The city of Costa Mesa, in Orange County's 92627 zip code, is a vibrant and diverse community that has seen its fair share of political activity over the years. It is home to the Republican-leaning City Council, which has made significant investments in public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic development initiatives. The City Council also works to promote civic engagement and representation for all residents throughout Costa Mesa. On the state level, Costa Mesa is represented by Assemblyman Allan Mansoor and State Senator John Moorlach, both Republicans. On the national level, the city is represented by Congresswoman Harley Rouda who serves California’s 48th Congressional District. In addition to these elected officials there are a variety of nonpartisan organizations such as the Costa Mesa Political Action Committee (COMPAC) which helps citizens become more engaged in local politics while providing information about current issues.
The political climate in Zip 92627 (Costa Mesa, 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 92627 (Costa Mesa, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Costa Mesa, 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.
Costa Mesa, 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 92627 (Costa Mesa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,965 contributions totaling $306,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 640 contributions totaling $519,410 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $812 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)