Election Results for Los Angeles, CA Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	364,983	11.2
Deaths:	301,018	9.3
Net Migration:	-452,962	-13.9
Net Immigration:	64,879	2.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +670,410	D +271,650	R + 4.6%
D +942,060
2020 vs. 2012	R +472,791	D +873,181	D + 5.8%
D +1,345,972
2020 vs. 2008	R +391,839	D +810,461	D + 5.7%
D +1,202,300

2016 vs. 2008	R -278,571	D +538,811	D + 10.3%
D +260,240
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	57%	Joe Biden (D)	4,554,775	64.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,355,112	33.4%	150,030 [+]	2.1%	7,059,917	-13	4.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 66,765 (0.9%);
2016	46%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,612,715	63.9%	Donald Trump (R)	1,684,702	29.8%	352,681 [+]	6.2%	5,650,098	-16	4.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 170,153 (3.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 111,666 (2.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 12,847 (0.2%);
2012	44%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,208,803	61.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,882,321	36.0%	131,285 [+]	2.5%	5,222,409	-11	4.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 55,761 (1.1%);
2008	47%	Barack Obama (D)	3,352,475	61.8%	John McCain (R)	1,963,273	36.2%	112,116 [+]	2.1%	5,427,864	-9	4.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 42,288 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 29,609 (0.5%);
2004	45%	John Kerry (D)	2,706,973	54.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,172,768	43.9%	64,023 [+]	1.3%	4,943,764	-7	4.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	41%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,452,983	55.6%	George W. Bush (R)	1,775,872	40.3%	182,604 [+]	4.1%	4,411,459	-8	4.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 132,918 (3.0%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 20,110 (0.5%);
1996	38%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,054,859	52.1%	Robert Dole (R)	1,486,522	37.7%	406,327 [+]	10.3%	3,947,708	-3	4.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 287,142 (7.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 67,828 (1.7%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 30,034 (0.8%);
1992	45%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,038,799	45.5%	George Bush* (R)	1,501,383	33.5%	935,951 [+]	20.9%	4,476,133	-4	4.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 904,044 (20.2%);
1988	44%	George Bush (R)	2,213,759	53.4%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,884,201	45.4%	51,336 [+]	1.2%	4,149,296	0	4.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 25,745 (0.6%);
1984	47%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,438,443	60.4%	Walter Mondale (D)	1,550,548	38.4%	45,505	1.1%	4,034,496	2	4.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	47%	Ronald Reagan (R)	2,047,418	55.2%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,306,715	35.2%	354,753 [+]	9.6%	3,708,886	5	4.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 265,689 (7.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 60,057 (1.6%);
1976	51%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,783,398	50.8%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,634,939	46.6%	89,164 [+]	2.5%	3,507,501	3	4.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 20,146 (0.6%);
1972	60%	Richard Nixon* (R)	2,242,880	57.7%	George McGovern (D)	1,504,123	38.7%	140,240 [+]	3.6%	3,887,243	-3	5.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 116,780 (3.0%);
1968	62%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,756,705	50.1%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,511,646	43.1%	234,902 [+]	6.7%	3,503,253	7	4.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 214,219 (6.1%);
1964	68%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,928,817	55.9%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,520,423	44.0%	2,396	0.1%	3,451,636	6	4.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	70%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,615,069	50.6%	John Kennedy (D)	1,564,490	49.1%	9,995	0.3%	3,189,554	1	4.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	63%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,489,845	56.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,155,786	43.5%	9,413	0.4%	2,655,044	-1	4.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	73%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,465,472	56.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,085,133	42.1%	27,006	1.0%	2,577,611	2	4.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	63%	Thomas Dewey (R)	915,454	47.1%	Harry Truman* (D)	907,038	46.7%	119,118 [+]	6.1%	1,941,610	2	3.98%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 106,370 (5.5%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	66%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	971,420	56.0%	Thomas Dewey (R)	751,689	43.4%	10,064	0.6%	1,733,173	-3	3.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	72%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	905,476	57.3%	Wendell Willkie (R)	653,555	41.4%	20,077	1.3%	1,579,108	-3	3.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	65%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	836,086	66.1%	Alf Landon (R)	411,605	32.5%	17,690 [+]	1.4%	1,265,381	-4	2.77%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 4,722 (0.4%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	62%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	615,562	56.5%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	426,061	39.1%	47,588 [+]	4.4%	1,089,211	0	2.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 31,094 (2.9%);
1928	56%	Herbert Hoover (R)	583,550	70.8%	Al Smith (D)	231,570	28.1%	8,773 [+]	1.1%	823,893	13	2.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 8,532 (1.0%);
1924	48%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	342,217	65.1%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	135,257	25.7%	48,364 [+]	9.2%	525,838	11	1.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 39,920 (7.6%);
1920	42%	Warren Harding (R)	209,858	68.9%	James Cox (D)	66,770	21.9%	27,928 [+]	9.2%	304,556	9	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 16,557 (5.4%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 10,865 (3.6%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	52%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	162,921	51.0%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	133,743	41.9%	22,777 [+]	7.1%	319,441	5	1.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 12,681 (4.0%); Allan Benson (Soc) 9,936 (3.1%);
1912	41%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	89,424	45.0%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	68,265	34.4%	40,831 [+]	20.6%	198,520	-22	1.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 23,423 (11.8%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 10,521 (5.3%); William Taft* (R) 2,555 (1.3%);
1908	26%	William Taft (R)	51,903	55.9%	William J. Bryan (D)	28,471	30.7%	12,399 [+]	13.4%	92,773	4	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 6,170 (6.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 5,187 (5.6%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 1,042 (1.1%);
1904	25%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	41,503	64.9%	Alton Parker (D)	13,708	21.4%	8,753 [+]	13.7%	63,964	8	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 5,655 (8.8%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 3,098 (4.8%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	32%	William McKinley* (R)	26,594	54.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	19,120	38.9%	3,476 [+]	7.1%	49,190	2	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,554,775

