The city of Dana Point, CA 92624 is a beautiful coastal community situated in the Orange County region of Southern California. Politically, the city is served by numerous local elected officials who all work to ensure that Dana Point runs smoothly and has the best possible services for its citizens. All politics in Dana Point are governed by the City Council, which consists of five members elected from five districts throughout the city. The Mayor is typically chosen from among the five council members and serves as chairperson for the meetings. Additionally, there are various committees and commissions that serve to advise the City Council on matters such as land use planning, public safety, economic development, and more. All local elections are held every two years in November with candidates vying for positions on both the City Council and other boards or commissions with approval from voters. Overall, city governance in Dana Point works towards creating a safe and vibrant environment for all of its residents to enjoy.
The political climate in Zip 92624 (Dana Point, 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 92624 (Dana Point, CA) is leaning liberal.
Dana Point, 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.
Dana Point, 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 92624 (Dana Point)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 880 contributions totaling $54,355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 270 contributions totaling $127,537 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $472 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)