The politics of 92610 Lake Forest, CA are best described as a mix of traditional conservative values with a slight liberal tint. The city is governed by the City Council, which is comprised of five members: Mayor Scott Voigts, Deputy Mayor Mark Tettemer, and Councilmembers Shelley Henderson, Dwight Robinson and Jonathan Stern. All five members were elected to serve four-year terms in 2018. The political climate within this city has leaned towards a more conservative side. This can be seen in the support for issues such as economic development programs that focus on small businesses, less taxation, and strong enforcement of laws regarding public safety. In addition to these more traditional values, there is also an underlying liberal spark in the city’s governance which seeks to protect the rights of all citizens regardless of race or gender identity. This has been demonstrated through recent rulings that allow transgender individuals to use the restroom of their chosen gender identity in local establishments and policies that strive for equality among classes and races when it comes to employment opportunities.
The political climate in Zip 92610 (Lake Forest, CA) is leaning 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 92610 (Lake Forest, CA) is leaning liberal.
Lake Forest, California is leaning 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.
Lake Forest, 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 92610 (Lake Forest)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 943 contributions totaling $40,722 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 216 contributions totaling $162,165 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $751 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)