Politics in 95519 McKinleyville, CA is largely influenced by the local government. The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors governs the area, with 5 members chosen through elections to represent different districts for a 4-year term. Currently, the representatives are Ryan Sundberg, Rex Bohn, Estelle Fennell, Mike Wilson and Steve Madrone. As a whole, the board works on maintaining a high quality of life for all residents in the county by setting policies and regulations on issues such as taxation, public safety, education and more. Over the years, they have worked to ensure that McKinleyville remains a safe and vibrant community where everyone feels welcome and included. As the city continues to grow and develop it is important for residents to stay informed about their local representatives so they can make sure their voices are heard at City Hall.
The political climate in Zip 95519 (McKinleyville, CA) is moderately liberal.
Humboldt County, CA is very liberal. In Humboldt County, CA 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Humboldt county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 31.4%.
Humboldt county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95519 (McKinleyville, CA) is moderately liberal.
McKinleyville, California is moderately liberal.
Humboldt County, California is very liberal.
Eureka-Arcata 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.
McKinleyville, 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 95519 (McKinleyville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,396 contributions totaling $135,448 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $13,975 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)