The city of Glendale, CA (Zip Code 91046) is a vibrant suburban city located in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County. As of 2020, the population of Glendale is estimated at 200,167. The City of Glendale is governed by a five-member City Council who are elected at large to serve four-year terms and a Mayor that is elected directly by voters for a four-year term - currently Mayor Ara Najarian. Overseeing the City's day-to-day operations is the City Manager.
Glendale politics are characterized by controversial issues ranging from development projects to environmental protection. The City Council meets regularly to discuss the needs of the community and each council member holds office hours for residents to voice their opinion on important matters or ask questions about local government initiatives. At these meetings there are often debates over budget allocations with some members advocating for more resources for public safety or other services while others express concerns about tax increases and debt levels. Additionally, local politics have been highly influenced by special interests such as developers and labor unions who lobby for certain bills or candidates that would support their own objectives. In recent years, Glendale politicians have also become embroiled in heated controversies surrounding land use decisions and development plans which have divided the community.
The political climate in Zip 91046 (Glendale, CA) is strongly 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 91046 (Glendale, CA) is strongly liberal.
Glendale, California is strongly 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.
Glendale, 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 91046 (Glendale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $1,254 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $520 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)