South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Political Map – Democrat & Republican Areas in South Los Angeles

The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around South Los Angeles. 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.

Westmont, CA map (which includes South Los Angeles) of Democratic vs. Republican areas

Politics Key

Very liberal

Split evenly

Very conservative

South Los Angeles tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, South Los Angeles has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, South Los Angeles leans more democratic.

Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In South Los Angeles, 13.98% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in South Los Angeles women make up 52.15% 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 South Los Angeles is 32.2, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.

Is South Los Angeles a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in South Los Angeles, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 0% 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 Neighborhoods

Hyde Park, Los Angeles, CA: more liberal voters
Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
Morningside Park, Inglewood, CA: more conservative voters
Leiment Park, Los Angeles, CA: more liberal voters
Westmont, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
Jefferson Park, Los Angeles, CA: more liberal voters
Central City, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
Florence-Graham, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA: more liberal voters
Athens, West Athens, CA: more conservative voters

Neighborhoods with Similar Populations

Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
Southeast, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas, TX: more conservative voters
Maryvale, Phoenix, AZ: more conservative voters
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
North Last Vegas, North Las Vegas, NV: more conservative voters
South Bronx, Bronx, NY: more liberal voters
Mapleton-Flatlands, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
Upper West Side, New York, NY: more liberal voters
Bellaire, Houston, TX: more conservative voters

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