In 95445 Gualala, CA politics are largely dominated by the Democratic Party. The region is very progressive and typically elects candidates that reflect the liberal ideals of the area. While there are some Republicans that have been elected to office throughout the years, they tend to be in line with the more moderate wing of the party. However, local elections tend to be focused more on local issues rather than national or partisan politics. As such, many residents vote based on who they believe will best represent them in their local community and prioritize candidates who understand their needs and concerns.
The political climate in Zip 95445 (Gualala, CA) is moderately liberal.
Mendocino County, CA is very liberal. In Mendocino County, CA 66.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mendocino county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.4% to 30.6%.
Mendocino county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95445 (Gualala, CA) is moderately liberal.
Gualala, California is moderately liberal.
Mendocino County, California is very liberal.
Ukiah 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.
Gualala, 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 95445 (Gualala)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 837 contributions totaling $68,324 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $13,641 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)