The politics in Long Beach, California (90814) are varied and wide-ranging. With a population of about 470,000 people, the city is a microcosm of the United States with both Republicans and Democrats represented. When it comes to choosing political candidates for local office, voters have multiple choices. There are numerous elected officials who represent Long Beach at the state or federal level and some that focus exclusively on citywide initiatives such as education, public safety and economic development. But no matter which party they support, Long Beach's citizens have plenty of opportunities to be involved in their local politics. This includes attending community meetings and forums to voice opinions and concerns as well as volunteering on campaigns or other civic-minded activities throughout the year. Regardless of political affiliation, everyone who calls 90814 home can take an active part in making sure their voices are heard in the halls of power.
The political climate in Zip 90814 (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 90814 (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 90814 (Long Beach)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,785 contributions totaling $420,402 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 211 contributions totaling $42,570 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)