Walnut Creek, CA (94595) is part of Contra Costa County and has a diverse political landscape. The city is home to many registered voters representing various political beliefs and affiliations. Residents have the opportunity to voice their opinion on important issues such as taxation, education, economic development, public safety, and healthcare. The local government consists of an elected Mayor and five City Council members who make decisions on behalf of the community. Local elections are held every two years with candidates from different political parties running for office. Voters can also participate in special elections, like bond issues or funds to support projects such as infrastructure improvements or school upgrades. Walnut Creekâs democracy functions well with residents actively engaging in the political process to ensure that their voices are heard and valued by elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 94595 (Walnut Creek, CA) is strongly liberal.
Contra Costa County, CA is very liberal. In Contra Costa County, CA 71.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Contra Costa county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.6% to 26.3%.
Contra Costa county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 94595 (Walnut Creek, CA) is strongly liberal.
Walnut Creek, California is strongly liberal.
Contra Costa 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.
Walnut Creek, 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 94595 (Walnut Creek)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,313 contributions totaling $753,365 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,345 contributions totaling $157,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)