akashic
1876–2024

Los Angeles County vs Harris County

Side-by-side: the political memory, the demographic profile, and the deepest deltas between these two places.

CA

Los Angeles County

Latest
D+33
in 2024
Archetype
Urban anchor
since the recent cycles
Population
9,808,667
2024 ACS
County seat
Los Angeles
CA
Most similar
Santa Clara County
CA · similarity 1.00

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+33MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Urban anchorAkashic typology
Population
9,808,6672024 5-year
Median household income
$90,1122024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
30.9%2024 5-year
Black
7.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
48.4%2024 5-year
County seat
Los Angeles
Peak Democratic margin
D+49 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+58 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Santa Clara County, CA · similarity 1.00
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+32.9%
2,417,1091,189,8623,729,089
D
+44.0%
3,028,8851,145,5304,283,945
D
+49.3%
2,464,364769,7433,434,308
D
+41.9%
2,216,903885,3333,181,067
D
+40.4%
2,295,853956,4253,318,248
D
+27.5%
1,907,7361,076,2253,023,280
D
+31.1%
1,710,505871,9302,695,154
D
+28.4%
1,430,629746,5442,411,014
D
+23.5%
1,446,529799,6072,753,403
D
+5.0%
1,372,3521,239,7162,644,671
R
−10.1%
1,158,9121,424,1132,612,914
R
−10.0%
979,8301,224,5332,440,185
D
+1.9%
1,221,8931,174,9262,459,077
R
−12.7%
1,189,9771,549,7172,830,370
R
−1.6%
1,223,2511,266,4802,657,982
D
+14.9%
1,568,3001,161,0672,730,918
D
+0.8%
1,323,8181,302,6612,634,499
R
−11.1%
1,007,8871,260,2062,275,424
R
−12.6%
950,0931,226,9712,201,212
D
+0.5%
812,690804,2321,729,082
D
+14.1%
886,252666,4411,561,564
D
+17.6%
822,718574,2661,415,269
D
+35.4%
757,351357,4011,130,415
D
+18.6%
554,476373,738969,594
R
−41.5%
209,945513,526731,301
R
−58.2%
33,554299,675457,457
R
−47.5%
55,661178,117257,770
R
−8.0%
114,070135,554267,921
O
+33.3%
55,1100165,296
R
−26.6%
22,07641,48373,077
R
−46.0%
10,03032,50748,883
R
−17.3%
13,15819,20034,848
R
−2.5%
16,04316,89134,042
R
−9.2%
8,11910,22622,779
R
−14.6%
10,11013,80525,264
R
−8.4%
4,6835,59510,829
R
−1.0%
2,8532,9146,083
D
+8.6%
3,6153,0416,670
TX

Harris County

Latest
D+6
in 2024
Archetype
Urban anchor
since the recent cycles
Population
4,838,303
2024 ACS
County seat
Houston
TX
Most similar
Loudoun County
VA · similarity 0.96

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Urban anchorAkashic typology
Population
4,838,3032024 5-year
Median household income
$74,9832024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
34.4%2024 5-year
Black
19.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
44.0%2024 5-year
County seat
Houston
Peak Democratic margin
D+76 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+26 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Loudoun County, VA · similarity 0.96
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+5.5%
808,771722,6951,557,484
D
+13.3%
918,193700,6301,641,257
D
+12.3%
707,914545,9551,312,112
D
+0.1%
587,044586,0731,188,585
D
+1.6%
590,982571,8831,171,472
R
−10.2%
475,865584,7231,067,968
R
−11.4%
418,267529,159974,822
R
−4.1%
386,726421,462855,893
R
−4.9%
360,171406,778942,947
R
−14.9%
342,919464,217814,160
R
−23.1%
334,135536,029872,167
R
−19.8%
274,061416,655720,014
R
−5.2%
321,897357,536685,264
R
−25.6%
215,916365,672584,531
R
−4.1%
182,546202,079471,037
D
+19.2%
227,819154,401382,985
R
−6.1%
148,275168,170325,399
R
−24.2%
93,961155,555254,549
R
−15.3%
107,604146,665254,497
D
+12.5%
58,48843,117122,617
D
+56.9%
71,07711,843104,119
D
+55.8%
73,52020,79794,453
D
+75.7%
59,2058,08367,533
D
+68.4%
46,8868,60455,970
R
−11.6%
21,53627,18848,810
D
+36.0%
20,6488,95332,479
D
+24.5%
14,8087,73528,837
D
+52.2%
10,1313,00913,647
D
+62.2%
6,4097269,134
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Biggest differences

Top 9 deltas, ranked by absolute magnitude.
MetricLos Angeles CountyHarris County
Population9,808,6674,838,303
Median household income$90,112$74,983
Latest presidential marginD+33D+6
Black7.7%19.0%
Asian15.2%7.3%
Hispanic / Latino48.4%44.0%
Median age38.234.6
White (non-Hispanic)30.9%34.4%
Poverty rate (overall)13.7%16.3%