The city of Los Altos, CA, located in zip code 94022, is a diverse and vibrant community. It is governed by a five-member City Council, who are elected at large for staggered four-year terms. The city is known for its strong civic engagement and the many initiatives that make it such an attractive place to live. Residents enjoy safe neighborhoods, top notch schools, and diverse cultural activities. Los Altos is also home to numerous local businesses that contribute to the economy of the city as well as providing employment opportunities for residents. Politically speaking, Los Altos has a strong tradition of voting in favor of candidates who prioritize fiscal responsibility, public safety and environmental sustainability. There are several local political candidates who are currently campaigning to represent the citizens of Los Altos on various issues such as housing affordability, economic development and climate change policy.
The political climate in Zip 94022 (Los Altos, CA) is strongly liberal.
Santa Clara County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Clara County, CA 72.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Clara county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.6% to 25.2%.
Santa Clara county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 94022 (Los Altos, CA) is strongly liberal.
Los Altos, California is strongly liberal.
Santa Clara County, California is very liberal.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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.
Los Altos, 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 94022 (Los Altos)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,384 contributions totaling $9,021,002 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $792 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,138 contributions totaling $2,403,439 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)