The city of Palm Desert in California's 92211 zip code is a politically vibrant area with a diverse mix of citizens. It is largely represented by Democratic candidates at both the state and national level who are focused on issues such as climate change, healthcare, education, and economic development. Local elections involve many long-time residents of the community who have deep roots in the region and are passionate advocates for their neighbors. There is also an active youth population that engages in local politics and puts their energy into campaigns for elected officials they believe will best serve their community. All political parties have representation in the city and citizens actively participate in debates, town hall meetings, and other forms of civic engagement to ensure their voices are heard. This political activity creates an open environment where ideas can be discussed freely and thoughtfully among members of various backgrounds and beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 92211 (Palm Desert, 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 92211 (Palm Desert, CA) is leaning liberal.
Palm Desert, 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.
Palm Desert, 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 92211 (Palm Desert)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,853 contributions totaling $260,687 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 858 contributions totaling $187,649 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)