The city of Torrance, CA, located in zip code 90505, is a vibrant and growing community with a strong sense of civic engagement. The city is governed by an elected five member City Council that works together to set policy and ensure the best interests of the citizens are served. This council is responsible for setting policy on issues such as public safety, economic development, parks and recreation, infrastructure, housing and much more. Additionally, the city has several local advisory committees composed of citizens who serve in an advisory capacity to help shape the decisions made by the council. These committees are active in providing input on matters such as public safety, environmental protection, economic development and more. All Torrance residents have the opportunity to become involved and make their voice heard through voting for candidates in local elections or working directly with city government representatives.
The political climate in Zip 90505 (Torrance, CA) is strongly liberal.
Los Angeles County, CA is very liberal. In Los Angeles County, CA 71.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Los Angeles county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.0% to 26.9%.
Los Angeles county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 90505 (Torrance, CA) is strongly liberal.
Torrance, California is strongly liberal.
Los Angeles County, California is very 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.
Torrance, California: D D 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 90505 (Torrance)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,958 contributions totaling $692,466 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,089 contributions totaling $299,742 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)