The small town of Port Costa, CA, located in Contra Costa County, is known for its beautiful views of the Carquinez Strait and its quaint atmosphere. Although the population of this community is relatively small, it still has an active political landscape. The local government operates under a council-manager form of government, with five elected town council members who oversee the day to day operations. The mayor is appointed by the current council and serves as chairperson during council meetings. Elections are held every two years with all eligible residents able to vote on local ballot initiatives and candidates running for office. In addition, Port Costa hosts several town halls throughout the year where citizens can voice their opinions on important issues. Residents can also get involved in civic organizations and participate in events such as community cleanups or public safety meetings. With so many ways to get involved in local politics, Port Costa continues to be an engaged and vibrant community despite its small size.
The political climate in Zip 94569 (Port Costa, CA) is moderately liberal.
Contra Costa County, CA is very liberal. In Contra Costa County, CA 71.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Contra Costa county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.6% to 26.3%.
Contra Costa county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 94569 (Port Costa, CA) is moderately liberal.
Port Costa, California is moderately liberal.
Contra Costa 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.
Port Costa, 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 94569 (Port Costa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 230 contributions totaling $11,474 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)