The politics in 92120 San Diego, CA are incredibly diverse. From local school board representatives to the county Board of Supervisors, there are many levels of government and politicians representing this area. Residents have a variety of political opinions and values that can be seen both in the voting booths as well as in the conversations between neighbors. There is one representative from each party for the United States House of Representatives and several state senators and assembly members who represent 92120 San Diego, CA. In addition to these elected officials, there are numerous advocacy organizations focused on specific causes throughout the city that have regular meetings and events where citizens can become involved and stay informed. When it comes to local politics in 92120 San Diego, CA, residents have a lot of choices when it comes to whom they support.
The political climate in Zip 92120 (San Diego, CA) is somewhat 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 92120 (San Diego, CA) is somewhat liberal.
San Diego, California is somewhat 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.
San Diego, 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 92120 (San Diego)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,013 contributions totaling $1,165,724 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $290 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 522 contributions totaling $140,027 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)