Irvine, CA is a city in Orange County known for its strong economy and diverse culture. In fact, it has been ranked as the fourth best city to live in the United States by Money Magazine. As a result, politics within 92602 Irvine are highly competitive with residents always looking to make sure their local leaders meet their needs. The local elected officials in 92602 Irvine represent the Democratic and Republican parties. These representatives are focused on promoting economic development, improving public safety, creating educational opportunities for students, and embracing diversity. Residents of this community take great pride in being involved in the political process and selecting officials who will work hard to keep their neighborhoods safe and prosperous.
The political climate in Zip 92602 (Irvine, 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 92602 (Irvine, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Irvine, 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.
Irvine, 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 92602 (Irvine)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 804 contributions totaling $142,004 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 193 contributions totaling $67,720 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $351 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)