The city of Irvine, California is part of the 92612 zip code area. It is a vibrant and cosmopolitan city that enjoys low crime rates, excellent public schools, and abundant job opportunities. Politics in Irvine are of great importance to local residents as they have a direct impact on their quality of life. While most major US political parties are represented in this area, the majority of voters lean towards the Democratic Party. Local political candidates include Kansen Chu for California State Assembly District 25, Dave Min for United States House of Representatives District 45, and Katie Porter for United States Senate. All three candidates have expressed strong support for education funding, environmental protection, and economic development in the city. They have also pledged to work together to ensure that all residents feel safe and secure in their neighborhoods and workplaces. With these key priorities in mind, it is certain that Irvine's future will be full of opportunity and promise.
The political climate in Zip 92612 (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 92612 (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 92612 (Irvine)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,961 contributions totaling $1,221,518 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 759 contributions totaling $747,549 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $985 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)