The city of Stockton, California is located in the Central Valley of California and has an estimated population of 312,000 people. It is a diverse city that is home to a variety of cultures, religions, and ages. Stockton has long been known for its strong economy and for being one of the most economically diverse cities in the state. The politics in 95203 Stockton, CA are reflective of this diversity. It is home to numerous local political candidates representing different backgrounds, ideologies and interests. In recent elections there have been candidates from both major parties running for office as well as independents and third-party candidates. These candidates all strive to make sure that the citizens of Stockton receive the representation and services they need from their government.
The political climate in Zip 95203 (Stockton, CA) is somewhat liberal.
San Joaquin County, CA is somewhat liberal. In San Joaquin County, CA 55.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Joaquin county remained strongly Democratic, 55.6% to 41.8%.
San Joaquin county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95203 (Stockton, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Stockton, California is somewhat liberal.
San Joaquin County, California is somewhat liberal.
Stockton Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Stockton, California: r r 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 95203 (Stockton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 494 contributions totaling $49,240 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $2,971 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)