West Hollywood, CA is a vibrant, bustling community located in the greater Los Angeles area. While it may be small in size, West Hollywood has a significant influence on California politics. Home to numerous influential politicians and organizations, the city plays an important role in the state's political landscape. From progressive local representatives to statewide campaigns, West Hollywood provides a dynamic platform for civic engagement and advocacy. In addition, its robust local government ensures that citizens of West Hollywood have access to public services and resources tailored to their needs. With measures such as rent control in place to protect residents from economic hardship, West Hollywood is a testament to the power of strong political leadership in delivering tangible benefits to its community.
The political climate in West Hollywood, CA is very 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
West Hollywood, CA is very 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.
West Hollywood, 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 West Hollywood, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64,459 contributions totaling $34,494,960 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $535 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,960 contributions totaling $17,953,016 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,620 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)