Oakland, CA 94603 is a vibrant city with a rich political history. The area is represented at the local level by District 1 City Councilmember Dan Kalb and District 6 City Councilmember Loren Taylor, who are both dedicated to serving their constituents and creating positive change within the community. As part of their initiatives, they strive to promote economic growth, make housing more affordable for residents, and ensure that public safety remains top priority in 94603 Oakland. Additionally, Oakland is home to several organizations that advocate on behalf of underrepresented communities including Oakland Rising and East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE). All these efforts suggest that politics in 94603 Oakland are focused on creating solutions that improve quality of life for residents.
The political climate in Zip 94603 (Oakland, CA) is very liberal.
Alameda County, CA is very liberal. In Alameda County, CA 79.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 17.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alameda county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 79.8% to 17.6%.
Alameda county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 94603 (Oakland, CA) is very liberal.
Oakland, California is very liberal.
Alameda 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.
Oakland, 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 94603 (Oakland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 341 contributions totaling $11,916 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)