The politics in 92530 Lake Elsinore, CA are heavily influenced by its population. The city is located in Riverside County and is represented in the US Congress by Congressman Ken Calvert, and State Senator Richard Roth. In addition, the city is also represented on a local level through its mayor, Steve Manos; three city councilmembers; president of the Lake Elsinore Unified School District board of trustees; as well as nine other members in various boards and commissions. Each of these representatives has different priorities that affect local politics in the city, making it important for citizens to stay informed about their views before casting a ballot. The city has seen a great deal of growth in recent years and residents can expect to see this trend continue with new businesses opening up and more people moving into the area. As such, political representation will remain an important factor affecting local decisions for many years to come.
The political climate in Zip 92530 (Lake Elsinore, CA) is leaning liberal.
Riverside County, CA is leaning liberal. In Riverside County, CA 53.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Riverside county remained moderately Democratic, 53.0% to 45.0%.
Riverside county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 92530 (Lake Elsinore, CA) is leaning liberal.
Lake Elsinore, California is leaning liberal.
Riverside County, California is leaning liberal.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Lake Elsinore, 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 92530 (Lake Elsinore)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 922 contributions totaling $42,077 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 178 contributions totaling $27,273 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)