The politics of 90502 West Carson, CA are centered on creating a better quality of life for its residents and businesses. The district is represented in the California State Assembly by the 56th Assembly District and in the U.S House of Representatives by Congresswoman Nanette Barragan. The City Council consists of five members who serve full time, governing the city’s budget, making laws, appointing citizens to various commissions, and representing constituents’ interests. The Mayor Pro Tempore is appointed by the City Council to perform duties of the Mayor when he or she is unable to do so. Together with law enforcement officers, they strive to keep 90502 West Carson safe and secure.
The political climate in Zip 90502 (West Carson, CA) is very 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 90502 (West Carson, CA) is very liberal.
West Carson, California is very 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.
West Carson, 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 90502 (West Carson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 411 contributions totaling $36,770 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $16,352 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)