Politics in 94070 San Carlos, CA are focused on a city council of five elected members who work to represent the needs and interests of the local community. The City Council meets regularly to discuss issues facing the city, such as housing affordability, public safety and infrastructure. Elected officials interact directly with constituents, providing them with information regarding local laws and regulations, as well as engaging in dialogue for problem solving. The City Council also hires top-level executives and appoints department heads to ensure that city services are running smoothly. Community input is critical in order for the best decisions to be made for the future of San Carlos, CA.
The political climate in Zip 94070 (San Carlos, CA) is strongly liberal.
San Mateo County, CA is very liberal. In San Mateo County, CA 77.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 20.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Mateo county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.9% to 20.2%.
San Mateo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 94070 (San Carlos, CA) is strongly liberal.
San Carlos, California is strongly liberal.
San Mateo County, California is very liberal.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley 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.
San Carlos, 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 94070 (San Carlos)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,741 contributions totaling $4,088,031 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $420 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 664 contributions totaling $155,030 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)