Santa Barbara, located in zip code 93110, is a diverse and vibrant city. The local government consists of a mayor and an eight-member City Council who are elected by the voters in the city.
The City Council makes policy decisions on matters ranging from zoning to public safety. They also work with community groups, businesses, and other agencies to ensure that Santa Barbara remains an attractive place to live, work, and play. The Mayor is responsible for representing Santa Barbara at national and international forums, as well as working with state and county officials to promote economic development in the city.
Local elections in Santa Barbara are held every two years to elect the Mayor and members of the City Council. There are various political candidates running for office during each election cycle whose main goal is to serve their community. In addition to candidates from major political parties, there are also independent candidates who offer alternative perspectives for consideration when it comes to making policy decisions that affect residents’ lives.
The political climate in Zip 93110 (Santa Barbara, CA) is moderately liberal.
Santa Barbara County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Barbara County, CA 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Barbara county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 32.6%.
Santa Barbara county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 93110 (Santa Barbara, CA) is moderately liberal.
Santa Barbara, California is moderately liberal.
Santa Barbara County, California is very liberal.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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.
Santa Barbara, 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 93110 (Santa Barbara)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,756 contributions totaling $687,569 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 724 contributions totaling $409,271 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $565 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)