Fresno, California is located in the 93726 zip code and is a major population center in the Central Valley of California. As such, it has a vibrant political landscape with several local politicians vying for elected office. At the top of the political ladder are city representatives and senators, as well as county supervisors and mayors. Additionally, there are state representatives who come from various districts within Fresno. Local school boards are also active in the politics of Fresno due to their responsibility over education policies in their respective districts. The mayor's office is responsible for managing municipal services ranging from public safety to infrastructure projects, resulting in a series of initiatives that are regularly discussed among citizens and elected officials alike. In addition to these local actors, there are many special interest groups that have an influence on politics in Fresno. These include labor unions, environmental organizations, civic associations, business groups, and more. All of these players have an important part to play when it comes to advancing policy objectives across all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 93726 (Fresno, CA) is somewhat 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 93726 (Fresno, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Fresno, California is somewhat 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 93726 (Fresno)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 858 contributions totaling $40,664 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 151 contributions totaling $15,719 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)