Long Beach, California is a vibrant city located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It is home to a diverse population of over 472,000 people, and is known for its bustling port and numerous attractions. The city has an active political landscape, with various candidates running for office at the local, county, and state levels. These candidates range from long-time civic leaders to newcomers who are eager to make their mark on Long Beach’s future. Residents of Long Beach have a wide variety of political choices to choose from when it comes to selecting their representatives in government, as there are several different candidates running for each position. This creates an environment where democracy can thrive as residents are encouraged to get involved in the electoral process by voting for candidates who they feel best represent their interests.
The political climate in Long Beach, 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
Long Beach, 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.
Long 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 Long Beach, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47,188 contributions totaling $5,701,887 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6,955 contributions totaling $2,019,391 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $290 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)