Los Angeles, California is a bustling and vibrant city with a population of over 4 million people. The city is home to a diverse array of people and cultures, making it one of the most culturally rich areas in the United States. As such, Los Angeles has an incredibly active political sphere that constantly strives to represent all of its citizens. In this progressive coastal city, local candidates from both major parties are engaged in debates over important issues such as healthcare reform, immigration reform, and environmental protection. Los Angeles residents have seen firsthand the positive effects these policies can have on their lives and are dedicated to making sure their votes count towards electing representatives who will fight for progress. While there are many points of contention in the political climate here in Los Angeles, one thing remains constant: its citizens' commitment to fighting for positive change and protecting their individual rights.
The political climate in Los Angeles, CA is strongly liberal.
Los Angeles County, CA is very liberal. In Los Angeles County, CA 71.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Los Angeles county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.0% to 26.9%.
Los Angeles county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Los Angeles, CA is strongly liberal.
Los Angeles County, California is very liberal.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Metro Area is very liberal.
California is strongly liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Los Angeles, California: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Los Angeles, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 762,535 contributions totaling $271,175,415 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $356 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58,892 contributions totaling $92,071,031 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,563 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)