The 95062 zip code of Live Oak, California is a suburban area located in the Santa Cruz County. This area is represented in the local government by the county and state elected officials, as well as the members of Congress. The main issues that affect residents of this area include education, public safety, housing affordability, economic development and environmental protection. Residents have their say on these important topics through voting in local elections and through talking to their representatives when needed. Local political candidates are encouraged to reach out to constituents to discuss their views on how to best address the needs of the community. There is also strong support for civic engagement among citizens as they come together to help shape their community's future.
The political climate in Zip 95062 (Live Oak, CA) is strongly liberal.
Santa Cruz County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Cruz County, CA 78.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 18.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Cruz county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 78.4% to 18.5%.
Santa Cruz county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 95062 (Live Oak, CA) is strongly liberal.
Live Oak, California is strongly liberal.
Santa Cruz County, California is very liberal.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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.
Live Oak, 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 95062 (Live Oak)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,179 contributions totaling $747,766 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 420 contributions totaling $60,735 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)