Fresno, CA is located in 93705 and is a part of Fresno County. It is a city with many different neighborhoods, cultures, and traditions. As such, the local politics in Fresno reflect the diverse landscape of its people. Currently, the Mayor of Fresno is Lee Brand who was elected in 2017. The Fresno City Council consists of 9 members who are each elected to 4 year terms by district. The other local political figures in Fresno include representatives from the State Assembly and Senate, Congressional Representatives from California's 21st & 22nd Districts, as well as Supervisors from the County Board of Supervisors. These representatives work together to ensure that their constituents are being heard and that their needs are being met through legislation at every level of government.
The political climate in Zip 93705 (Fresno, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Fresno County, CA is leaning liberal. In Fresno County, CA 52.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fresno county remained moderately Democratic, 52.9% to 45.1%.
Fresno county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 93705 (Fresno, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Fresno, California is somewhat liberal.
Fresno County, California is leaning liberal.
Fresno Metro Area is leaning 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.
Fresno, California: R R 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 93705 (Fresno)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,081 contributions totaling $45,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $20,902 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)