64.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,355,112

33.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

66,765

0.9%

Other

83,265

1.2%

TOTAL

7,059,917

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -13

2016 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,612,715

63.9%

Donald Trump (R)

1,684,702

29.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

170,153

3.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

111,666

2.0%

Evan McMullin (I)

12,847

0.2%

Other

58,015

1.0%

TOTAL

5,650,098

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): -16

2012 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,208,803

61.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,882,321

36.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

55,761

1.1%

Other

75,524

1.4%

TOTAL

5,222,409

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): -11

2008 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,352,475

61.8%

John McCain (R)

1,963,273

36.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

42,288

0.8%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

29,609

0.5%

Other

40,219

0.7%

TOTAL

5,427,864

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -9

2004 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,172,768

43.9%

John Kerry (D)

2,706,973

54.8%

Other

64,023

1.3%

TOTAL

4,943,764

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): -7

2000 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,775,872

40.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,452,983

55.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

132,918

3.0%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

20,110

0.5%

Other

29,576

0.7%

TOTAL

4,411,459

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -8

1996 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

2,054,859

52.1%

Robert Dole (R)

1,486,522

37.7%

Ross Perot (Ref)

287,142

7.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

67,828

1.7%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

30,034

0.8%

Other

21,323

0.5%

TOTAL

3,947,708

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): -3

1992 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

2,038,799

45.5%

George Bush* (R)

1,501,383

33.5%

Ross Perot (I)

904,044

20.2%

Other

31,907

0.7%

TOTAL

4,476,133

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): -4

1988 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

2,213,759

53.4%

Michael Dukakis (D)

1,884,201

45.4%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

25,745

0.6%

Other

25,591

0.6%

TOTAL

4,149,296

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 0

1984 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

2,438,443

60.4%

Walter Mondale (D)

1,550,548

38.4%

Other

45,505

1.1%

TOTAL

4,034,496

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 2

1980 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

2,047,418

55.2%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

1,306,715

35.2%

John Anderson (I)

