Editing Villa Park, California (section)

=== Politics ===
66.0% of the city's 4,533 registered voters declared their affiliation with the Republican party. 17.3% are registered Democrats, and 14.3% were unaffiliated voters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/15day-stwdsp-09/politicalsub.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=December 16, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701000534/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/15day-stwdsp-09/politicalsub.pdf |archive-date=July 1, 2014 }}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Villa Park is in {{Representative|cacd|40|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|40}}</ref>

In the [[California State Legislature]], Villa Park is in {{Representative|casd|37|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|59|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://statewidedatabase.org/gis/districtscomp.html
 | title = Statewide Database
 | publisher = UC Regents
 | access-date = January 4, 2023
}}</ref>

On the [[Orange County Board of Supervisors]], Villa Park is in the 3rd District, represented by [[Donald P. Wagner]].

Villa Park is one of the most consistently Republican cities in Orange County and in California as a whole. Every GOP candidate for president since the city's incorporation in 1962 has received at least 60% of the vote in the city. From 1968 to 1988, the city gave the Republican candidate over 80% of the vote in each election. Villa Park is also largely Republican in California's gubernatorial elections. In [[California gubernatorial election, 1978|1978]], even as Orange County supported [[Jerry Brown]] in his re-election bid, Villa Park gave his opponent [[Evelle Younger]], 57% of the vote.<ref name="archive1">{{cite web|author=Unknown |url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote197879cali/page/62 |title=Statement of vote : California. Secretary of State : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive |year=1968 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>

{| border = “2”
|+ Villa Park city vote<br /> by party in presidential elections
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]

|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.ocvote.com/results/current-election-results|date=2020 |access-date=December 14, 2020|title=Current Election Results &#124; OC Vote }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.50% ''1,379''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.72%''' ''2,398''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.78% ''108''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.ocvote.com/results/current-election-results|date=2020 |access-date=December 14, 2020|title=Current Election Results &#124; OC Vote }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.90% ''1,573''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.12%''' ''2,495''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.98% ''82''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/ssov/pres-by-political-districts.pdf |title=Data |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2016 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.23% ''1,098''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.38%''' ''2,193''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|9.39% ''341''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/gen2012/sov-for-web.pdf |title=SOV.xls |publisher=www.ocvote.com |date=2012 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.71% ''928''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.00%''' ''2,742''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.40% ''90''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/gen2008/sov.pdf |title=SOV.xls |publisher=www.ocvote.com |date=2008 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27.08% ''1,021''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''70.39%''' ''2,653''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.52% ''95''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/e13/sov1.pdf |title=SOV.xls |publisher=www.ocvote.com |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22.11% ''830''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''75.60%''' ''2,838''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.29% ''86''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/gen2000/gen2000-SOV.pdf |title=SOV.xls |publisher=www.ocvote.com |date=2000 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22.29% ''782''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''75.63%''' ''2,654''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.08% ''73''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1996-general/ssov/president-pol-district.pdf |access-date=April 1, 2023 |title=Data |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=1996}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|19.98% ''655''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.00%''' ''2,393''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|7.02% ''230''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1992-general/ssov/ssov-complete.pdf |title=Data |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=1992 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|17.75% ''646''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.11%''' ''2,370''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|17.14% ''624''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote81988cali | title=Statement of the Vote| publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary| year=1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|15.25% ''557''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''83.82%''' ''3,062''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.93% ''34''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote61984cali | title=Statement of the Vote| publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary| year=1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|12.33% ''414''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''87.10%''' ''2,924''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.57% ''19''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote41980cali| title=Statement of the Vote| publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary| year=1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|9.95% ''331''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''83.32%''' ''2,773''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|6.73% ''224''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote1976cali | title=Statement of the Vote| publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary| year=1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|18.52% ''554''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''80.38%''' ''2,405''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.10% ''33''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/statementofvote197072cali|title=Statement of vote|date=June 1, 1968|publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|13.46% ''245''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''81.09%''' ''1,476''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.44% ''99''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/californiastate196668cali|title=California statement of vote|date=June 1, 1962|publisher=[Sacramento, Calif.] : Secretary of State|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|13.85% ''108''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''81.79%''' ''638''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.36% ''34''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/castatem196264cali/page/56 |title = California Statement of Vote 1962-1964| year=1962 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.86% ''131''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''76.14%''' ''418''
|}

