The politics of 92346 Highland, CA is a highly contested issue among residents. The city is experiencing an influx of new citizens, which has caused tensions between traditional locals and newcomers. This has created a divide in the community, with strong opinions about local issues being voiced on both sides. The current mayor of Highland is Robert E. Reitzel, who was elected in 2016 and re-elected for a second term in 2020. He has worked to promote economic development within the city while maintaining its rural charm and small-town feel. With several upcoming elections, many residents are eager to see how the political landscape will shift in coming years and what changes may come with it.
The political climate in Zip 92346 (Highland, CA) is somewhat liberal.
San Bernardino County, CA is somewhat liberal. In San Bernardino County, CA 54.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Bernardino county remained strongly Democratic, 54.2% to 43.5%.
San Bernardino county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 92346 (Highland, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Highland, California is somewhat liberal.
San Bernardino County, California is somewhat liberal.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Highland, 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 92346 (Highland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,526 contributions totaling $199,430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 843 contributions totaling $541,988 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $643 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)