Politics of Los Angeles County

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 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. 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:

• California's 23rd congressional district, represented by Republican Jay Obernolte
• California's 26th congressional district, represented by Democrat Julia Brownley
• California's 27th congressional district, represented by Republican Mike Garcia
• California's 28th congressional district, represented by Democrat Judy Chu
• California's 29th congressional district, represented by Democrat Tony Cárdenas
• California's 30th congressional district, represented by Democrat Adam Schiff
• California's 31st congressional district, represented by Democrat Grace Napolitano
• California's 32nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Brad Sherman
• California's 34th congressional district, represented by Democrat Jimmy Gomez
• California's 35th congressional district, represented by Democrat Norma Torres
• California's 36th congressional district, represented by Democrat Ted Lieu
• California's 37th congressional district, represented by Democrat Sydney Kamlager-Dove
• California's 38th congressional district, represented by Democrat Linda Sánchez
• California's 42nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Robert Garcia
• California's 43rd congressional district, represented by Democrat Maxine Waters
• California's 44th congressional district, represented by Democrat Nanette Barragán and
• California's 45th congressional district, represented by Republican Michelle Steel.

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

• the 20th Senate District, represented by Democrat Caroline Menjivar,
• the 22nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Susan Rubio,
• the 23rd Senate District, represented by Republican Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh,
• the 24th Senate District, represented by Democrat Ben Allen,
• the 25th Senate District, represented by Democrat Anthony Portantino,
• the 26th Senate District, represented by Democrat María Elena Durazo,
• the 27th Senate District, represented by Democrat Henry Stern,
• the 28th Senate District, represented by Democrat Lola Smallwood-Cuevas,
• the 30th Senate District, represented by Democrat Bob Archuleta,
• the 33rd Senate District, represented by Democrat Lena Gonzalez,
• the 34th Senate District, represented by Democrat Tom Umberg,
• the 35th Senate District, represented by Democrat Steven Bradford, and
• the 36th Senate District, represented by Republican Janet Nguyen.

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

• the 34th Assembly District, represented by Republican Tom Lackey,
• the 39th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Juan Carrillo,
• the 40th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Pilar Schiavo,
• the 41st Assembly District, represented by Democrat Chris Holden,
• the 42nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Jacqui Irwin,
• the 43rd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Luz Rivas,
• the 44th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Laura Friedman,
• the 46th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Jesse Gabriel,
• the 48th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Blanca Rubio,
• the 49th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Mike Fong,
• the 51st Assembly District, represented by Democrat Rick Zbur,
• the 52nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Wendy Carrillo,
• the 53rd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Freddie Rodriguez,
• the 54th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Miguel Santiago,
• the 55th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Isaac Bryan,
• the 56th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Lisa Calderon,
• the 57th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Reggie Jones-Sawyer,
• the 61st Assembly District, represented by Democrat Tina McKinnor,
• the 62nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Anthony Rendon,
• the 64th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Blanca Pacheco,
• the 65th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Mike Gipson,
• the 66th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Al Muratsuchi,
• the 67th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Sharon Quirk-Silva, and
• the 69th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Josh Lowenthal.

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

• Los Angeles County, California#Politics

Notes

References

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7. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
8. Chair of Los Angeles County
9. Eastside Los Angeles
10. Government of Los Angeles County
11. Los Angeles Aqueduct
12. Government of Los Angeles
13. History of the NFL in Los Angeles
14. Venice, Los Angeles
15. History of Mexican Americans in Los Angeles
16. Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles
17. Ethnic groups in Los Angeles
18. Boyle Heights, Los Angeles
19. Los Angeles International Airport
20. Mayor of Los Angeles