Altadena, CA is a small suburban neighborhood located in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California. Though the population size may vary depending on who you ask, it is generally agreed upon that Altadena is home to roughly 43,000 people and covers an area of 16 square miles. The community has a strong sense of civic engagement, with local politics being a hot topic of discussion. In recent years, residents have had the opportunity to cast their votes for numerous local political candidates running for various offices such as mayor, city councilor, or school board member. Many local organizations are actively involved in campaigns that strive to make a positive impact on Altadena’s future. From educational initiatives to environmental protection measures – these efforts are sure to shape the town’s future in meaningful ways.
The political climate in Altadena, CA is strongly liberal.
Los Angeles County, CA is very liberal. In Los Angeles County, CA 71.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Los Angeles county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.0% to 26.9%.
Los Angeles county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Altadena, CA is strongly liberal.
Los Angeles County, California is very 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.
Altadena, 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 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 Altadena, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32,207 contributions totaling $3,182,829 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,026 contributions totaling $725,146 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $358 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)