Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Los Angeles County, CA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Los Angeles County, California voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+32.9 — 2,417,109 Democratic to 1,189,862 Republican of 3,728,427 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 11.3 points toward Republicans. That makes it 12.8 points more Democratic than California overall (D+20.1).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Los Angeles County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,417,109 | 1,189,862 | 121,456 | 64.8% | 31.9% | D+32.9 |
| 2020 | 3,028,885 | 1,145,530 | 89,950 | 71.0% | 26.9% | D+44.2 |
| 2016 | 2,464,364 | 769,743 | 200,201 | 71.8% | 22.4% | D+49.3 |
| 2012 | 2,216,903 | 885,333 | 78,831 | 69.7% | 27.8% | D+41.9 |
| 2008 | 2,295,853 | 956,425 | 65,970 | 69.2% | 28.8% | D+40.4 |
| 2004 | 1,907,736 | 1,076,225 | 37,686 | 63.1% | 35.6% | D+27.5 |
| 2000 | 1,710,505 | 871,930 | 112,719 | 63.5% | 32.4% | D+31.1 |
Los Angeles County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Los Angeles County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Los Angeles County, California in 2024 by D+32.9, with 3,728,427 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Los Angeles County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Los Angeles County shifted 11.3 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+44.2) and 2024 (D+32.9).
Is Los Angeles County more Democratic or Republican than California overall?+
In 2024, Los Angeles County went D+32.9 while California overall went D+20.1 — 12.8 points more Democratic than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.