Goleta, California is a small city located in Santa Barbara County. It has a rich history and today it offers residents a growing economy, a vibrant culture, and a variety of recreational activities. Its politics have been shaped by the diverse backgrounds of its citizens and the values of the local community. Although Goleta does not have local political candidates running for office, the residents are actively involved in many aspects of government at various levels. The City Council meets regularly to address issues that affect all residents. Additionally, there are committees that meet to discuss specific topics such as public safety or infrastructure needs. Community members also participate in numerous events throughout the year to stay informed on current events and policies that impact them. In addition, many civic organizations work to make sure everyone's voices are heard when it comes time to make decisions about the future of Goleta.
The political climate in Zip 93117 (Goleta, CA) is strongly liberal.
Santa Barbara County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Barbara County, CA 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Barbara county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 32.6%.
Santa Barbara county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 93117 (Goleta, CA) is strongly liberal.
Goleta, California is strongly liberal.
Santa Barbara County, California is very liberal.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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.
Goleta, 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 93117 (Goleta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,066 contributions totaling $416,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 993 contributions totaling $156,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)