The politics of 90805 Long Beach, California provide a unique and diverse political landscape. Located in Los Angeles County, Long Beach is home to a population of over 500,000 people with a large portion of the population identifying as Hispanic or Latino. The city has a long history of progressive politics, having been founded on the principles of strong workers’ rights and environmental protection. At the local level, elected officials have maintained these values while embracing new ideas such as robust public transportation networks and green initiatives. Local government focuses on creating strong neighborhoods by providing affordable housing options and encouraging economic development projects. Additionally, Long Beach has worked to promote social justice by reforming its policing structure through community engagement and increasing funding for youth services. Long Beach is also home to many vibrant community organizations that help bring together residents from different backgrounds and cultures. All in all, the city provides an example of how thoughtful policy making can lead to positive outcomes for all members of its population regardless of their background or economic status.
The political climate in Zip 90805 (Long Beach, CA) is very 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 90805 (Long Beach, CA) is very liberal.
Long Beach, California is very 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.
Long Beach, 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 90805 (Long Beach)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,125 contributions totaling $69,587 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $20,071 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)