La Mirada, California is a small city located in south eastern Los Angeles County. It is home to around 50,000 people and is an integral part of the greater Los Angeles region. The city has a mayor-council form of government, with the Mayor being elected directly by voters, and the five council members being elected from individual districts. The city also has a municipal court system and several departments devoted to providing services to residents. La Mirada emphasizes public safety and local infrastructure projects, as well as fiscal responsibility. As part of its commitment to the community, it sponsors various events throughout the year including an annual fireworks display. Additionally, it has multiple parks and recreation centers for residents to enjoy. Politically, La Mirada leans heavily Democratic with recent elections being largely won by Democratic candidates. Local leaders have worked hard to ensure that all voices are heard in the decision making process and that all issues affecting local citizens are addressed in a timely manner.
The political climate in La Mirada, 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
La Mirada, 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.
La Mirada, 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 La Mirada, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,127 contributions totaling $142,002 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 628 contributions totaling $93,062 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)