Sierra Madre, CA is a small city located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, just north of Los Angeles. With a population of just over 11,000 residents, it is known for its picturesque setting and vibrant culture. As a result, the politics in Sierra Madre are reflective of its diverse population and wide-ranging interests. The city's government is comprised of a City Council that is elected from five local districts. Furthermore, each district elects their own representative to the City Council, ensuring that all perspectives are represented in public decisions. The citizens of Sierra Madre have an active role in local politics as well; with strong grassroots outreach programs and civic involvement initiatives, concerned citizens can advocate for their own causes or those of their neighbors. Ultimately, these efforts ensure that Sierra Madre’s political landscape remains balanced and open to change.
The political climate in Sierra Madre, 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
Sierra Madre, 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.
Sierra Madre, 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 Sierra Madre, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,446 contributions totaling $240,213 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 270 contributions totaling $66,693 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)