Hermosa Beach, CA is a small city located in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County. It is known for its beautiful beaches and coastal lifestyle. The politics in Hermosa Beach are largely led by the City Council, which consists of five elected members who serve four-year terms and are voted on by local residents. The Council meets every two weeks to discuss and approve policies related to the city's budget, services, infrastructure, zoning regulations, public safety, and other matters. The Mayor presides over these meetings and has veto power over any decisions made by the Council. Other notable political bodies in Hermosa Beach include the Community Development Commission and Planning Commission which review applications for new construction or development projects. All of these entities work together to make important decisions that shape the direction of the city.
The political climate in Hermosa Beach, 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
Hermosa Beach, 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.
Hermosa Beach, 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 Hermosa Beach, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,469 contributions totaling $972,526 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $280 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 522 contributions totaling $310,579 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $595 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)