Downey, CA, located in the 90242 zip code, is part of Los Angeles County and has a long history of engaging politics. Political issues in the area include transportation infrastructure, public safety, education and economic development. The city has a strong mayor-council form of government with the Mayor being elected by the people every four years and the City Council being composed of five members elected at large by registered voters. Recently, the local political scene has been impacted by important ballot measures such as Measure M for Metro Rail Expansion and Measure A for School Facilities Improvement Bonds. There are also several candidates running in upcoming elections for various offices such as City Councilmembers, State Assembly Members, and Congressional Representatives. It is important for residents to stay informed about these political issues and candidates to ensure that their voices are heard in Downey's political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 90242 (Downey, CA) is very 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 90242 (Downey, CA) is very liberal.
Downey, California is very 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.
Downey, 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 90242 (Downey)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 962 contributions totaling $45,009 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $21,059 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)