The city of Buena Park in California has its own unique political landscape. The city is governed by a five-member City Council, which meets twice a month to discuss issues that affect the local community. A mayor is elected at-large, while the four other members are elected from separate wards. All council members serve four-year terms, with elections held every two years. The City Council makes all decisions regarding matters such as budgeting, land use, and public safety in accordance with state law and local ordinances. Additionally, the city has an active citizen participation program which encourages citizens to become involved in their government and attend meetings on important issues. As part of this effort, Buena Park offers various boards and commissions in which citizens can offer input on topics ranging from parks and recreation to environmental protection and planning. With a dedicated group of elected representatives and informed citizens working together to improve the quality of life in Buena Park, this vibrant city looks forward to continued success under its strong local government structure.
The political climate in Buena Park, CA is somewhat 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
Buena Park, CA is somewhat 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.
Buena 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 Buena Park, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,349 contributions totaling $803,015 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,948 contributions totaling $578,461 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)