Charter Oak, CA is a small town located in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County. It is an unincorporated community with no local government or political representation. Despite this fact, the citizens of Charter Oak are still very active in politics, participating in initiatives and campaigns that affect their lives and communities. There are several organizations in the area that have been established to support the goals and objectives of their members and neighbors. Members of these groups are often involved in local and state level issues affecting Charter Oak such as economic development, civil rights, housing, climate change, access to education, public safety, social justice, immigration reform and more. These organizations provide a voice for Charter Oak residents who may not be able to directly participate in regional politics due to lack of voting power or influence. Through advocacy work, community outreach initiatives and other forms of local activism, these groups strive to ensure that the people of Charter Oak have a say in matters that concern them.
The political climate in Charter Oak, 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
Charter Oak, CA 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.
Charter Oak, 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 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 Charter Oak, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,445 contributions totaling $161,979 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 959 contributions totaling $212,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)