95138 San Jose, CA is a diverse and vibrant city with a large population. It is a city that values its democracy and actively participates in the political process. The municipal government in San Jose is run by a mayor and 10 district council members who are elected to represent their respective districts in the city. In addition to local elections, state elections for Governor of California, US Senators, US Representatives, and other higher office positions also take place here. Additionally, the residents of 95138 San Jose are active voters in national elections such as those for President of the United States. Politically, 95138 San Jose is a very progressive community with many initiatives focusing on economic development, public safety, education reform, and improving the quality of life within the city limits .
The political climate in Zip 95138 (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 95138 (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 95138 (San Jose)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 876 contributions totaling $267,718 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 140 contributions totaling $56,152 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $401 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)