The 95816 Sacramento, CA area is an interesting place politically. It has a diverse and vibrant political landscape. The area is represented by several notable figures in politics, both locally and nationally. On the national level, it is represented by the US Representatives Doris Matsui and Ami Bera, as well as US Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris. Locally, the area is represented by Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, Councilmembers Jeff Harris and Steve Hansen, as well as Assemblymember Kevin McCarty. The people of this region are passionate about their local politics and they take an active role in their community's decisions when it comes to issues such as public safety, economic development and infrastructure developments. Many local activists also work diligently to ensure that the voices of those who are often marginalized or overlooked are heard loud and clear.
The political climate in Zip 95816 (Sacramento, CA) is moderately liberal.
Sacramento County, CA is strongly liberal. In Sacramento County, CA 61.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sacramento county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.4% to 36.1%.
Sacramento county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95816 (Sacramento, CA) is moderately liberal.
Sacramento, California is moderately liberal.
Sacramento County, California is strongly liberal.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom Metro Area is moderately 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.
Sacramento, 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 95816 (Sacramento)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,377 contributions totaling $702,771 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 243 contributions totaling $95,334 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $392 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)