Anaheim, CA is an increasingly diverse city with a population of over 350,000 people. It is the 10th most populous city in California and is known for its tourism industry as well as being home to Disneyland and the Anaheim Ducks hockey team. Politically, Anaheim leans Democratic and has voted for the Democratic candidate in all recent Presidential elections. At the local level, Anaheim's City Council consists of seven members; five of whom are Democrats while two are Republicans. The City Council meets regularly to make decisions about matters such as public safety, recreation programs, economic development, housing policies, zoning regulations and more. In addition to the City Council, there are several boards and commissions that meet regularly to discuss their assigned topics or projects. They include: the Community Services Board, Public Works Commission, Planning Commission and Library Board. Overall, Anaheim’s politics reflect the values of its citizens who prioritize community safety and social justice initiatives above all else.
The political climate in Anaheim, CA is somewhat liberal.
Orange County, CA is somewhat liberal. In Orange County, CA 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.4%.
Orange county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Anaheim, CA is somewhat liberal.
Orange County, California is somewhat 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.
Anaheim, California: R R r r 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 Anaheim, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21,921 contributions totaling $2,232,360 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,439 contributions totaling $1,984,810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)