Politics of Los Angeles County

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The politics of Los Angeles County leans Democratic. Los Angeles County has voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 1988, with every Democratic nominee winning the county by a margin of at least 25 points since 1992. Los Angeles County has voted for the Democratic candidate in most of the presidential elections in the past four decades, although it did vote twice for Dwight Eisenhower (1952, 1956), Richard Nixon (1968, 1972), and Ronald Reagan (1980, 1984), the latter two of whom were Californians. From 1920 to 1984 it could be considered as a reliable bellwether county which always voted for the eventual national winner. Los Angeles went against the overall national picture in 1988, 2000, 2004, 2016, and 2024.

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Northern Los Angeles County, which includes the cities of Santa Clarita, Lancaster, and Palmdale, has historically been a Republican stronghold, but has been shifting Democratic in recent elections. All three cities voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020. [1] [2] The region is represented in the House of Representatives by Republicans Mike Garcia and Jay Obernolte. The region currently leans Democratic in presidential elections, but less so than the rest of the county.

Los Angeles County vote
by party in presidential elections
Year GOP DEM Others
2020 26.9% 1,145,53071.0%3,028,8852.1% 89,905
2016 22.4% 769,74371.8%2,464,3645.8% 200,201
2012 27.8% 885,33369.7%2,216,9032.5% 77,378
2008 28.8% 956,42569.2%2,295,8532.0% 65,970
2004 35.6% 1,076,22563.2% 1,907,7361.3% 39,319
2000 32.4% 871,93063.5%1,710,5054.2% 112,719
1996 31.0% 746,54459.3%1,430,6299.7% 233,841
1992 29.0% 799,60752.5%1,446,52918.4% 507,267
1988 46.9% 1,239,71651.9%1,372,3521.2% 32,603
1984 54.5%1,424,11344.4% 1,158,9121.1% 29,889
1980 50.2%1,224,53340.2% 979,8309.7% 235,822
1976 47.8 1,174,92649.7%1,221,8932.5% 62,258
1972 54.8%1,549,71742.0% 1,189,9773.2% 90,676
1968 47.6%1,266,48046.0% 1,223,2516.3% 168,251
1964 42.5% 1,161,06757.4%1,568,3000.1% 1,551
1960 49.4% 1,302,66150.2%1,323,8180.3% 8,020
1956 55.4%1,260,20644.3% 1,007,8870.3% 7,331
1952 56.2%1,278,40742.7% 971,4081.1% 24,725
1948 46.5% 804,23247.0%812,6906.5% 112,160
1944 42.7% 666,44156.8%886,2520.6% 8,871
1940 40.6% 574,26658.1%822,7181.3% 18,285
1936 31.6% 357,40167.0%757,3511.4% 15,663
1932 38.6% 373,73857.2%554,4764.3% 41,380
1928 70.2%513,52628.7% 209,9451.1% 7,830
1924 65.5%299,6757.3% 33,55427.2% 124,228
1920 69.1%178,11721.6% 55,6619.3% 23,992

Voter registration statistics

Population and registered voters
Total population [3] 9,787,747
  Registered voters [4] [note 1] 4,865,40349.7%
    Democratic [4] 2,486,47951.1%
    Republican [4] 1,048,50721.6%
    Democratic–Republican spread [4] +1,437,972+29.5%
    Independent [4] 109,0552.2%
    Green [4] 24,5340.5%
    Libertarian [4] 25,8080.5%
    Peace and Freedom [4] 24,9500.5%
    Americans Elect [4] 2,5830.1%
    Other [4] 262,1805.4%
    No party preference [4] 881,30718.1%

Legislative districts

In the United States House of Representatives, Los Angeles County is divided among 17 congressional districts: [5]

In the California State Senate, Los Angeles County is divided among 13 legislative districts: [6]

In the California State Assembly, Los Angeles County is divided among 24 legislative districts: [7]

On November 4, 2008, Los Angeles County was almost evenly split over Proposition 8 which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages. The county voted for the amendment 50.1% with a margin of 2,385 votes. [8]

Cities by population and voter registration

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.

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