The city of Fresno, CA (93723) is situated in the Central Valley region of California and is the fifth-largest city in the state. It has an active, engaged political environment with a wide range of issues being discussed. Local politicians are focused on economic development, education reform, budget and fiscal policy, public safety, and transportation concerns. The economy of Fresno is heavily reliant on agriculture as well as services such as healthcare and education. Recently, there has been a strong focus on creating jobs for citizens and improving infrastructure to make Fresno an even more attractive destination for businesses and people looking to relocate. Local representatives like Mayor Lee Brand have worked hard to bring in new businesses which are helping drive jobs and growth in the region. Other topics that frequently emerge among local politicians include health care access for all residents, environmental protection efforts, civil rights protections for minority groups, homelessness solutions, and much more.
The political climate in Zip 93723 (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 93723 (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 93723 (Fresno)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 247 contributions totaling $12,930 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 160 contributions totaling $56,281 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $352 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)