 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 924 contributions totaling $257,071 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)