The Politics of Los Angeles County leans Democratic. Los Angeles County has voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 1988. 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 and 2004. In 2008 and 2012 approximately 69% of the electorate voted for Democrat Barack Obama .
Los Angeles County vote
by party in presidential elections
Year
GOP
DEM
Others
2012
27.8% 885,333
69.7% 2,216,903
2.5% 77,378
2008
28.8% 956,425
69.2% 2,295,853
2.0% 65,970
2004
35.6% 1,076,225
63.2% 1,907,736
1.3% 39,319
2000
32.4% 871,930
63.5% 1,710,505
4.2% 112,719
1996
31.0% 746,544
59.3% 1,430,629
9.7% 233,841
1992
29.0% 799,607
52.5% 1,446,529
18.4% 507,267
1988
46.9% 1,239,716
51.9% 1,372,352
1.2% 32,603
1984
54.5% 1,424,113
44.4% 1,158,912
1.1% 29,889
1980
50.2% 1,224,533
40.2% 979,830
9.7% 235,822
1976
47.8 1,174,926
49.7% 1,221,893
2.5% 62,258
1972
54.8% 1,549,717
42.0% 1,189,977
3.2% 90,676
1968
47.6% 1,266,480
46.0% 1,223,251
6.3% 168,251
1964
42.5% 1,161,067
57.4% 1,568,300
0.1% 1,551
1960
49.4% 1,302,661
50.2% 1,323,818
0.3% 8,020
1956
55.4% 1,260,206
44.3% 1,007,887
0.3% 7,331
1952
56.2% 1,278,407
42.7% 971,408
1.1% 24,725
1948
46.5% 804,232
47.0% 812,690
6.5% 112,160
1944
42.7% 666,441
56.8% 886,252
0.6% 8,871
1940
40.6% 574,266
58.1% 822,718
1.3% 18,285
1936
31.6% 357,401
67.0% 757,351
1.4% 15,663
1932
38.6% 373,738
57.2% 554,476
4.3% 41,380
1928
70.2% 513,526
28.7% 209,945
1.1% 7,830
1924
65.5% 299,675
7.3% 33,554
27.2% 124,228
1920
69.1% 178,117
21.6% 55,661
9.3% 23,992
Voter registration statistics [ edit ]
Population and registered voters
Total population[ 1]
9,787,747
Registered voters[ 2] [ note 1]
4,865,403
49.7%
Democratic[ 2]
2,486,479
51.1%
Republican[ 2]
1,048,507
21.6%
Democratic–Republican spread[ 2]
+1,437,972
+29.5%
Independent[ 2]
109,055
2.2%
Green[ 2]
24,534
0.5%
Libertarian[ 2]
25,808
0.5%
Peace and Freedom[ 2]
24,950
0.5%
Americans Elect[ 2]
2,583
0.1%
Other[ 2]
262,180
5.4%
No party preference[ 2]
881,307
18.1%
Congressional districts [ edit ]
In the United States House of Representatives , Los Angeles County is split between 18 congressional districts:[ 3]
California's 23rd congressional district , represented by Republican Kevin McCarthy
California's 25th congressional district , represented by Republican Steve Knight
California's 26th congressional district , represented by Democrat Julia Brownley
California's 27th congressional district , represented by Democrat Judy Chu
California's 28th congressional district , represented by Democrat Adam Schiff
California's 29th congressional district , represented by Democrat Tony Cárdenas
California's 30th congressional district , represented by Democrat Brad Sherman
California's 32nd congressional district , represented by Democrat Grace Napolitano
California's 33rd congressional district , represented by Democrat Ted Lieu
California's 34th congressional district , represented by Democrat Xavier Becerra
California's 35th congressional district , represented by Democrat Norma Torres
California's 37th congressional district , represented by Democrat Karen Bass
California's 38th congressional district , represented by Democrat Linda Sánchez
California's 39th congressional district , represented by Republican Ed Royce
California's 40th congressional district , represented by Democrat Lucille Roybal-Allard
California's 43rd congressional district , represented by Democrat Maxine Waters
California's 44th congressional district , represented by Democrat Janice Hahn and
California's 47th congressional district , represented by Democrat Alan Lowenthal .
