The city of Stockton, California (95215) is governed by a city council of 8 members elected to serve four year terms with the mayor serving as the presiding officer. The local political candidates running for office in Stockton are dedicated to providing their constituents with a higher quality of life and economic development opportunities. They are focused on addressing issues such as homelessness, public safety, and health care services for those living in the area. Many candidates have emphasized the need for job growth in the area and a commitment to education improvements. Additionally, Stockton has worked towards sustainability initiatives that promote environmental stewardship. As local political candidates continue to strive towards making Stockton a better place to live, they recognize that it takes hard work and dedication from both residents and elected officials alike to make this happen.
The political climate in Zip 95215 (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 95215 (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 95215 (Stockton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 451 contributions totaling $23,588 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 214 contributions totaling $35,903 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)