The politics in Torrance, California are often characterized by a fairly active and involved citizenry. With a population of around 150,000 people, the city is represented by multiple elected officials at the local, county, and state level. These representatives work to ensure that the interests of Torrance citizens are heard and addressed both in the city government and on the state level. The local political scene is dominated by several prominent figures who have made a name for themselves through their work in public service. These leaders are highly regarded within the community due to their dedication to representing their constituents and advocating for solutions that benefit all members of Torrance.
The political climate in Torrance, 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
Torrance, 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.
Torrance, 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 Torrance, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20,805 contributions totaling $2,253,783 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,718 contributions totaling $1,182,639 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)