Yorba Linda, CA is a city located in Orange County which is renowned for its tranquil atmosphere and close proximity to many popular attractions. The local politics of Yorba Linda are largely dominated by the Republican Party, with the current Mayor being Charles “Chuck” Puckett who has held the position since 2014. Other notable political figures who currently serve in local government include City Councilmembers Gene Hernandez and Marsha McClean, both of whom have been serving since 2018. As a whole, Yorba Linda has a strong emphasis on laws that promote growth and development while staying true to traditional values and principles. This shows their commitment to preserving their local identity for future generations while still providing modern amenities and infrastructure necessary to keep up with the times.
The political climate in Yorba Linda, CA is leaning liberal.
Orange County, CA is somewhat liberal. In Orange County, CA 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.4%.
Orange county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yorba Linda, CA is leaning liberal.
Orange County, California is somewhat 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.
Yorba Linda, California: R R r r 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 Yorba Linda, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,748 contributions totaling $1,334,256 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,103 contributions totaling $1,114,617 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)