Sacramento, CA is the capital of California, and as such, it is a bustling hub for political activity. The city of Sacramento is home to numerous state and local government institutions, including the State Capitol building, numerous state offices, and other organizations. At the local level, Sacramento has a Mayor-Council system of government in which nine members are elected to serve on the City Council. Each member represents one of nine districts within the city limits. These members are responsible for making important decisions regarding budgeting and public services such as education, housing, health programs, parks and recreation, public works projects, and more. Additionally, Sacramento residents can participate in politics by voting for state representatives in their district or running for office themselves. Overall, there is an active political environment in 95837 Sacramento that members of the community can engage in if they choose to do so.
The political climate in Zip 95837 (Sacramento, CA) is somewhat 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 95837 (Sacramento, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Sacramento, California is somewhat 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 95837 (Sacramento)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $4,634 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)