Riverside, CA (92501) is part of Riverside County and is governed by California state laws. This means that the citizens of this area elect representatives to the local and state government who will help shape policy and legislation that affects the lives of those living in 92501. Currently, there are several local politicians representing Riverside at county, city, and state levels. These politicians work together to ensure that the voices of their constituents are heard in policy-making decisions that affect Riverside. Additionally, these representatives work to bring resources to this area that support and benefit the people who live here. Through their efforts, our community can expect positive changes that will help make Riverside a thriving place for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 92501 (Riverside, CA) is somewhat 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 92501 (Riverside, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Riverside, California is somewhat 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.
Riverside, 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 92501 (Riverside)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,111 contributions totaling $116,684 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $53,865 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $592 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)