Riverside, CA 92506 is a diverse and vibrant community with a rich political landscape. The city is represented by five members of the City Council who are elected every four years on a non-partisan basis, with the Mayor serving a two-year term. Local political candidates in Riverside offer residents an array of choices when it comes to politics and governance. There are a wide variety of initiatives in place in Riverside to promote civic engagement and democracy. From educational forums to neighborhood clean-ups, the City of Riverside works hard to ensure that all citizens have access to resources that will allow them to meaningfully participate in their local government and take part in meaningful conversations about public policy decisions. By offering these opportunities for citizens, Riverside strives to create an environment where everyone can be heard and respected regardless of background or beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 92506 (Riverside, 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 92506 (Riverside, CA) is leaning liberal.
Riverside, 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.
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 92506 (Riverside)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,537 contributions totaling $698,132 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,488 contributions totaling $512,883 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $345 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)