The small, coastal town of 95003 Rio del Mar, CA is known for its laid-back, peaceful atmosphere and beautiful scenery. However, locals are still passionate about their political views and the issues that affect them. While there are not any local political candidates in the 95003 Rio del Mar district, many like to get involved with national or state politics and express their opinions on relevant topics. The residents of this community often come together to discuss current issues and find ways to make a difference in the lives of those around them. Whether it's through protests or campaigns, the people of this area strive to protect their rights and advocate for important causes.
The political climate in Zip 95003 (Rio del Mar, CA) is strongly liberal.
Santa Cruz County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Cruz County, CA 78.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 18.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Cruz county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 78.4% to 18.5%.
Santa Cruz county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95003 (Rio del Mar, CA) is strongly liberal.
Rio del Mar, California is strongly liberal.
Santa Cruz County, California is very liberal.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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.
Rio del Mar, 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 95003 (Rio del Mar)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,307 contributions totaling $600,778 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 365 contributions totaling $113,397 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $311 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)