The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Southwest 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
Southwest Los Angeles tends to be slightly democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Southwest Los Angeles has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Southwest Los Angeles leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Southwest Los Angeles, 21.02% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Southwest Los Angeles women make up 50.66% 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 Southwest Los Angeles is 35.2, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Southwest Los Angeles a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Southwest Los Angeles, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 48% 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
- Northwest, Anaheim, CA: more liberal voters
- The Colony, Anaheim, CA: more liberal voters
- Southeast, Anaheim, CA: more liberal voters
- Downtown Fullerton, Fullerton, CA: more conservative voters
- Santa Anita, Santa Ana, CA: more liberal voters
- Riverview-Santa Ana, Santa Ana, CA: more liberal voters
- Riverview West, Santa Ana, CA: more conservative voters
- Northeast, Anaheim, CA: more liberal voters
- West Grove Valley, Santa Ana, CA: more conservative voters
- Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana, CA: more liberal voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ: more conservative voters
- South Mountain, Phoenix, AZ: more conservative voters
- Sugarland, Houston, TX: more liberal voters
- Southeastern Denver, Denver, CO: more liberal voters
- Northland, Columbus, OH: more liberal voters
- Southwestern Denver, Denver, CO: more liberal voters
- Van Nuys, Los Angeles, CA: more liberal voters
- Fort Green, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Westlake, Los Angeles, CA: more liberal voters
- Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst, NY: more liberal voters
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