The politics of 90712 Lakewood, CA are reflective of the wider community of Los Angeles County. Located in the suburbs and part of a predominantly Democratic county, Lakewood is home to many voters who support left-leaning candidates and initiatives. From the City Council members to the Board of Supervisors, the local government officials are mostly Democrats. The city is also represented in Congress by two Democrats. With a strong focus on progressive policies such as environmental protection and social justice, Lakewood residents have long supported candidates from across the political spectrum who share their vision for a better future. As a result, there is an abundance of political activity and engagement within the community that makes it an ideal place for those interested in getting involved in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 90712 (Lakewood, CA) is strongly liberal.
Los Angeles County, CA is very liberal. In Los Angeles County, CA 71.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Los Angeles county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.0% to 26.9%.
Los Angeles county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 90712 (Lakewood, CA) is strongly liberal.
Lakewood, California is strongly liberal.
Los Angeles County, California is very 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.
Lakewood, California: D D 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 90712 (Lakewood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,604 contributions totaling $132,436 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 340 contributions totaling $23,060 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)