Politics in 90220 Compton, CA are a complex and interesting topic. In recent years the city of Compton has taken great strides towards positive change, with its citizens playing an integral role. Residents of Compton have been instrumental in voting for local political candidates that support their interests and reflect their values. Political candidates from both major parties have been welcomed to the city, and have worked hard to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard. While there are still many challenges facing the city, its citizens remain committed to moving forward in a positive direction.
The political climate in Zip 90220 (Compton, 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
Zip 90220 (Compton, CA) is very liberal.
Compton, California 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.
Compton, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 90220 (Compton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 382 contributions totaling $44,098 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $18,132 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $442 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)