The city of Martinez, CA is located in Contra Costa County and has a population of about 38,000. It is a vibrant and actively engaged community that cares deeply about its local politics. Martinez residents have many opportunities to get involved in the political process, including voting in local elections, advocating for their preferred candidates, and attending City Council meetings to voice their opinions on important issues. Residents also have the chance to participate in campaigns to help elect their desired representatives to public office. Local political candidates frequently attend public events such as debates and town hall meetings to discuss the issues that matter most to the people of Martinez. There are also plenty of opportunities for citizens to get involved in grassroots organizations that work towards promoting change on the local level. No matter how someone chooses to take part in politics, there is always a way for them to make their voice heard and help shape the future of Martinez.
The political climate in Zip 94553 (Martinez, CA) is strongly liberal.
Contra Costa County, CA is very liberal. In Contra Costa County, CA 71.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Contra Costa county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.6% to 26.3%.
Contra Costa county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 94553 (Martinez, CA) is strongly liberal.
Martinez, California is strongly liberal.
Contra Costa County, California is very liberal.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley 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.
Martinez, 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 94553 (Martinez)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,717 contributions totaling $364,445 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 577 contributions totaling $81,838 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)