The politics in 94402 San Mateo, CA are highly active and the area is home to many engaged residents who are passionate about their local government. There are several city council members who come from a variety of backgrounds and represent the diverse demographics of the city. The elected officials work hard to implement the best programs and policies that will benefit all citizens. Additionally, they strive to create an environment that encourages civic engagement while upholding traditional values. Through community forums, town hall meetings, social media campaigns, public outreach initiatives and other forms of communication, elected representatives do their best to make sure everyone’s voice is heard on important issues. In addition to local politicians, many state and national organizations hold events in the area for constituents who wish to be informed on current issues or participate in political discourse.
The political climate in Zip 94402 (San Mateo, 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 94402 (San Mateo, CA) is strongly liberal.
San Mateo, 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 Mateo, 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 94402 (San Mateo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,522 contributions totaling $1,669,269 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 907 contributions totaling $833,733 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $919 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)