† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupEast Los AngelesCaliforniaUnited States
Mexican69.7%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran9.1%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan5.9%1.3%0.5%
Honduran1.2%—0.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%0.6%1.8%
Cuban0.8%—0.7%
Nicaraguan0.8%0.3%—
Colombian0.8%0.3%0.4%
German1.9%6.8%12.5%
Irish1.7%5.9%9.4%
English1.7%6.3%9.5%
American1.4%2.8%5.3%
Italian1.1%3.4%4.8%
Armenian0.9%——
Polish0.5%0.9%2.2%
French0.4%1.3%1.6%
Chinese0.4%3.9%1.3%
Filipino0.3%3.3%0.9%
Korean0.2%1.2%0.4%
Aztec33.1%0.3%—
Maya19.8%——
Samoan6.6%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
East Los Angeles
California
United States
Median age
34.7
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
11.0%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.7%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
East Los Angeles
California
United States
Median household income
$68,741
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.3%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
11.4%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
East Los Angeles
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
82.5%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
81.2%
28.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
East Los Angeles
California
United States
Catholic
—
26.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
9.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
55.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
East Los Angeles, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+67.1%
2008
+74.5%
2012
+78.7%
2016
+79.3%
2020
+68.4%
2024
+44.6%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004, 2012, 2024 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
70.3%Harris20,706
25.7%Trump7,569
4.0%
D+44.6
R+23.8
D+46.1
29,458
D
82.9%Biden30,196
14.5%Trump5,293
2.6%
D+68.4
R+11.0
D+63.9
36,425
D
86.9%Clinton26,427
7.6%Trump2,311
5.5%
D+79.3
D+0.6
D+77.2
30,404
D
88.1%Obama23,086
9.4%Romney2,465
2.5%
D+78.7
D+4.2
D+74.9
26,200
D
87.0%Obama20,640
12.5%McCain2,967
0.5%
D+74.5
D+7.4
D+67.2
23,723
D
82.5%Kerry18,185
15.4%Bush3,392
2.1%
D+67.1
—
D+69.6
22,041
East Los Angeles is an unincorporated CDP where roughly 97% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino, producing some of the most lopsided Democratic margins in Los Angeles County and a voter base shaped heavily by immigration history and working-class demographics.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 79.3 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 23.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.6 points.
A population of 111,647, a 2% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,741 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of South Gate and Paramount.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
How did East Los Angeles, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, East Los Angeles, California voted Democratic by 44.6 points (D+44.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 29,458 votes cast, 20,706 went Democratic and 7,569 went Republican.
How many people live in East Los Angeles, California?
East Los Angeles, California has a population of 111,647 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in East Los Angeles, California?
Median household income in East Los Angeles, California is $68,741 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of East Los Angeles, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in East Los Angeles, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
