The politics in 93440 Los Alamos, CA are heavily influenced by the local population. Majority of the local political candidates consist of Democrats, with a few Republicans. The town has consistently voted for Democratic candidates in recent elections and is considered one of the most liberal areas of California. The community takes pride in its strong sense of civic engagement, with voters being highly informed about current political issues and actively participating in discussions to promote progressive policies. The town is also known for its commitment to environmental protection, and many initiatives have been taken to ensure that Los Alamos remains a safe place to live. As such, it is not surprising that local politics involve topics such as conservation efforts, sustainability initiatives, and renewable energy sources which all aim at preserving their unique environment.
The political climate in Zip 93440 (Los Alamos, CA) is moderately liberal.
Santa Barbara County, CA is very liberal. In Santa Barbara County, CA 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Barbara county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 32.6%.
Santa Barbara county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 93440 (Los Alamos, CA) is moderately liberal.
Los Alamos, California is moderately liberal.
Santa Barbara County, California is very liberal.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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.
Los Alamos, 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 93440 (Los Alamos)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $1,571 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $23,183 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $594 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)