Pasadena, a city in Los Angeles County, California, has a population of approximately 141,000 people. It is known for its diverse culture and unique architectural styles. Politically, the city is represented by a City Council consisting of seven members who serve four-year terms and are elected directly by the residents. The Mayor is also elected directly by the public and serves as the presiding officer of the City Council. At the state level, Pasadena is part of California's 26th congressional district which is currently represented by Judy Chu in the House of Representatives. In addition to this representation, Pasadena also has three State Senators and two Assembly members that work on issues such as health care reform and environmental protection. Beyond local representation, Pasadena residents can also participate in national elections to shape policies that affect their city and community.
The political climate in Zip 91101 (Pasadena, CA) is very 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 91101 (Pasadena, CA) is very liberal.
Pasadena, California is very 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.
Pasadena, 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 91101 (Pasadena)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,512 contributions totaling $645,201 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 652 contributions totaling $1,877,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,879 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)