Located in the Greater Los Angeles Area, Pomona, California has a rich political landscape. The city is governed by a mayor-council system with five council members and the mayor elected at large. The mayor serves as chief executive officer of the city and presides over all meetings of the City Council. The Mayor's Office helps to set policy initiatives, oversee the city budget and appoints department heads to ensure that city services are delivered efficiently and effectively. Additionally, Pomona residents also elect representatives to both the California State Assembly and Senate who advocate for their interests in Sacramento. In terms of local politics, many public decisions made in Pomona are discussed during regular City Council meetings such as zoning regulations, public safety concerns, infrastructure projects and more. Residents have an opportunity to voice their opinions on these issues through various online outreach programs or by attending meetings in person. With its diverse population and active participation from citizens, it is no wonder that Pomona’s local politics remain lively and engaged.
The political climate in Pomona, 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
Pomona, 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.
Pomona, 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 Pomona, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24,220 contributions totaling $2,675,012 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,620 contributions totaling $1,295,026 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $358 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)