Los Alamitos, CA 90720 is a small city in Orange County with a tight-knit community. Politics in Los Alamitos tend to be centered around local issues like zoning and development. The local government works to ensure that the town continues to have a well-maintained infrastructure and high quality of life for its residents. In addition, local politicians strive to build cooperation and collaboration among citizens while also advocating for responsible economic growth for the city. All elected officials are held accountable for their actions by the public, as they can be voted out at any time if their constituents become dissatisfied with their performance. Every four years, a mayor is elected by the citizens of Los Alamitos who serves as the figurehead of the city and acts as a representative for its people. Additionally, City Council members are chosen on an annual basis, and they lead policy discussions regarding current issues facing the town. Through these efforts, the town of Los Alamitos is able to maintain its unique culture and identity while remaining connected to its larger Orange County community.
The political climate in Zip 90720 (Los Alamitos, 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 90720 (Los Alamitos, CA) is leaning liberal.
Los Alamitos, 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.
Los Alamitos, 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 90720 (Los Alamitos)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,865 contributions totaling $205,952 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 726 contributions totaling $325,208 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $448 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)