Coto de Caza, CA is a small city in Orange County that is known for its quiet suburban neighborhoods and serene landscape. The politics in Coto de Caza are largely conservative and Republican-leaning. The city is represented by Congresswoman Mimi Walters at the federal level, who has been serving the 45th Congressional District of California since 2015. At the state level, Coto de Caza is represented by Assemblymember Steven Choi in the 68th District of California. In addition, local politics are handled by the City Council which consists of five members elected every two years to represent their constituents. Voters here may also participate in county and state elections for various positions such as governor or attorney general. All political candidates must be registered Republicans per the city charter of 1989.
The political climate in Coto de Caza, CA is leaning conservative.
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
Coto de Caza, CA is leaning conservative.
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.
Coto de Caza, 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 Coto de Caza, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,700 contributions totaling $445,511 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,411 contributions totaling $493,990 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)