In the California State Senate , Los Angeles County is split between 15 legislative districts:[ 4]
the 18th Senate District , represented by Democrat Robert Hertzberg ,
the 20th Senate District , represented by Democrat Connie Leyva ,
the 21st Senate District , represented by Republican Sharon Runner ,
the 22nd Senate District , represented by Democrat Ed Hernandez ,
the 23rd Senate District , represented by Republican Mike Morrell ,
the 24th Senate District , represented by Democrat Kevin de León ,
the 25th Senate District , represented by Democrat Carol Liu ,
the 26th Senate District , represented by Democrat Ben Allen ,
the 27th Senate District , represented by Democrat Fran Pavley ,
the 29th Senate District , represented by Republican Bob Huff ,
the 30th Senate District , represented by Democrat Holly Mitchell ,
the 32nd Senate District , represented by Democrat Tony Mendoza ,
the 33rd Senate District , represented by Democrat Ricardo Lara ,
the 34th Senate District , represented by Republican Janet Nguyen , and
the 35th Senate District , represented by Democrat Isadore Hall III .
In the California State Assembly , Los Angeles County is split between 24 legislative districts:[ 5]
the 36th Assembly District , represented by Republican Tom Lackey ,
the 38th Assembly District , represented by Republican Scott Wilk ,
the 39th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Patty Lopez ,
the 41st Assembly District , represented by Democrat Chris Holden ,
the 43rd Assembly District , represented by Democrat Mike Gatto ,
the 44th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Jacqui Irwin ,
the 45th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Matt Dababneh ,
the 46th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Adrin Nazarian ,
the 48th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Roger Hernandez ,
the 49th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Ed Chau ,
the 50th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Richard Bloom ,
the 51st Assembly District , represented by Democrat Jimmy Gomez ,
the 52nd Assembly District , represented by Democrat Freddie Rodriguez ,
the 53rd Assembly District , represented by Democrat Miguel Santiago ,
the 54th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Sebastian Ridley-Thomas ,
the 55th Assembly District , represented by Republican Ling Ling Chang ,
the 57th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Ian Calderon ,
the 58th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Cristina Garcia ,
the 59th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Reggie Jones-Sawyer ,
the 62nd Assembly District , represented by Democrat Autumn Burke ,
the 63rd Assembly District , represented by Democrat Anthony Rendon ,
the 64th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Mike Gipson ,
the 66th Assembly District , represented by Republican David Hadley , and
the 70th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Patrick O'Donnell .
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.[ 6]
