The 94612 Oakland, CA area is known for its diverse political landscape. With a wide array of candidates both local and national, the residents of 94612 have access to a wide range of perspectives on the issues that are important to them. From the incumbent mayor, Libby Schaaf, to the various city council members who serve on the City Council, residents can choose from a variety of different points of view. Additionally, there are numerous state representatives and senators representing Oakland in Sacramento and Washington D.C., respectively. These representatives help shape policy decisions related to education, infrastructure funding, public safety, housing needs and other topics that affect all citizens in the 94612 Oakland area. In addition to these positions being held by elected officials, there are also numerous appointed positions that facilitate change within the community such as transportation directors, planning commissioners and health board members. All these individuals work together in order to make sure that the 94612 Oakland area thrives in terms of economic development and quality of life for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 94612 (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 94612 (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 94612 (Oakland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,585 contributions totaling $3,906,226 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $593 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 122 contributions totaling $69,682 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $571 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)