The small community of Glen Ellen, CA, with a zip code of 95442, is a rural area nestled in the northern portion of Sonoma County. Though it is considered to be a tight-knit community, there are minimal differences between political views as most people tend to vote similarly on local and national issues. Local political candidates have not been widely discussed in Glen Ellen however many residents follow the state and national elections closely, with most sharing similar sentiments. With its quiet, peaceful atmosphere and stunning scenery, making up for any lack of traditional politics, Glen Ellen remains one of the most desirable places to live in Sonoma County.
The political climate in Zip 95442 (Glen Ellen, CA) is strongly liberal.
Sonoma County, CA is very liberal. In Sonoma County, CA 74.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 23.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sonoma county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 74.5% to 23.0%.
Sonoma county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95442 (Glen Ellen, CA) is strongly liberal.
Glen Ellen, California is strongly liberal.
Sonoma County, California is very liberal.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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.
Glen Ellen, 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 95442 (Glen Ellen)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,373 contributions totaling $182,148 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 160 contributions totaling $100,935 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $631 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)