East Los Angeles, CA is an area steeped in history and culture. The neighborhood has been home to a large Mexican-American population for decades, with many of the original families still living in the same house as their grandparents did. For many years, East Los Angeles was the center of activism and protest against political issues such as housing rights and discrimination. In recent years, local politics have shifted toward focusing on improving the quality of life for East Los Angeles residents. Local candidates have sought to address issues like education reform, affordability of housing and healthcare access. There are also initiatives to invest in infrastructure improvements which will bring jobs and economic growth to the area. With a vibrant community of passionate and dedicated citizens, East Los Angeles has become a model example of how collaborative efforts can make a positive impact on political discourse in an area.
The political climate in East Los Angeles, CA is very 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
East Los Angeles, CA is very 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.
East 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 East Los Angeles, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,331 contributions totaling $932,768 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 928 contributions totaling $356,330 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $384 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)