The city of Torrance, CA is a bustling and vibrant community located in the 90504 zip code. Its government is led by Mayor Patrick Furey and consists of seven members serving on the Torrance City Council. The City Council meets every first and third Tuesday of the month to discuss issues such as infrastructure development, public safety, economic growth, and quality-of-life initiatives. Through their actions, they seek to create a better future for all who live in Torrance. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on environmental sustainability initiatives and programs that aim to improve air quality and reduce energy consumption. With its strong commitment to service, it's no wonder that the citizens of Torrance have a deep appreciation for their local political leaders who are working hard to make sure that their community remains safe and prosperous.
The political climate in Zip 90504 (Torrance, 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
Zip 90504 (Torrance, CA) is strongly liberal.
Torrance, California 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.
Torrance, 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 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 90504 (Torrance)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,883 contributions totaling $110,820 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 498 contributions totaling $43,553 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)