The city of Santa Rosa, located in 95403, is a vibrant and diverse community with an active political climate. The city is governed by a mayor and seven-member City Council, all elected by citizens at-large. The members of the council serve four-year terms and represent different geographic districts throughout the city. Issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure investments, and housing affordability are important topics covered in local politics. In addition to these issues, many community organizations work together to address social issues such as racial equity, environmental justice, and homelessness. These organizations provide a platform for citizens from diverse backgrounds to be heard on important topics that impact their lives. Overall, Santa Rosa has an active political atmosphere with many individuals involved in advocating for their community's needs.
The political climate in Zip 95403 (Santa Rosa, CA) is strongly liberal.
Sonoma County, CA is very liberal. In Sonoma County, CA 74.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 23.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sonoma county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 74.5% to 23.0%.
Sonoma county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95403 (Santa Rosa, CA) is strongly liberal.
Santa Rosa, California is strongly liberal.
Sonoma County, California is very liberal.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 Rosa, 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 95403 (Santa Rosa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,741 contributions totaling $1,237,884 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 739 contributions totaling $273,995 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $371 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)