The city of Thousand Oaks, California is located in the heart of Ventura County and is known for its scenic beauty and pleasant climate. It has a population of over 130,000 people and is considered one of the safest cities in America. Politically, the city is represented by both Democrats and Republicans at the local level, with partisan politics being minimal in comparison to other areas. The Thousand Oaks City Council consists of five members who are voted into office by residents every two years. These members strive to create policy that will benefit all residents while respecting individual liberties. Issues on the agenda often include infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, fiscal responsibility, environmental protection, and economic development. Although Thousand Oaks is largely considered a safe community with little reported crime, it still faces some unique challenges including homelessness and overcrowding due to its rapid growth in recent years. The City Council is tasked with addressing these issues through increased investment in housing resources and services for those most in need.
The political climate in Zip 91360 (Thousand Oaks, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Ventura County, CA is moderately liberal. In Ventura County, CA 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ventura county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.4%.
Ventura county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 91360 (Thousand Oaks, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Thousand Oaks, California is somewhat liberal.
Ventura County, California is moderately liberal.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura Metro Area is moderately 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.
Thousand Oaks, 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 91360 (Thousand Oaks)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,358 contributions totaling $484,825 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 915 contributions totaling $166,999 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)