Politics in the 95066 Scotts Valley, CA area are of high importance to many of its citizens. The city is part of Santa Cruz County and has been represented by a variety of political groups throughout its history. In recent years, the majority of voters have tended to lean Democrat, resulting in a number of progressive and liberal policies being implemented. The county is also home to numerous local political candidates from both major parties, each vying for votes in their respective elections. It is clear that politics are taken seriously in this area and that the residents take their voting rights and responsibilities seriously. The residents understand that their votes can make a difference in the direction of Scotts Valley's future and actively participate in elections to ensure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 95066 (Scotts Valley, 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 95066 (Scotts Valley, CA) is strongly liberal.
Scotts Valley, 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.
Scotts Valley, 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 95066 (Scotts Valley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,311 contributions totaling $220,116 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 249 contributions totaling $57,945 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)