The politics in 95124 San Jose, CA are largely dominated by the Democratic Party. This is due to the overwhelming majority of registered voters who are Democrats in this area. In recent local elections, many progressive candidates have been elected to various positions, such as the City Council, representing the interests of lower income and minority communities. These candidates often run on platforms that emphasize social justice, environmental protection, and economic opportunity for all residents. With a strong emphasis on participation from all members of their community and a focus on creating a better future for everyone in San Jose, these progressive politicians have had a significant impact on local politics.
The political climate in Zip 95124 (San Jose, CA) is strongly liberal.
Santa Clara County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Clara County, CA 72.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Clara county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.6% to 25.2%.
Santa Clara county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95124 (San Jose, CA) is strongly liberal.
San Jose, California is strongly liberal.
Santa Clara County, California is very liberal.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 Jose, 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 95124 (San Jose)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,737 contributions totaling $729,076 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,087 contributions totaling $105,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)