The city of Westminster, CA, located in Orange County, is a vibrant and diverse community. Home to over 90,000 people from different backgrounds and faiths, the city has seen its share of political activity. For the past several decades, Westminster has consistently elected progressive candidates from both major parties to serve on the local City Council and in legislative offices at the state level. In 2020, the city will be electing three new City Council members who will have a direct influence on shaping policy decisions that impact residents and businesses alike. Local issues such as affordable housing, public safety, traffic congestion and job growth are all important issues for citizens in Westminster to consider when casting their votes this year. With a wide range of candidates available for voters to choose from, it is important that they carefully evaluate each candidate's positions and records before making their decision in order to ensure that they elect officials that best represent their interests.
The political climate in Zip 92683 (Westminster, CA) is somewhat 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 92683 (Westminster, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Westminster, California is somewhat 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.
Westminster, 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 92683 (Westminster)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,456 contributions totaling $217,230 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 715 contributions totaling $83,245 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)