Downey, California is a vibrant city located in the heart of Los Angeles County. It is home to a diverse population with a rich history and culture. The city has always had strong connections with its local government and political activities. Downey has been represented in the California State Assembly since 2003 by Chris Holden and in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1993 by Lucille Roybal-Allard. Through their representation, Downey is ensured that its citizens’ voices are heard and taken into consideration when making laws and decisions at both the state and national levels. Locally, Downey is governed by five City Council members who work hard to ensure that all of its citizens are provided with equal opportunity for economic success, educational advancement, public safety, and quality of life services. The council members are elected every four years, giving Downey citizens an opportunity to be active participants in local politics and help shape their community’s future.
The political climate in Downey, 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
Downey, 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.
Downey, 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 Downey, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,104 contributions totaling $321,739 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 788 contributions totaling $256,831 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)