The politics of Los Angeles County leans
Democratic.
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the most populous county in the United States and in the U.S. state of California, with 9,861,224 residents estimated as of 2022. It is the ...
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
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, ...
(1952, 1956),
Richard Nixon (1968, 1972), and
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
(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 and 2016.
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. The region is represented in the House of Representatives by Republicans
Mike Garcia and
Jay Obernolte
Jay Phillip Obernolte ( ; born August 18, 1970) is an American politician, businessman, and video game developer serving as the U.S. representative for since 2021. A Republican, he was previously a member of the California State Assembly represe ...
. The region currently leans Democratic in presidential elections, but less so than the rest of the county.
Voter registration statistics
Legislative districts
In the
United States House of Representatives, Los Angeles County is divided among 17 congressional districts:
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In the
California State Senate
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In the
California State Assembly
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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.
Cities by population and voter registration
See also
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Los Angeles County, California#Politics
Notes
References
History of Los Angeles County, California
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