Las Lomas, CA is a bustling city in Southern California that has a thriving political landscape. Politicians from both major parties have held office in the city for many years, with the Democratic party typically having more representation. Issues such as public education, public safety, affordable housing, and economic development have all been important topics in recent elections. The residents of Las Lomas take an active role in local politics and are engaged on a wide range of issues. Local organizations such as the League of Women Voters work to keep citizens informed about important issues and candidates so that they can make informed decisions when it comes time to vote. With many different opinions and ideas present in Las Lomas politics, it is an exciting place to be involved in civic life.
The political climate in Las Lomas, CA is strongly liberal.
Monterey County, CA is very liberal. In Monterey County, CA 69.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monterey county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.5% to 28.2%.
Monterey county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Las Lomas, CA is strongly liberal.
Monterey County, California is very liberal.
Salinas 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.
Las Lomas, 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 Las Lomas, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,553 contributions totaling $625,815 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 502 contributions totaling $70,929 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)