The politics in 91942 La Mesa, CA are a hot topic for many local residents. Elected officials from the City of La Mesa, such as the Mayor and City Council Members, are closely watched to ensure they are effectively representing the interests of the citizens. The city is strongly engaged in a number of important issues such as public safety, education, transportation and economic development. Additionally, community members also pay close attention to initiatives taken by state and federal representatives which can have an impact on their day-to-day lives. There is an active debate among local residents about the best policies for improving quality of life for everyone in the area and supporting a healthy economic future for 91942 La Mesa, CA.
The political climate in Zip 91942 (La Mesa, CA) is moderately liberal.
San Diego County, CA is moderately liberal. In San Diego County, CA 60.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Diego county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.2% to 37.5%.
San Diego county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 91942 (La Mesa, CA) is moderately liberal.
La Mesa, California is moderately liberal.
San Diego County, California is moderately liberal.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad 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.
La Mesa, 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 91942 (La Mesa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,448 contributions totaling $149,025 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 445 contributions totaling $88,537 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)