The politics in 95132 San Jose, CA are shaped by the city's diverse population and rich culture. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, 95132 San Jose is home to many high-tech businesses, universities, and a vibrant cultural scene. The local government is led by Mayor Sam Liccardo, who was elected in 2014 and has consistently worked to improve quality of life for all residents of San Jose. Other local political candidates include Vice Mayor Chappie Jones, Councilmember Johnny Khamis, Councilmember Magdalena Carrasco, and Councilmember Sergio Jimenez. Each of these elected officials works to represent the interests of their constituents while maintaining a commitment to making sure that 95132 remains a safe and prosperous place for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 95132 (San Jose, CA) is very 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 95132 (San Jose, CA) is very liberal.
San Jose, California is very 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 95132 (San Jose)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,350 contributions totaling $178,420 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 217 contributions totaling $29,718 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)