The politics in 95818 Sacramento, CA are largely driven by the Democratic party. In the last election cycle, there were several local candidates that ran for office, including Mayor Darrell Steinberg and City Councilmember Angelique Ashby. Both candidates have had a positive impact on the community since taking office, with a focus on improving public safety, affordable housing options, and quality of life for all residents of 95818. The area is also home to various grassroots organizations whose mission is to promote inclusion and equality in the region. In addition to these initiatives, there are also several nonprofit organizations doing great work in providing resources to those who need it most while advocating for justice reform and creating pathways for economic growth.
The political climate in Zip 95818 (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 95818 (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 95818 (Sacramento)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,276 contributions totaling $1,182,964 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 421 contributions totaling $117,047 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)