Los Angeles, California: Urban anchor market. In 2024, voted D+18%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+18MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 18,506,3992024 5-year
- Median household income
- $95,3112024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 35.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 47.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Los Angeles, CAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 4,144,361 | 2,850,139 | 7,219,275 | ||
| D | 5,083,115 | 2,804,256 | 8,076,653 | ||
| D | 3,986,410 | 2,017,945 | 6,401,489 | ||
| D | 3,537,866 | 2,200,448 | 5,885,525 | ||
| D | 3,677,492 | 2,273,314 | 6,075,163 | ||
| D | 2,935,779 | 2,495,241 | 5,501,343 | ||
| D | 2,655,559 | 2,007,827 | 4,862,586 | ||
| D | 2,223,438 | 1,665,133 | 4,339,321 | ||
| D | 2,205,040 | 1,660,840 | 4,906,408 | ||
| R | 2,017,323 | 2,413,738 | 4,485,644 | ||
| R | 1,652,591 | 2,620,767 | 4,321,698 | ||
| R | 1,383,365 | 2,193,060 | 3,952,164 | ||
| R | 1,731,167 | 1,881,172 | 3,706,059 | ||
| R | 1,575,714 | 2,351,000 | 4,073,647 | ||
| R | 1,572,792 | 1,840,119 | 3,660,923 | ||
| D | 2,009,345 | 1,581,588 | 3,593,424 | ||
| R | 1,615,367 | 1,680,924 | 3,306,830 | ||
| R | 1,189,884 | 1,546,611 | 2,746,375 | ||
| R | 1,086,328 | 1,454,255 | 2,567,695 | ||
| R | 930,343 | 947,663 | 1,999,474 | ||
| D | 990,859 | 774,857 | 1,776,126 | ||
| D | 925,479 | 675,334 | 1,621,488 | ||
| D | 853,097 | 428,279 | 1,299,488 | ||
| D | 628,317 | 440,173 | 1,117,323 | ||
| R | 236,339 | 601,150 | 846,474 | ||
| R | 41,238 | 351,836 | 541,354 | ||
| R | 69,568 | 218,982 | 317,674 | ||
| R | 138,304 | 170,373 | 333,080 | ||
| O | 71,228 | 0 | 208,623 | ||
| R | 29,845 | 55,132 | 98,414 | ||
| R | 14,386 | 44,141 | 68,008 | ||
| R | 20,254 | 28,923 | 52,999 | ||
| R | 24,176 | 25,543 | 51,441 | ||
| R | 12,889 | 16,756 | 36,798 | ||
| R | 13,677 | 18,408 | 33,783 | ||
| R | 6,857 | 8,306 | 15,837 | ||
| R | 4,360 | 4,564 | 9,290 | ||
| D | 5,188 | 4,666 | 9,887 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
5.5%
English
5.0%
Irish
4.6%
American
3.2%
Italian
2.8%
French
1.1%
Polish
0.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$95,311
Los Angeles ranks near the middle of US counties.
Los Angeles$95,311
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.6%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)14.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
50.2%
speak English only
Spanish34.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander9.8%
Other Indo-European4.4%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Los Angeles County's registered voters are majority Latino and Democratic-leaning by wide margins, yet turnout gaps between midterm and presidential cycles routinely shift competitive state legislative races by double digits.
The Democratic margin in Los Angeles has been steady. It reached its modern peak at thirty-four points in 1912; the 2024 margin was eighteen points, still in line with the market's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $95,311, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Los Angeles, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Los Angeles, California voted Democratic by 17.9 points (D+18), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 7,219,275 votes cast, 4,144,361 went Democratic and 2,850,139 went Republican.
What is Los Angeles, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Los Angeles, California as a "Urban anchor" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did Los Angeles, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Los Angeles, California voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Los Angeles, California?
Los Angeles, California has a population of 18,506,399 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Los Angeles, California?
Median household income in Los Angeles, California is $95,311 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Los Angeles, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Los Angeles, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.