The 94586 Sunol, CA area is part of the Alameda county region and its politics reflect the diverse population in the area. While there are no local political candidates from the 94586 Sunol, CA area, the residents here are represented by state and federal legislators from a variety of parties. The local representatives elected to serve this community strive to represent their constituents' interests and work hard to ensure that all citizens have equitable access to resources and opportunities. Residents have easy access to voting locations throughout the area as well as information on how to register and stay informed about current legislation affecting their lives. With an active civic engagement program in place, any changes or proposals put forth by government officials are met with thoughtful dialogue from constituents before being adopted into law.
The political climate in Zip 94586 (Sunol, CA) is strongly liberal.
Alameda County, CA is very liberal. In Alameda County, CA 79.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 17.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alameda county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 79.8% to 17.6%.
Alameda county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 94586 (Sunol, CA) is strongly liberal.
Sunol, California is strongly liberal.
Alameda 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.
Sunol, 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 94586 (Sunol)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 122 contributions totaling $40,534 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $332 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $31,498 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $875 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)