The city of Fullerton, CA (92831) is a vibrant and diverse area. With over 140,000 people living in the city limits, Fullerton is home to a wide variety of people from many different backgrounds. As such, it has a bustling political scene that impacts the entire Orange County area. The City Council is composed of seven members who are responsible for making laws and regulations that affect all local residents. The council is elected by the public every two years and includes both Republican and Democratic members. In addition to this, the Mayor of Fullerton is also elected by the public every four years. On the state level, California's 39th congressional district encompasses almost all of Fullerton and its surrounding area. Representing this district is Democrat Gil Cisneros who serves in Congress since 2019. He works closely with local government as well as other lawmakers on issues concerning our community such as improving education, infrastructure, public safety, and more. Residents of 92831 can get involved in politics by attending local council meetings or volunteering with their preferred candidates during election time.
The political climate in Zip 92831 (Fullerton, CA) is somewhat 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 92831 (Fullerton, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Fullerton, California is somewhat 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.
Fullerton, 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 92831 (Fullerton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,898 contributions totaling $179,567 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 682 contributions totaling $150,839 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)