San Clemente, CA (92672) is a beautiful coastal area located in Orange County. The local politics in San Clemente reflect the diverse interests of its population, which is just over 65,000 people according to the most recent US Census. Local candidates for office in this city are typically dedicated to improving the quality of life in San Clemente by advocating for issues such as ocean conservation, traffic and parking solutions, affordable housing, and educational excellence. They also strive to maintain San Clemente's status as one of California's premier beachside communities, emphasizing public safety and smart development while preserving the town's character. As a result of this commitment to responsible governance and citizen engagement, San Clemente has seen an increase in civic participation and a decrease in crime rates.
The political climate in Zip 92672 (San Clemente, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Orange County, CA is somewhat liberal. In Orange County, CA 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.4%.
Orange county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 92672 (San Clemente, CA) is somewhat liberal.
San Clemente, California is somewhat liberal.
Orange County, California is somewhat 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.
San Clemente, California: R R r r 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 92672 (San Clemente)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,650 contributions totaling $414,121 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,101 contributions totaling $387,163 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $352 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)