Politics in 90066 Los Angeles, CA are lively and varied. This area is part of the 43rd Congressional District and is represented by Maxine Waters. At the local level, there are numerous political candidates who regularly seek election to various positions in this community. Recent elections have included candidates for the City Council, Mayor, State Assembly, and State Senate - all representing different parties and ideologies. Voter turnout here is usually high as residents recognize the importance of their vote in determining the direction of their neighborhood. The debates between the various candidates are often heated yet engaging as each candidate works hard to get their message out to the voters. Aside from local elections, there are also many social issues that are discussed including affordable housing, public transportation, education reform and environmental protection. All these issues have an impact on the residents of this community and it is important for citizens to stay informed about politics in this area so they can make informed decisions when voting.
The political climate in Zip 90066 (Los Angeles, 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 90066 (Los Angeles, CA) is strongly liberal.
Los Angeles, 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.
Los Angeles, 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 90066 (Los Angeles)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15,815 contributions totaling $1,509,780 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 784 contributions totaling $170,221 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)