Villa Park, California is a small city located in the heart of Orange County. The city has an estimated population of just over 5,000 people, and it is considered a suburban area. Politics in Villa Park are quite active, with the city having its own local government and mayor. Villa Park's City Council consists of five members elected to four-year terms. The council is responsible for making decisions on topics such as budgeting, public safety, zoning regulations, infrastructure improvements and other issues that affect the community. Local political candidates must be approved by the City Council in order to run for office. In addition to its own government, Villa Park residents are also able to vote in state and federal elections. Voting is an important part of being an engaged member of the community and many residents take part in various campaigns throughout the year.
The political climate in Villa Park, 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
Villa Park, 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.
Villa Park, 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 Villa Park, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,279 contributions totaling $1,069,031 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,062 contributions totaling $827,405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $401 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)