The politics in 91304 Los Angeles, CA reflect the wider dynamics of California’s political landscape. The area is part of the Democratic stronghold that makes up much of LA County, so it is unsurprising that many of the representatives for 91304 are from the Democratic party. The current congressperson for this district is Democrat Brad Sherman, and he has been reelected several times since first taking office in 1997. Other local elected officials include LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn and State Assemblymember Laura Friedman, who both identify as Democrats. There is also a large number of progressive-leaning organizations and nonprofits operating in the area. These groups work to build grassroots support for progressive causes such as immigration reform, environmental protection, and economic fairness. With strong grassroots support from these organizations and their affiliated politicians, 91304 Los Angeles, CA remains a Democratic stronghold in an increasingly divided state.
The political climate in Zip 91304 (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
Zip 91304 (Los Angeles, CA) is strongly liberal.
Los Angeles, California 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 91304 (Los Angeles)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,019 contributions totaling $218,290 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 364 contributions totaling $40,329 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)