The city of San Bernardino, California, located in zip code 92411, is home to a diverse population of over 214,000 people. It is a major city within the Inland Empire region of Southern California and has its own unique political landscape. The city government consists of elected officials at the local level including a mayor and members of the City Council who are responsible for setting policies, crafting legislation, and representing the citizens of San Bernardino. Local political issues typically center around economic growth, public safety, infrastructure development and other important matters that affect the wellbeing of residents. The local government also works with state and federal agencies to ensure that their constituents receive adequate resources from all levels of government. San Bernardino’s politics are driven by its citizens and their needs, which in turn shape government decisions.
The political climate in Zip 92411 (San Bernardino, CA) is somewhat liberal.
San Bernardino County, CA is somewhat liberal. In San Bernardino County, CA 54.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Bernardino county remained strongly Democratic, 54.2% to 43.5%.
San Bernardino county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 92411 (San Bernardino, CA) is somewhat liberal.
San Bernardino, California is somewhat liberal.
San Bernardino County, California is somewhat liberal.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario Metro Area is somewhat 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 Bernardino, 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 92411 (San Bernardino)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $6,637 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $6,345 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $353 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)