The politics in 95834 Sacramento, CA are highly contested and involve local, state, and federal representatives. In the 2020 election, a number of elected officials are up for re-election in this area including US Representatives Doris Matsui and Ami Bera, as well as California State Assemblyman Ken Cooley. Voters in this area will be faced with a variety of issues such as healthcare access, economic development, education reform, criminal justice reform, environmental protection initiatives and more. Local issues will also be on the ballot such as public transportation expansion or water quality improvement initiatives. The area is home to several influential non-profits that work on these issues such as the Sacramento Area Council of Governments and regional advocacy organizations. 95834 Sacramento, CA is a vibrant community that values both its diverse population and its commitment to good governance.
The political climate in Zip 95834 (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 95834 (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 95834 (Sacramento)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 483 contributions totaling $75,052 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $54,671 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $643 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)