The city of Lake Forest, CA, located in the 92630 zip code, is a bustling town with a variety of attractions and services that make it an ideal place to live. The area is well-known for its excellent schools, parks and recreational activities, as well as its vibrant local economy. Politically speaking, Lake Forest is part of Orange County's 3rd District, which is currently represented by Congressman John Moolenaar. The city is also home to several prominent local political figures including Mayor Andrew Hamilton and City Council members Scott Voigts and Richard Dixon. With the 2020 presidential election coming up, residents in Lake Forest have been actively discussing the issues that affect their lives and showing strong support for their candidates. Local officials have also been working hard to ensure that all citizens have access to fair and accurate information about candidates so they can make informed decisions when voting.
The political climate in Zip 92630 (Lake Forest, 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
Zip 92630 (Lake Forest, CA) is leaning liberal.
Lake Forest, California 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.
Lake Forest, 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 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 92630 (Lake Forest)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,264 contributions totaling $299,717 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 824 contributions totaling $134,386 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)