Ladera Ranch, CA is a small community located in Orange County with a population of around 24,000. Politically speaking, it is considered an upper-middle class suburb. There are several local organizations that work to ensure the best interests of Ladera Ranch are represented. For example, the Ladera Ranch Civic Council is a volunteer-run organization that engages community members in politics and works closely with local government on behalf of the citizens of Ladera Ranch. Additionally, The Ladera Ranch Alliance works collaboratively with the county legislature to bring attention to issues such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and environmental protection efforts. Other groups like the Ladera Ranch Democratic Club and the Ladera Business Council also work to ensure that the voices of all residents are heard and taken into account when making decisions that impact their lives. All these organizations strive to foster an engaged environment where all citizens can be involved in their local politics and make sure their needs and interests are met through meaningful dialogue and action.
The political climate in Zip 92694 (Ladera Ranch, CA) is leaning conservative.
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 92694 (Ladera Ranch, CA) is leaning conservative.
Ladera Ranch, California is leaning conservative.
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.
Ladera Ranch, 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 92694 (Ladera Ranch)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,324 contributions totaling $240,865 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 432 contributions totaling $240,639 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $557 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)