The politics in Fresno, CA (zip code 93711) are heavily influenced by the large population and diverse demographics within the area. As the fifth largest city in California, Fresno has a rich history of political involvement and a strong sense of civic pride. The current mayor is Lee Brand, who was first elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2018. He is a champion for economic development and social justice initiatives within the city. Beyond the mayor's office, Fresno also has a City Council made up of seven members representing various districts throughout the city. They serve as voices for their respective constituents, advocating for local policies that will improve the quality of life for all citizens of Fresno.
The political climate in Zip 93711 (Fresno, CA) is leaning liberal.
Fresno County, CA is leaning liberal. In Fresno County, CA 52.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fresno county remained moderately Democratic, 52.9% to 45.1%.
Fresno county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 93711 (Fresno, CA) is leaning liberal.
Fresno, California is leaning liberal.
Fresno County, California is leaning liberal.
Fresno Metro Area is leaning 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.
Fresno, California: R R 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 93711 (Fresno)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,815 contributions totaling $684,915 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,096 contributions totaling $1,209,971 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $577 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)