The city of Oakland, CA, located in the 94610 zip code, is a diverse and vibrant area. Politically, this region has been represented by the likes of Mayor Libby Schaff, Congresswoman Barbara Lee and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, among others. Even though these leaders come from different political backgrounds, they are all committed to working together to make sure that Oakland residents have access to quality public services and opportunities for economic development. Oakland also features many grassroots organizations working on issues ranging from housing rights to immigrant rights to racial justice. These organizations are actively engaged in local politics and advocating for change that benefits everyone in the city. With an engaging political climate that encourages activism and collaboration, Oakland is a great example of how strong leadership can drive positive change in a community.
The political climate in Zip 94610 (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 94610 (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 94610 (Oakland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20,368 contributions totaling $2,421,710 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 468 contributions totaling $313,836 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $671 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)