The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Southeast 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.

Politics Key
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Southeast Los Angeles tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Southeast Los Angeles has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Southeast Los Angeles leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Southeast Los Angeles, 5.62% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Southeast Los Angeles women make up 51.19% 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 Southeast Los Angeles is 28.5, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Southeast Los Angeles a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Southeast Los Angeles, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 1% 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
- Florence-Graham, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Watts, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA: more liberal voters
- Westmont, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Athens, West Athens, CA: more conservative voters
- Willowbrook, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Morningside Park, Inglewood, CA: more conservative voters
- Central City, Los Angeles, CA: more liberal voters
- Hyde Park, Los Angeles, CA: more liberal voters
- West Rancho Domingues, Compton, CA: more conservative voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Bellaire, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Upper West Side, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Upper East Side, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Mapleton-Flatlands, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Mid Wilshire, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- South Bronx, Bronx, NY: more liberal voters
- North Mountain, Phoenix, AZ: more conservative voters
- Paradise Valley, Phoenix, AZ: more conservative voters
- Deer Valley, Phoenix, AZ: more conservative voters
- Washington Heights, New York, NY: more liberal voters
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