Westmont, CA is a small city located in northern California and is home to many diverse communities. Although the city isn’t large, it does have a strong political presence. Local politics in Westmont focus on pushing for economic development and fostering an environment of inclusion for residents of all backgrounds. In the past year, there have been several local candidates running for positions within the city government who are focusing on important issues such as transportation, education, and public safety. These candidates are actively engaging with the community to discuss their ideas and develop plans that will work towards improving the lives of Westmont citizens.
The political climate in Westmont, 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
Westmont, 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.
Westmont, 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 Westmont, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,165 contributions totaling $304,799 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 415 contributions totaling $123,321 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)