Editing Westminster, California (section)

==Government and politics==
In the [[California State Legislature]], Westminster is in {{Representative|casd|36|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|70|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = https://statewidedatabase.org/gis/districtscomp.html
 | title = California Districts
 | publisher = UC Regents
 | access-date = January 7, 2023
}}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Westminster is in [[California's 45th congressional district]], represented by Democrat [[Derek Tran]].<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = https://statewidedatabase.org/gis/districtscomp.html
 | title = California Districts
 | publisher = UC Regents
 | access-date = January 4, 2023
}}</ref>

In the [[Orange County Board of Supervisors]], Westminster is in first district represented by [[Janet Nguyen]] since 2024.

It has a city council form of local government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-27/infighting-threatens-westminsters-leadership-and-its-vietnamese-american-council-majority|title=Infighting threatens Westminster's leadership and its Vietnamese American council majority|last=Do|first=Anh|date=August 28, 2019|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US|access-date=August 28, 2019}}</ref>

The city council is the legislative body of Westminster and elected to four-year terms in their respective district, a total of four. It focuses on maintaining order and resolving issues to progress development of the city. Westminster also has a mayor in addition to the city council. Chi Charlie Nguyen is the current mayor for Westminster since 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayor and City Council Members {{!}} Westminster, CA |url=https://www.westminster-ca.gov/government/mayor-and-city-council-members |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250305020559/https://www.westminster-ca.gov/government/mayor-and-city-council-members |archive-date=2025-03-05 |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=www.westminster-ca.gov |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"  style="display: inline-table; margin:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ Westminster 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}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ocvote.com/results/current-election-results|title=Current Election Results &#124; OC Vote|website=www.ocvote.com}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.66% ''18,738''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.81%''' ''22,577''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.53% ''644''	
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/gen2016/sov.pdf|title=certified statement of the votes cast at the Presidential Election November 8, 2016|access-date=March 18, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.80%''' ''16,785''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.43% ''12,078''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.77% ''1,767''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[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}}|'''50.00%''' ''14,607''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.59% ''13,902''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.41% ''704''
|-
|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}}|42.08% ''13,069''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.03%''' ''17,402''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.89% ''586''
|-
|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 |date=November 29, 2004 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.71% ''10,501''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.16%''' ''19,413''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.13% ''341''		
|-
|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 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.73% ''11,453''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.87%''' ''14,439''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.40% ''912''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/statementofvote51996cali|title=Statement of vote|last=California. Secretary of State|date=March 30, 1968|publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.33% ''9,945''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''48.34%''' ''11,630''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|10.33% ''2,486''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/statementofvote31992cali|title=Statement of vote|last=California. Secretary of State|date=March 30, 1968|publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.35% ''8,935''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''43.48%''' ''12,011''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|24.17% ''6,677''
|-
|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}}|32.88% ''9,058''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.83%''' ''18,133''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.29% ''356''
|-
|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}}|25.76% ''7,246''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.09%''' ''20,561''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.15% ''323''
|-
|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}}|25.40% ''6,805''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.52%''' ''17,553''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|9.08% ''2,432''
|}

=== Crime ===
The Uniform Crime Report (UCR), collected annually by the FBI, compiles police statistics from local and state law enforcement agencies across the nation. The UCR records Part I and Part II crimes. Part I crimes become known to law enforcement and are considered the most serious crimes including homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Part II crimes only include arrest data.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Offense Definitions |url=https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/offense-definitions |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=FBI |language=en-us}}</ref> The 2023 UCR Data for Westminster is listed below:
{| class="wikitable"
|+2023 UCR Data<ref>{{Cite web |title=https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend |url=https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250512145102/https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/ |archive-date=2025-05-12 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=cde.ucr.cjis.gov |language=en}}</ref>
!
!Aggravated Assault
!Homicide
!Rape
!Robbery
!Burglary
!Larceny Theft
!Motor Vehicle Theft
!Arson
|-
|Westminster
|271
|3
|15
|92
|434
|1,739
|281
|10
|}