El Segundo, California is a small town located on the outskirts of Los Angeles. It is home to a diverse population that is represented by a range of political perspectives in local elections. The city has been represented in the past by politicians from both major parties, such as Democrats and Republicans, who have worked together to advocate for the common need and well-being of their constituents. Additionally, El Segundo has welcomed candidates from third-party organizations, such as Green Party or Libertarian nominees, which have provided another avenue for community members to express their political views. In recent years, El Segundo residents have become increasingly involved in local politics and have made their opinions known through active participation in mayoral races and debates on key issues facing the community. As a result, El Segundo boasts a vibrant political atmosphere where all voices are heard and respected regardless of party affiliation or ideology.
The political climate in El Segundo, CA is moderately 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
El Segundo, CA is moderately 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.
El Segundo, 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 El Segundo, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,571 contributions totaling $268,844 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 381 contributions totaling $108,512 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)