The city of Palmdale in 93551 is an important part of the Antelope Valley and a major part of Los Angeles County's politics. It is represented by Congresswoman Katie Hill, who was elected in 2018 and serves on the Committee on Armed Services, Homeland Security, and Natural Resources. At the state level, Palmdale is represented by Assemblymember Tom Lackey, who has served since 2012, and Senator Scott Wilk who has served since 2014. Additionally, there are several local districts that represent parts of Palmdale including Antelope Valley Union High School District, City of Lancaster School District, Westside Union School District and Palmdale School District. Each district offers its own form of representation to the community as well as providing educational opportunities for residents. While population numbers are not included in this description, it can be estimated that around 150 000 people live in 93551. With a diverse group of citizens across age demographics from all walks of life, the importance of political representation for those living in Palmdale cannot be overstated.
The political climate in Zip 93551 (Palmdale, 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 93551 (Palmdale, CA) is strongly liberal.
Palmdale, 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.
Palmdale, 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 93551 (Palmdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,219 contributions totaling $93,371 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 885 contributions totaling $205,321 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)