Santa Ana is the county seat of Orange County in California. The city has a population of over 335,000 people and is one of the most diverse cities in the US. The politics in Santa Ana are heavily influenced by its diversity. This is evident through the numerous initiatives that have been passed with overwhelming support from the community. In recent years, local political candidates have worked hard to meet the needs of all constituents, regardless of race, ethnicity, or socio-economic class. Voters have had access to a wide range of candidates representing different platforms and perspectives on how to ensure prosperity for all residents. The current mayor, Miguel Pulido, is leading a charge for more inclusive social policies that will benefit everyone in Santa Ana. He and other city officials have also made strides to increase transparency and accountability within local government so that Santa Ana's citizens can feel confident in their leadership.
The political climate in Zip 92703 (Santa Ana, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Orange County, CA is somewhat liberal. In Orange County, CA 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.4%.
Orange county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 92703 (Santa Ana, CA) is somewhat liberal.
Santa Ana, California is somewhat liberal.
Orange County, California is somewhat 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.
Santa Ana, California: R R r r 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 92703 (Santa Ana)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 525 contributions totaling $34,845 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 109 contributions totaling $38,437 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $353 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)