Malibu, California is a beautiful beachside community situated along the Pacific Coast Highway. While it may be known for its sun-soaked coastline and celebrity inhabitants, it also has a vibrant political climate. Local elections in Malibu are typically very competitive, with candidates from all political parties vying for the chance to represent their constituency. Candidates have an array of backgrounds and experience, ranging from environmentalists and public servants to business leaders and educators. The discussions among residents often address important local issues such as taxes, zoning regulations, education funding, public safety initiatives, and the preservation of natural resources. Local elections are highly contested as residents take their civic duties seriously and strive to make an informed decision at the ballot box.
The political climate in Malibu, CA is moderately 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
Malibu, CA is moderately 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.
Malibu, 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 Malibu, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26,018 contributions totaling $5,804,732 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,473 contributions totaling $3,318,694 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)