South Pasadena, CA 91030 is a culturally diverse city with an active political scene. Residents in the area and throughout California are passionate about their local politics, engaging with their representatives in Congress and the State Legislature. Local elections are highly contested and often involve multiple candidates vying for positions in City Council, Mayor’s office, and other public services offices. The city also has several committees dedicated to various causes such as education, finance, public works, and human resources. There is intense interest in how the city is managed and citizens take part in town hall meetings, rallies, protest marches, and other ways of expressing their opinions on important issues. As a result of this activism, South Pasadena has seen many changes to its infrastructure over the years that have improved quality of life for all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 91030 (South Pasadena, 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 91030 (South Pasadena, CA) is strongly liberal.
South Pasadena, 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.
South 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 91030 (South Pasadena)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,032 contributions totaling $1,241,958 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 603 contributions totaling $165,283 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $274 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)