Manhattan Beach, CA is a small coastal town in Los Angeles County about 20 miles south of downtown LA. It is well known for its pristine beaches and diverse population. The political landscape of the city is dominated by local issues such as beachfront development, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. Despite its size, Manhattan Beach has a lively political atmosphere with local officials often taking a hands-on approach to resolving major issues. The City Council consists of five members who are elected to two-year terms and serve as policy makers for the entire city. There are several political action groups in the area that work to promote their agenda and keep residents informed on current events. With high voter turnout at both state and national elections, Manhattan Beach citizens stay actively engaged in the civic process and ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Manhattan Beach, CA is moderately 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
Manhattan Beach, CA is moderately 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.
Manhattan Beach, 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 Manhattan Beach, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,873 contributions totaling $4,406,329 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $342 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,363 contributions totaling $1,667,221 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $706 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)