265,689

7.2%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

60,057

1.6%

Other

29,007

0.8%

TOTAL

3,708,886

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

1,634,939

46.6%

Gerald Ford* (R)

1,783,398

50.8%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

20,146

0.6%

Other

69,018

2.0%

TOTAL

3,507,501

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

2,242,880

57.7%

George McGovern (D)

1,504,123

38.7%

John Schmitz (Amer)

116,780

3.0%

Other

23,460

0.6%

TOTAL

3,887,243

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -3

1968 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

1,756,705

50.1%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

1,511,646

43.1%

George Wallace (AIP)

214,219

6.1%

Other

20,683

0.6%

TOTAL

3,503,253

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 7

1964 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

1,928,817

55.9%

Barry Goldwater (R)

1,520,423

44.0%

Other

2,396

0.1%

TOTAL

3,451,636

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 6

1960 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

1,564,490

49.1%

Richard Nixon (R)

1,615,069

50.6%

Other

9,995

0.3%

TOTAL

3,189,554

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 1

1956 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

1,489,845

56.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,155,786

43.5%

Other

9,413

0.4%

TOTAL

2,655,044

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -1

1952 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

1,465,472

56.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,085,133

42.1%

Other

27,006

1.0%

TOTAL

2,577,611

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 2

1948 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

907,038

46.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

915,454

47.1%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

106,370

5.5%

Other

12,748

0.7%

TOTAL

1,941,610

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 2

1944 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

971,420

56.0%

Thomas Dewey (R)

751,689

43.4%

Other

10,064

0.6%

TOTAL

1,733,173

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -3

1940 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

905,476

57.3%

Wendell Willkie (R)

653,555

41.4%

Other

20,077

1.3%

TOTAL

1,579,108

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -3

1936 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

836,086

66.1%

Alf Landon (R)

411,605

32.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

4,722

0.4%

Other

12,968

1.0%

TOTAL

1,265,381

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -4

1932 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

615,562

56.5%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

426,061

39.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

31,094

2.9%

Other

16,494

1.5%

TOTAL

1,089,211

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 0

1928 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

583,550

70.8%

Al Smith (D)

231,570

28.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

8,532

1.0%

Other

241

0.0%

TOTAL

823,893

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 13

1924 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

342,217

65.1%

John Davis (D)

39,920

7.6%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

135,257

25.7%

Other

8,444

1.6%

TOTAL

525,838

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 11

1920 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

209,858

68.9%

James Cox (D)

66,770

21.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

16,557

5.4%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

10,865

3.6%

Other

506

0.2%

TOTAL

304,556

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 9

1916 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

133,743

41.9%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

162,921

51.0%

Allan Benson (Soc)

9,936

3.1%

James Hanly (Proh)

12,681

4.0%

Other

160

0.1%

TOTAL

319,441

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 5

1912 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

68,265

34.4%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

89,424

45.0%

William Taft* (R)

2,555

1.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

23,423

11.8%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

10,521

5.3%

Other

4,332

2.2%

TOTAL

198,520

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -22

1908 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

51,903

55.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

28,471

30.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

6,170

6.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

5,187

5.6%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

1,042

1.1%

TOTAL

92,773

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): 4

1904 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

41,503

64.9%

Alton Parker (D)

13,708

21.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

5,655

8.8%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

3,098

4.8%

TOTAL

63,964

Turnout: 25%	Diff (US): 8

1900 President, Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

26,594

54.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

19,120

38.9%

Other

3,476

7.1%

TOTAL

49,190

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	4,557,933	28.64%	11.5%
Black:	1,013,921	6.37%	2.8%
Indian:	36,938	0.23%	2.6%
Asian:	2,472,281	15.53%	19.2%
2+ races:	389,015	2.44%	18.1%
Hispanic:	7,447,213	46.79%	5.8%

Total non-White:	11,359,368	71.36%	7.6%

Change in White population:	-589,649	-3.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	801,039	5.1

Los Angeles, CA Market Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Los Angeles, CA Market Area