The city of Brea, California is a vibrant and diverse community that is governed by a five-member City Council. The Council is responsible for implementing the policies and priorities of the community, such as public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvement, and quality of life improvements. Every two years, residents have the opportunity to vote in local elections for the Mayor and four members of City Council. These elected officials strive to create an environment that meets the needs of Brea’s citizens while also working towards long-term sustainability for the city. In addition to providing basic services such as public works, parks and recreation, and emergency services, Brea’s local government also focuses on developing initiatives that promote education and health care resources for its citizens. With a commitment to transparency and accessibility, these elected officials have fostered an environment of civic participation in which residents can actively engage in conversations about their city’s future.
The political climate in Brea, 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
Brea, 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.
Brea, 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 Brea, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15,880 contributions totaling $1,184,799 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,293 contributions totaling $1,257,485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)