Politics For most of the 20th century, Sonoma County was a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. From 1880 until 1988, the only Democrats to carry Sonoma were Winfield Scott Hancock in 1880, Grover Cleveland in 1888 and 1892, Woodrow Wilson in 1912, Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 and 1936, and Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868–2004, pp. 152–155 Like the rest of the Bay Area, it has since become a Democratic stronghold.
Politics For most of the 20th century Sonoma County was a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. From 1880 until 1988, the only Democrats to carry Sonoma were Winfield Scott Hancock in 1880, Grover Cleveland in 1888 and 1892, Woodrow Wilson in 1912, Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 and 1936, and Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868–2004, pp. 152–155 Like the rest of the Bay Area, it has since become a Democratic stronghold.