The 94602 zip code is located in the greater Oakland, CA area. Politics in this region are centered around a few key issues, such as economic development, housing affordability, public safety and education. Economic development plays an important role in this part of the Bay Area, with Oakland seeing job growth and investment from local businesses and tech companies. Despite these gains, many residents still face an affordability crisis within the city, due to high housing costs and rising rents. Public safety is also a priority for Oakland residents with the city having been plagued by violence and crime in recent years. Education is another important issue in Oakland politics, as many parents strive to ensure their children receive quality schooling through well-funded schools and support programs like after-school activities.
The political climate in Zip 94602 (Oakland, 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 94602 (Oakland, CA) is strongly liberal.
Oakland, 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.
Oakland, 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 94602 (Oakland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,502 contributions totaling $1,486,658 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 421 contributions totaling $75,380 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)