{| border = "2"
|+ Villa Park city vote<br /> by party in gubernatorial elections
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]

|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[California gubernatorial election, 2018|2018]]<ref>[https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/governor-pol-districts.pd ]{{dead link|date=June 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.06% ''1,072''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.94%''' ''2,379''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[California gubernatorial election, 2014|2014]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2014-general/ssov/governor-pol-districts.pdf |title=Data |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2014 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.68% ''619''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''75.32%''' ''1,889''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[California gubernatorial election, 2010|2010]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2010-general/ssov/governor-all.pdf |title=Data |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2010 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|19.87% ''658''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''77.05%''' ''2,552''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.08% ''102''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2006-general/ssov/gov_by_all.pdf |title=gov_by_all_final.xls |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|11.05% ''323''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''83.20%''' ''2,432''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.75% ''95''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2003 California gubernatorial recall election|2003]]<ref>{{cite web|author=associate-abigail-hall@archive.org |url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote72003cali |title=Statement of vote : California. Secretary of State : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive |date=1968 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|8.06% ''248''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''90.77%''' ''2,792''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.17% ''36''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[California gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2002-general/ssov/gov-pol-dis.pdf |title=Data |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2002 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|16.43% ''357''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''79.02%''' ''1,717''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.56% ''99''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[California gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]]<ref>{{cite web|author=associate-abigail-hall@archive.org |url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote31998cali/page/18 |title=Statement of vote : California. Secretary of State : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive |date=1968 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.42% ''750''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''71.82%''' ''2,039''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.76% ''50''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[California gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1994-general/ssov/governor-pol-district.pdf |title=Data |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=1994 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|12.56% ''428''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''84.47%''' ''2,878''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.96% ''101''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[California gubernatorial election, 1990|1990]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1990-general/ssov/governor-pol-district.pdf |title=Data |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=1990 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|17.11% ''519''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''79.16%''' ''2,401''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.73% ''113''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[California gubernatorial election, 1986|1986]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Unknown |url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote41986cali/page/28 |title=Statement of vote : California. Secretary of State : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive |date=1968 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|12.71% ''379''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''86.22%''' ''2,571''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.07% ''32''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[California gubernatorial election, 1982|1982]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Unknown |url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote21982cali/page/28 |title=Statement of vote : California. Secretary of State : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive |date=1968 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22.16% ''681''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''76.73%''' ''2,358''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.11% ''34''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[California gubernatorial election, 1978|1978]]<ref name="archive1"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.06% ''947''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.41%''' ''1,596''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|8.53% ''237''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[California gubernatorial election, 1974|1974]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Unknown |url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote197374cali |title=Statement of vote : California. Secretary of State : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive |date=1968 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22.02% ''457''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''76.24%''' ''1,582''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.73% ''36''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[California gubernatorial election, 1970|1970]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Unknown |url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote197072cali/page/n127 |title=Statement of vote : California. Secretary of State : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive |date=1968 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|15.74% ''164''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''83.11%''' ''866''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.15% ''12''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[California gubernatorial election, 1966|1966]]<ref name="auto"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|13.66% ''81''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''86.34%''' ''512''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[California gubernatorial election, 1962|1962]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/castatem196264cali|title=California statement of vote|date=June 1, 1962|publisher=[Sacramento, Calif.] : Secretary of State|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|17.62% ''71''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''80.40%''' ''324''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.99% ''8''
|}

NOTE: The totals listed for the 2003 governor's special election are the aggregate totals for all Republican candidates, all Democratic candidates, and all Independent candidates. Individually, [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] received 2,391 votes, [[Cruz Bustamante]] received 234 votes, and [[Tom McClintock]] received 384 votes.

{| border = "2"
|+ Villa Park city vote<br /> by party in senate elections
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]

|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2018 United States Senate election in California|2018]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/ssov/us-senate-by-political-districts.pdf |title=Data |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2018 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.11%''' ''1,442''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.89% ''1,223''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2016 United States Senate election in California|2016]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/ssov/us-senate-by-political-districts.pdf |title=Data |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2016 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.29%''' ''1,594''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.71% ''1,342''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States Senate election in California|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2012-general/ssov/us-senate-by-political-districts.pdf |title=Data |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2012 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.97% ''979''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.03%''' ''2,651''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2010 United States Senate election in California|2010]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2010-general/ssov/us-senate-all.pdf |title=Data |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2010 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|18.65% ''614''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''78.38%''' ''2,581''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.98% ''98''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2006 United States Senate election in California|2006]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2006-general/ssov/us_sen_by_all.pdf |title=Data |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2006 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.41% ''740''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''69.81%''' ''1,956''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.78% ''106''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States Senate election in California|2004]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2004-general/ssov/us_senate_ssov_all.pdf |title=us_senate_ssov_for_all.xls |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.75% ''909''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''72.28%''' ''2,654''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.97% ''109''
|}

NOTE: In the [[2016 United States Senate election in California|2016]] and [[2018 United States Senate election in California|2018]] senate elections in California, both candidates on the ballot were Democrats. The bolded totals listed were those of the candidates that won Villa Park [[Kamala Harris]] in 2016, and [[Dianne Feinstein]] in 2018. The runners-up in Villa Park were shaded in blue as well, but wound up in the Republican column of this table.