The city of Manchester, CA is located in the heart of Sonoma County and is home to a diverse population of around 3,300 people. In terms of local politics, the city is governed by a five-member City Council that meets regularly to discuss important issues facing the community. The mayor and four council members are all elected at large from within the city for a four-year term. Elections for these positions are held every two years, with the next election taking place in November 2022. The Council also appoints a City Manager who oversees the day-to-day operations of the City and works closely with other local government entities such as schools, police and fire departments. There are several committees and commissions that provide input on matters concerning Manchester's residents, businesses, and environment. These committees include those focused on finance, public safety, parks and recreation, planning, economic development, public works, and more. The city also works closely with other area municipalities to ensure a safe and prosperous future for all its residents.
The political climate in Zip 95459 (Manchester, 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 95459 (Manchester, CA) is moderately liberal.
Manchester, 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.
Manchester, 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 95459 (Manchester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 122 contributions totaling $11,070 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $685 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)