Fountain Valley, California is a vibrant city located in Orange County. It is known for its vibrant culture and diverse communities. This city has much to offer with its numerous parks, businesses, and recreational activities. When it comes to politics, Fountain Valley has a strong representation in the state government. Several representatives from the area serve on the local City Council as well as on the Board of Supervisors for Orange County. In addition, several prominent political figures have called Fountain Valley home, including former state Assemblymembers and current Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez. Additionally, local organizations such as the Greater Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce are actively involved in local politics in order to ensure that their members’ voices are heard at all levels of government. Political issues facing Fountain Valley are very important to its residents and those who visit or work there.
The political climate in Fountain Valley, 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
Fountain Valley, 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.
Fountain Valley, 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 Fountain Valley, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,263 contributions totaling $1,169,446 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,753 contributions totaling $505,277 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)