{"id":1002,"date":"2021-04-27T12:20:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T18:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suggestedbylocals.com\/?p=1002"},"modified":"2022-10-19T09:01:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T15:01:52","slug":"is-sacramento-a-liberal-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suggestedbylocals.com\/is-sacramento-a-liberal-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Sacramento, California a Liberal City?"},"content":{"rendered":"
I was born and raised in the capitol of California. Due to this I was frequently swooped into political conversations about local politics. From this I was able to get a grasp on whether the city of Sacramento (as a whole) is more liberal or conservative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sacramento is a Liberal city. Recent elections and votes have seen an overwhelming liberal-leaning within the city. Sacramento has had recent motivation to implement policies regarding energy, climate change, taxation, gun control, and immigration which have heavily favored general liberal<\/strong> policies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We will dive into what a liberal is, and what officials and votes have been elected in Sacramento in order to make it a ‘liberal city.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n While Sacramento is largely liberal, it is not much different than the rest of the state of California. Most of the policies enacted have been liberal throughout the state. Sacramento just follows that political trend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With that being said…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sacramento is the 88th (of 481) most liberal city in the state. About 20.3 percent of Sacramento residents are Republicans. The only local city with a lower percentage of Republicans is Davis.<\/p>Source<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n With 80% of the cities population being liberal, I would say that they are largely liberal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This low number of 20.3% being registered republican voters is a lower number than the state average of 24% being registered republicans or members of the GOP. Source<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n With such a low percentage of the population, republican voters are in the easy minority in this area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This tendency leads to policies favoring liberal beliefs, many elected officials holding liberal beliefs, and the city and state government pushing for liberal policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With Sacramento being in California, many would have predicted that they were a liberal city. With that being said, the margins between liberals and conservatives is large here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The real question we need to ask ourselves is, what is a liberal? There are many schools of thought when it comes to this. Not everyone the same, so many who refer to themselves as liberal may have very differing opinions than other so-called ‘liberals.’ <\/p>\n\n\n\n Everyone defines themselves and their beliefs differently, but below is a table that should clear up what we are talking about when we refer to ‘liberals.’ It covers some general beliefs that are held by many of those who identify as liberals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As I said, everybody has differing opinions and it doesn’t matter what you label yourself as. With that being said, this list is a summary of some typical ‘liberal’ beliefs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Along with this, in the political sphere, liberals are often registered as democrats. More often than not, the democrat party takes on these liberal values, so the areas with liberals will lean toward Democratic candidates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With all of this in mind, we will move forward talking about who has been elected and what policies have been passed in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is probably the easiest trend to follow when figuring out if Sacramento is a liberal city. Since many vote for candidates who align with their own beliefs, there should be an overwhelming majority of liberal officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Being that the democrat party is often the more liberal, we should see more Democratic leaders. This is the case when we look at Sacramento and California at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the 2020 election, Joe Biden won the popular vote with a 58% majority over Donald Trump in Sacramento. Source<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nIs Sacramento A Liberal City?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What Is A Liberal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Death Penalty<\/strong><\/td> We should abolish the death penalty.<\/td><\/tr> Economy <\/strong><\/td> Favor a market system in which government
regulates the economy. We need government
to protect us against big businesses. <\/td><\/tr>The Environment<\/strong><\/td> The U.S. should enact laws to significantly
reduce the amount of carbon dioxide.<\/td><\/tr>Gun Control<\/strong><\/td> The Second Amendment gives no individual
the right to own a gun, but allows the state
to keep a militia<\/td><\/tr>Healthcare<\/strong><\/td> Support universal government-supervised
health care. <\/td><\/tr>Immigration<\/strong><\/td> Support legal immigration and increasing the
number of legal immigrants permitted to
enter the U.S. each year. Support blanket
amnesty for current illegal immigrants.<\/td><\/tr>War on Terror<\/strong><\/td> America needs to stop angering other countries. <\/td><\/tr> Same Sex Marriage<\/strong><\/td> Marriage should be legal for gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender couples to ensure
equal rights for all.<\/td><\/tr>Taxes <\/strong><\/td> Support higher taxes and a larger
government. High taxes allow the
government to do good and create jobs. <\/td><\/tr>Welfare<\/strong><\/td> Support welfare. We need welfare to provide
for the poor. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>Elected Officials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n