The politics in 92037 San Diego, CA are heavily influenced by the local representatives in its congressional district. Due to its location in the Southern part of the state, the district is represented by Democrats Juan Vargas and Scott Peters. Both have been vocal supporters of progressive policies such as increasing access to healthcare, protecting the environment, and addressing issues of inequality. They also support local initiatives that help create jobs and boost economic development. The two have demonstrated their commitment to public service with their legislative accomplishments since being elected into office. Additionally, both representatives collaborate with local organizations and government entities to ensure that their constituents’ needs are addressed and met. This level of engagement has made it possible for locals to be involved in important decisions that affect their lives.
The political climate in Zip 92037 (San Diego, CA) is moderately liberal.
San Diego County, CA is moderately liberal. In San Diego County, CA 60.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Diego county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.2% to 37.5%.
San Diego county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 92037 (San Diego, CA) is moderately liberal.
San Diego, California is moderately liberal.
San Diego County, California is moderately liberal.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad Metro Area is moderately 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.
San Diego, California: r r 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 92037 (San Diego)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19,812 contributions totaling $10,266,445 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $518 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,032 contributions totaling $2,465,661 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $813 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)