The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Los Angeles County. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Los Angeles County tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Los Angeles County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Los Angeles County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Los Angeles County, 30.16% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Los Angeles County women make up 50.72% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Los Angeles County is 37.0, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Los Angeles County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Los Angeles County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 5% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Counties
- Orange County, CA: more conservative voters
- Ventura County, CA: more conservative voters
- San Bernardino County, CA: more conservative voters
- Riverside County, CA: more conservative voters
- Kern County, CA: more conservative voters
- San Diego County, CA: more conservative voters
- Santa Barbara County, CA: more conservative voters
- Tulare County, CA: more conservative voters
- San Luis Obispo County, CA: more conservative voters
- Kings County, CA: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Cook County, IL: more liberal voters
- Harris County, TX: more conservative voters
- Maricopa County, AZ: more conservative voters
- San Diego County, CA: more conservative voters
- Orange County, CA: more conservative voters
- Miami-Dade County, FL: more conservative voters
- Kings County, NY: more liberal voters
- Dallas County, TX: more conservative voters
- Riverside County, CA: more conservative voters
- Queens County, NY: more liberal voters
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