Cities by population and voter registration [ edit ]
Cities by population and voter registration
City
Population[ 1]
Registered voters[ 2]
[ note 1]
Democratic[ 2]
Republican[ 2]
D–R spread[ 2]
Other[ 2]
No party preference[ 2]
Agoura Hills
20,353
70.3%
40.1%
33.8%
+6.3%
11.5%
17.4%
Alhambra
83,301
45.4%
47.4%
19.1%
+28.3%
10.9%
24.4%
Arcadia
55,993
53.7%
28.4%
34.2%
-5.8%
10.1%
28.9%
Artesia
16,495
44.1%
46.9%
24.2%
+22.7%
9.8%
20.7%
Avalon
3,690
46.6%
38.7%
34.9%
+3.8%
12.0%
17.1%
Azusa
46,177
40.1%
46.8%
25.2%
+21.6%
11.9%
18.7%
Baldwin Park
75,441
38.9%
54.5%
17.0%
+37.5%
10.2%
20.2%
Bell
35,602
31.6%
61.7%
12.1%
+49.6%
9.2%
18.3%
Bell Gardens
42,294
30.6%
61.5%
11.2%
+50.3%
9.6%
19.4%
Bellflower
76,243
44.2%
51.5%
22.4%
+29.1%
11.4%
17.2%
Beverly Hills
34,042
66.0%
45.3%
24.7%
+20.6%
10.1%
21.8%
Bradbury
932
67.8%
24.5%
48.7%
-24.2%
8.1%
20.7%
Burbank
103,037
59.4%
44.2%
26.7%
+17.5%
12.5%
19.0%
Calabasas
22,839
67.8%
43.2%
31.0%
+12.2%
10.9%
17.2%
Carson
91,508
58.3%
60.7%
14.8%
+45.9%
8.5%
17.8%
Cerritos
49,281
64.8%
39.6%
28.5%
+11.1%
8.5%
25.0%
Claremont
34,824
66.0%
45.0%
30.4%
+14.6%
10.7%
16.0%
Commerce
12,791
49.0%
67.0%
11.0%
+56.0%
8.5%
15.0%
Compton
96,102
47.2%
73.0%
6.8%
+66.2%
9.2%
12.8%
Covina
47,662
53.6%
42.5%
32.5%
+10.0%
11.4%
16.4%
Cudahy
23,846
28.1%
61.9%
11.6%
+50.3%
9.7%
18.1%
Culver City
38,899
69.4%
57.0%
15.9%
+41.1%
11.2%
18.1%
Diamond Bar
55,668
58.0%
34.5%
31.7%
+2.8%
10.5%
25.5%
Downey
111,329
48.3%
50.1%
25.8%
+24.3%
10.3%
16.0%
Duarte
21,363
55.9%
47.6%
26.5%
+21.1%
9.9%
18.3%
El Monte
113,763
31.7%
50.9%
17.1%
+33.8%
11.1%
23.1%
El Segundo
16,597
68.8%
33.5%
37.3%
-3.8%
13.2%
18.9%
Gardena
58,743
51.8%
62.8%
15.5%
+47.3%
8.5%
15.0%
Glendale
192,069
50.6%
40.7%
27.5%
+13.2%
11.5%
22.6%
Glendora
50,000
63.6%
30.1%
46.0%
-15.9%
10.7%
16.1%
Hawaiian Gardens
14,309
32.2%
53.8%
17.0%
+36.8%
10.8%
20.6%
Hawthorne
84,293
42.8%
61.7%
13.3%
+48.4%
10.6%
16.4%
Hermosa Beach
19,422
70.4%
35.4%
32.5%
+2.9%
13.7%
20.9%
Hidden Hills
2,370
59.0%
38.7%
38.2%
+0.5%
9.8%
15.6%
Huntington Park
58,465
28.5%
64.1%
11.0%
+53.1%
9.4%
17.1%
Industry
518
19.7%
25.5%
53.9%
-28.4%
16.7%
9.8%
Inglewood
109,967
49.8%
74.1%
6.1%
+68.0%
8.6%
12.8%
Irwindale
1,525
61.0%
62.4%
15.5%
+46.9%
10.1%
15.0%
La Cañada Flintridge
20,248
73.2%
30.0%
46.1%
-16.1%
8.5%
17.2%
La Habra Heights
5,304
72.9%
23.1%
53.5%
-30.4%
9.8%
16.0%
La Mirada
48,363
57.0%
38.2%
37.9%
+0.3%
10.2%
16.3%
La Puente
39,957
39.5%
58.6%
15.9%
+42.7%
9.9%
17.5%
La Verne
31,139
66.5%
34.4%
43.0%
-8.6%
10.3%
14.9%
Lakewood
79,994
60.7%
44.5%
30.9%
+13.6%
10.9%
16.4%
Lancaster
152,678
46.0%
39.9%
35.4%
+4.5%
14.4%
14.2%
Lawndale
32,652
40.8%
54.0%
17.8%
+36.2%
11.5%
19.1%
Lomita
20,246
56.4%
41.8%
32.1%
+9.7%
11.6%
17.2%
Long Beach
462,197
54.2%
51.5%
21.1%
+30.4%
13.2%
16.6%
Los Angeles
3,782,544
48.0%
56.1%
15.9%
+40.2%
12.1%
18.0%
Lynwood
69,818
34.7%
66.5%
9.4%
+57.1%
9.4%
16.4%
Malibu
12,746
72.3%
42.2%
29.4%
+12.8%
11.9%
19.1%
Manhattan Beach
34,986
72.1%
35.8%
37.8%
-2.0%
11.0%
17.7%
Maywood
27,454
30.4%
62.3%
