Politics in the San Francisco Bay Area
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Politics in the
Since 1960, the nine-county Bay Area has voted for Republican presidential candidates only twice: in 1972 for Richard Nixon and in 1980 for Ronald Reagan, both Californians. The last county to vote for a Republican presidential candidate was Napa County in 1988 for George H. W. Bush.
County-level statistics
All nine counties in the Bay Area currently have a voter registration advantage in favor of the Democratic Party.
County | |||||||
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Population (2020)[2] | 2016 election results[3] | Median household income (2018)[4] | Per capita income (2011)[5] | Voter Registration (2013)[6] | |||
Democratic | Independent | Republican | |||||
Alameda | 1,666,793 | 78.7%–14.7% Clinton | $92,574 | $33,888 | 461,007 | 158,958 | 114,802 |
Contra Costa | 1,150,215 | 68.6%–24.9% Clinton | $93,712 | $36,274 | 263,258 | 113,358 | 131,608 |
Marin | 259,666 | 78.1%–15.5% Clinton | $110,217 | $49,439 | 83,853 | 35,251 | 28,116 |
Napa | 139,417 | 63%–28.4% Clinton | $84,753 | $32,170 | 33,182 | 15,248 | 19,142 |
San Francisco | 883,305 | 84.5%–9.3% Clinton | $104,552 | $44,905 | 276,855 | 154,691 | 42,922 |
San Mateo | 769,545 | 75.7%–18.4% Clinton | $113,776 | $44,331 | 185,134 | 92,158 | 69,925 |
Santa Clara | 1,937,570 | 72.7%–20.6% Clinton | $116,178 | $39,365 | 372,979 | 237,357 | 177,268 |
Solano | 446,610 | 61.6%– 31.3% Clinton | $77,609 | $27,785 | 102,177 | 46,246 | 52,633 |
Sonoma | 499,942 | 69.4%–22.2% Clinton | $76,753 | $30,868 | 134,896 | 55,666 | 56,428 |
Median | — | 73.6%–21.1% Clinton | $96,265 | $37,851 | — | — | — |
Total | 7,753,063 | — | — | — | 1,913,341 | 908,933 | 692,844 |
County | Population[7] | Registered voters[8] | Democratic[8] | Republican[8] | D–R spread[8] | American Independent[8] |
Green[8] | Libertarian[8] | Peace and Freedom[8] |
Americans Elect[8] |
Other[8] | No party preference[8] |
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Alameda |
1,494,876 | 54.6% | 56.4% | 14.1% | +42.3% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 6.0% | 19.5% |
Contra Costa | 1,037,817 | 58.5% | 50.4% | 21.8% | +24.8% | 2.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 23.7% |
Marin | 250,666 | 61.5% | 54.4% | 18.2% | +36.2% | 2.1% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 12.9% |
Napa | 135,377 | 56.2% | 46.9% | 24.2% | +22.7% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 23.4% |
San Francisco | 870,887 | 62.4% | 55.6% | 8.6% | +47.0% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 31.1% |
San Mateo | 711,622 | 50.7% | 51.3% | 19.4% | +31.9% | 2.1% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 25.5% |
Santa Clara | 1,762,754 | 46.5% | 45.6% | 21.7% | +23.9% | 2.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 29.0% |
Solano | 411,620 | 51.1% | 48.6% | 25.0% | +23.6% | 2.8% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 22.0% |
Sonoma | 478,551 | 54.7% | 51.5% | 21.6% | +29.9% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 21.3% |
Congressional districts
Every Congressional district in the Bay Area is currently represented by a Democrat. According to the
District | Location | Representative | Cook PVI[9] | 2012 election results[10] | Median household income (2011)[11] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2nd | Marin County and the North Coast | Jared Huffman | D+22 | 69.0%–27.0% Obama | $80,051 |
3rd | Fairfield, Vacaville, and the Sacramento Valley | Kevin Kiley | D+5 | 54.3%–43.1% Obama | $73,191 |
5th | Santa Rosa, Napa County, Vallejo, and Martinez | Tom McClintock | D+21 | 69.7%–27.4% Obama | $85,856 |
9th | Antioch and most of San Joaquin County | Josh Harder | D+8 | 57.8%–40.1% Obama | $72,237 |
11th | Most of Contra Costa County | Nancy Pelosi | D+21 | 67.5%–29.9% Obama | $103,580 |
12th | Most of San Francisco | Barbara Lee | D+37 | 84.0%–12.5% Obama | $127,290 |
13th | Berkeley, Oakland, and San Leandro | John Duarte | D+40 | 87.5%–9.0% Obama | $91,514 |
14th | Most of San Mateo County and southern San Francisco
|
Eric Swalwell | D+27 | 74.2%–23.6% Obama | $125,980 |
15th | Hayward, Union City, and the Tri-Valley | Kevin Mullin | D+20 | 68.0%–29.8% Obama | $125,018 |
17th | Fremont and northern Silicon Valley | Ro Khanna | D+25 | 71.9%–25.5% Obama | $147,671 |
18th | Menlo Park and western Silicon Valley | Zoe Lofgren | D+23 | 68.2%–28.9% Obama | $149,375 |
19th | San Jose and Morgan Hill | Jimmy Panetta | D+24 | 71.2%–26.5% Obama | $107,240 |
Median | — | — | D+19 | 69.3%–27.2% Obama | $69,316 |
During the Base Realignment and Closures (BRACs) of the 1990s, almost all the military installations in the region were closed.[12][13] The only remaining major active duty military installations are Travis Air Force Base[14] and Coast Guard Island.
References
- ^ "Report of Registration" (PDF). California Secretary of State. February 20, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Population of Counties in California (2020)". World Population Review. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "California 2016 Presidential And State Election Results". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ "California Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 by County". www.indexmundi.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ "2011 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". 2011 American Community Survey. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ "Report of Registration". California Secretary of State. February 10, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k California Secretary of State. Report of Registration as of February 10, 2017.
- Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ "2012 California Presidential Election Results by County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ "My Congressional District". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ Jane Gross (March 14, 1993). "Spared 2 Base Closings, Californians Lobby On". The New York Times. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ "Base-closing plan spares Beale, Travis". Sacramento Business Journal. May 13, 2005. Retrieved May 16, 2011.