The politics of Pasadena, CA are shaped by its diverse population and vibrant culture. The city has a long history of civic engagement, and is home to many active community members who participate in the political process on both local and national levels. On the local level, Pasadena is served by a mayor, five councilmembers, and a city clerk appointed by the mayor. All elected officials are committed to improving the quality of life in the city while also preserving Pasadena's unique character. Additionally, residents can get involved with various grassroots organizations that advocate for change and work to increase voter turnout during elections. These organizations help empower voters by educating them on important issues facing the city and providing support for candidates they believe will best represent their interests. In this way, Pasadena's citizens have a say in who represents them on all levels of government.
The political climate in Pasadena, 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
Pasadena, 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.
Pasadena, 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 Pasadena, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 71,101 contributions totaling $11,502,818 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,877 contributions totaling $8,142,921 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,034 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)