10.1%
+52.2%
9.1%
19.8%
Monrovia
36,622
56.9%
41.4%
32.2%
+9.2%
11.2%
17.7%
Montebello
62,470
47.1%
59.0%
16.7%
+42.3%
9.2%
16.7%
Monterey Park
60,251
46.3%
44.7%
19.0%
+25.7%
9.3%
28.5%
Norwalk
105,348
45.1%
54.3%
19.9%
+34.4%
10.1%
17.8%
Palmdale
149,001
45.2%
44.5%
30.6%
+13.9%
13.1%
15.2%
Palos Verdes Estates
13,412
77.1%
25.4%
51.6%
-26.2%
8.7%
16.4%
Paramount
54,196
36.4%
61.3%
13.5%
+47.8%
10.3%
16.8%
Pasadena
136,807
58.2%
49.7%
23.2%
+26.5%
11.5%
17.7%
Pico Rivera
63,004
51.5%
61.9%
15.8%
+46.1%
8.5%
15.4%
Pomona
148,946
39.3%
52.1%
20.2%
+31.9%
12.3%
17.6%
Rancho Palos Verdes
41,575
69.4%
31.7%
42.8%
-11.1%
9.1%
18.4%
Redondo Beach
66,397
66.6%
38.0%
31.4%
+6.6%
13.4%
19.8%
Rolling Hills
1,790
85.9%
19.3%
57.1%
-37.8%
10.2%
16.3%
Rolling Hills Estates
8,040
74.6%
28.1%
49.9%
-21.8%
8.2%
15.5%
Rosemead
53,725
38.5%
45.2%
17.4%
+27.8%
11.5%
28.2%
San Dimas
33,523
64.4%
34.2%
41.7%
-7.5%
11.0%
16.0%
San Fernando
23,638
38.6%
60.9%
12.5%
+48.4%
11.1%
17.2%
San Gabriel
39,703
41.8%
41.4%
22.8%
+18.6%
10.8%
26.8%
San Marino
13,131
67.9%
22.7%
42.1%
-19.4%
7.8%
28.9%
Santa Clarita
173,993
60.4%
33.7%
40.8%
-7.1%
12.1%
16.5%
Santa Fe Springs
16,333
58.5%
57.5%
20.5%
+37.0%
8.7%
15.3%
Santa Monica
89,153
72.9%
53.7%
15.4%
+38.3%
13.5%
19.6%
Sierra Madre
10,881
75.8%
38.0%
36.8%
+1.2%
11.0%
16.7%
Signal Hill
10,842
56.5%
50.7%
21.6%
+29.1%
12.9%
17.6%
South El Monte
20,197
35.7%
57.9%
13.4%
+44.5%
9.2%
21.4%
South Gate
94,586
37.7%
62.6%
12.5%
+50.1%
9.2%
17.3%
South Pasadena
25,465
65.4%
45.6%
24.1%
+21.5%
11.6%
20.8%
Temple City
35,372
50.7%
35.3%
28.4%
+6.9%
10.6%
27.7%
Torrance
144,622
58.2%
37.1%
35.5%
+1.6%
10.3%
19.3%
Vernon
112[ 7]
69.6%
23.1%
32.1%
-9.0%
26.9%
23.1%
Walnut
29,269
62.2%
33.2%
28.0%
+5.2%
10.3%
30.3%
West Covina
105,810
51.0%
46.7%
25.9%
+20.8%
10.8%
18.9%
West Hollywood
34,564
76.3%
60.5%
9.9%
+50.6%
12.9%
18.8%
Westlake Village
8,276
77.3%
31.9%
42.1%
-10.2%
11.6%
16.8%
Whittier
85,161
54.2%
44.1%
33.2%
+10.9%
10.4%
14.8%
See also [ edit ]
^ a b Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.
References [ edit ]
^ a b U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. American FactFinder . Retrieved 2013-10-26.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "February 10, 2013 - Report of Registration" (PDF) . California Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013 .
^ "Counties by County and by District" . California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Retrieved September 24, 2014 .
^ "Communities of Interest — County" . California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Retrieved September 28, 2014 .
^ "Communities of Interest — County" . California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Retrieved September 28, 2014 .
^ Bowen, Debra . "Statement of Vote: 2008 General Election" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2012.
^ U.S. Census Bureau. 2010 Census Summary File 1, Table P1. American FactFinder . Retrieved October 31, 2013.
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