The city of Menifee, CA is part of Riverside County and has been experiencing rapid growth in the area since its incorporation in 2008. Currently, the population of Menifee is estimated to be around 95,000 people. The government of Menifee runs under a city council-city manager form of government and consists of five council members that are elected at-large by the voters. The current mayor is Greg August and serves alongside four other council members who serve four year terms. All major decisions for the city are made by the City Council along with guidance from the City Manager.
The city also holds local elections for local school board officials as well as other governmental positions such as judges, district attorneys, sheriffs, and supervisors. In 2020, local elections for these various positions saw a rise in voter participation due to high interest in local politics and debates on key topics such as public safety, transportation infrastructure, and economic development. In addition to the election process for political candidates in 92586 Menifee, CA there is also an active community engagement process which allows citizens to provide input on major issues facing their city.
The political climate in Zip 92586 (Menifee, CA) is leaning liberal.
Riverside County, CA is leaning liberal. In Riverside County, CA 53.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Riverside county remained moderately Democratic, 53.0% to 45.0%.
Riverside county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 92586 (Menifee, CA) is leaning liberal.
Menifee, California is leaning liberal.
Riverside County, California is leaning liberal.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Menifee, California: r R 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 92586 (Menifee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 783 contributions totaling $34,641 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 553 contributions totaling $37,869 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)