Dana Point, California is a small city in Orange County with a population of about 33,000 people. It is known for its coastal beauty and outdoor recreation opportunities. The City Council is comprised of five members elected at large by the citizens of Dana Point who serve four-year terms. The City Council sets policy and makes decisions on behalf of the community. They are responsible for such things as establishing points of view for advocacy; maintaining fiscal responsibility; developing land use regulations; creating parks, open space, and recreational programs; and providing municipal services to residents. Additionally, the City Council frequently interacts with other local political entities such as county government and state representatives to ensure that Dana Point’s interests are represented in all areas of politics. Overall, the City Council strives to ensure that Dana Point remains a vibrant community where people can thrive.
The political climate in Dana Point, CA is leaning liberal.
Orange County, CA is somewhat liberal. In Orange County, CA 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.4%.
Orange county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dana Point, CA is leaning liberal.
Orange County, California is somewhat liberal.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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.
Dana Point, California: R R r r 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Dana Point, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29,599 contributions totaling $6,419,354 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8,071 contributions totaling $4,238,920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $525 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)