The politics in 94566 Pleasanton, CA are largely driven by the local city government. Residents are encouraged to stay informed about their local political climate and take advantage of the many opportunities to get involved in their community. Elections for City Council members take place every four years, with the next one scheduled for 2022. The Mayor is chosen by a majority vote from the elected members of the City Council. The Mayor and Council are responsible for setting policies, budgets, and enacting laws that affect all residents in the city. They also work closely with other local government agencies as well as federal and state representatives to address issues such as housing, transportation, public safety, economic development, environmental protection, and education. People in Pleasanton can participate in their local political process by voting in elections or attending meetings with their elected officials to share their opinions or concerns.
The political climate in Zip 94566 (Pleasanton, CA) is strongly 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 94566 (Pleasanton, CA) is strongly liberal.
Pleasanton, California is strongly 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.
Pleasanton, 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 94566 (Pleasanton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,690 contributions totaling $1,008,630 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 594 contributions totaling $164,104 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)