The politics in 92129 San Diego, CA are reflective of the larger political environment across the United States. Although there is no single dominant party in 92129, Democrats tend to have a slight edge due to the district’s proximity to the city of San Diego as well as the University of California campus. The most notable local political figures include incumbent Congresswoman Susan Davis and State Senator Toni Atkins. Both are vocal supporters of progressive causes, such as the protection of civil liberties and immigration reform. On the state level, Assemblyman Todd Gloria has been hailed for his advocacy on behalf of issues related to education and equal pay for women. Moreover, all three politicians have championed efforts to combat climate change and promote economic development in San Diego County.
The political climate in Zip 92129 (San Diego, CA) is somewhat liberal.
San Diego County, CA is moderately liberal. In San Diego County, CA 60.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Diego county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.2% to 37.5%.
San Diego county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 92129 (San Diego, CA) is somewhat liberal.
San Diego, California is somewhat liberal.
San Diego County, California is moderately liberal.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad Metro Area is moderately 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.
San Diego, 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 92129 (San Diego)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,271 contributions totaling $156,212 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 519 contributions totaling $115,111 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)