Monte Rio, CA is a small town located in Sonoma County with a population of approximately 641 people. Although the town's population is small, it has an active political community. Local politics in Monte Rio center around issues that affect the entire county, such as housing and infrastructure development, environmental protection, and economic growth. The community elects three representatives to serve on the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors and also has members who serve on local boards and commissions. Recent political issues have included advocating for increased resources for public safety, improving rural internet access, preserving agricultural land, creating opportunities for small businesses, and maintaining local parks and open spaces. Overall, residents of Monte Rio are passionate about engaging in political discourse to ensure their voices are heard and their concerns addressed.
The political climate in Zip 95462 (Monte Rio, CA) is strongly liberal.
Sonoma County, CA is very liberal. In Sonoma County, CA 74.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 23.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sonoma county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 74.5% to 23.0%.
Sonoma county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95462 (Monte Rio, CA) is strongly liberal.
Monte Rio, California is strongly liberal.
Sonoma County, California is very liberal.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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.
Monte Rio, 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 95462 (Monte Rio)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 297 contributions totaling $25,413 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $5,130 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)