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

LatestD+32.9in 2024

Population9,808,6672024 ACS

County seatLos AngelesCA

Most similarSanta Clara CountyCA · twin score 100.0

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

D+32.9MIT Election Lab

Population

9,808,6672024 5-year

Median household income

$90,1122024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

24.7%2024 5-year

Black

7.4%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

48.4%2024 5-year

County seat

Los Angeles

Peak Democratic margin

D+49.3 in 2016MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+58.2 in 1924MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Santa Clara County, CA · twin score 100.0

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presidential history

Margin, 1876–2024

Presidential margin over time

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	+8.6%
1880	−1.0%
1884	−8.4%
1888	−14.6%
1892	−9.2%
1896	−2.5%
1900	−17.3%
1904	−46.0%
1908	−26.6%
1912	+33.3%
1916	−8.0%
1920	−47.5%
1924	−58.2%
1928	−41.5%
1932	+18.6%
1936	+35.4%
1940	+17.6%
1944	+14.1%
1948	+0.5%
1952	−12.6%
1956	−11.1%
1960	+0.8%
1964	+14.9%
1968	−1.6%
1972	−12.7%
1976	+1.9%
1980	−10.0%
1984	−10.1%
1988	+5.0%
1992	+23.5%
1996	+28.4%
2000	+31.1%
2004	+27.5%
2008	+40.4%
2012	+41.9%
2016	+49.3%
2020	+44.0%
2024	+32.9%

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38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).

Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Total
2024	D	64.8%Harris2,417,109	31.9%Trump1,189,862	1.2%Kennedy45,970	+32.9%	3,728,427
2020	D	70.7%Biden3,028,885	26.7%Trump1,145,530	0.8%Jorgensen35,452	+44.0%	4,283,945
2016	D	71.8%Clinton2,464,364	22.4%Trump769,743	2.6%Johnson88,902	+49.3%	3,434,308
2012	D	69.7%Obama2,216,903	27.8%Romney885,333	1.0%Johnson31,917	+41.9%	3,181,067
2008	D	69.2%Obama2,295,853	28.8%McCain956,425	2.0%Nader65,970	+40.4%	3,318,248
2004	D	63.1%Kerry1,907,736	35.6%Bush1,076,225	1.3%Badnarik39,319	+27.5%	3,023,280
2000	D	63.5%Gore1,710,505	32.4%Bush871,930	3.1%Nader83,731	+31.1%	2,695,154
1996	D	59.3%Clinton1,430,629	31.0%Dole746,544	6.5%Perot157,752	+28.4%	2,411,014
1992	D	52.5%Clinton1,446,529	29.0%Bush799,607	17.7%Perot488,624	+23.5%	2,753,403
1988	D	51.9%Dukakis1,372,352	46.9%Bush1,239,716	1.2%Paul32,603	+5.0%	2,644,671
1984	R	44.4%Mondale1,158,912	54.5%Reagan1,424,113	1.1%Bergland29,889	−10.1%	2,612,914
1980	R	40.2%Carter979,830	50.2%Reagan1,224,533	9.7%Anderson235,822	−10.0%	2,440,185
1976	D	49.7%Carter1,221,893	47.8%Ford1,174,926	2.5%Macbride62,258	+1.9%	2,459,077
1972	R	42.0%McGovern1,189,977	54.8%Nixon1,549,717	3.2%Schmitz90,676	−12.7%	2,830,370
1968	R	46.0%Humphrey1,223,251	47.6%Nixon1,266,480	6.3%Wallace168,251	−1.6%	2,657,982
1964	D	57.4%Johnson1,568,300	42.5%Goldwater1,161,067	0.1%Hass1,551	+14.9%	2,730,918
1960	D	50.2%Kennedy1,323,818	49.4%Nixon1,302,661	0.3%Byrd8,020	+0.8%	2,634,499
1956	R	44.3%Stevenson1,007,887	55.4%Eisenhower1,260,206	0.3%Andrews7,331	−11.1%	2,275,424
1952	R	43.2%Stevenson950,093	55.7%Eisenhower1,226,971	1.1%Hallinan24,148	−12.6%	2,201,212
1948	D	47.0%Truman812,690	46.5%Dewey804,232	6.5%Thurmond112,160	+0.5%	1,729,082
1944	D	56.8%Roosevelt886,252	42.7%Dewey666,441	0.6%Thomas8,871	+14.1%	1,561,564
1940	D	58.1%Roosevelt822,718	40.6%Willkie574,266	1.3%Thomas18,285	+17.6%	1,415,269
1936	D	67.0%Roosevelt757,351	31.6%Landon357,401	1.4%Lemke15,663	+35.4%	1,130,415
1932	D	57.2%Roosevelt554,476	38.5%Hoover373,738	4.3%Thomas41,380	+18.6%	969,594
1928	R	28.7%Smith209,945	70.2%Hoover513,526	1.1%Thomas7,830	−41.5%	731,301
1924	R	7.3%Davis33,554	65.5%Coolidge299,675	27.2%La Follette124,228	−58.2%	457,457
1920	R	21.6%Cox55,661	69.1%Harding178,117	9.3%Debs23,992	−47.5%	257,770
1916	R	42.6%Wilson114,070	50.6%Hughes135,554	6.8%Benson18,297	−8.0%	267,921
1912	O	33.3%Wilson55,110	0.0%Taft0	66.7%Roosevelt110,186	Roosevelt +33.3	165,296
1908	R	30.2%Bryan22,076	56.8%Taft41,483	13.0%Debs9,518	−26.6%	73,077
1904	R	20.5%Parker10,030	66.5%Roosevelt32,507	13.0%Debs6,346	−46.0%	48,883
1900	R	37.8%Bryan13,158	55.1%McKinley19,200	7.1%Woolley2,490	−17.3%	34,848
1896	R	47.1%Bryan16,043	49.6%McKinley16,891	3.3%Palmer1,108	−2.5%	34,042
1892	R	35.6%Cleveland8,119	44.9%Harrison10,226	19.5%Weaver4,434	−9.2%	22,779
1888	R	40.0%Cleveland10,110	54.6%Harrison13,805	5.3%Fisk1,349	−14.6%	25,264
1884	R	43.2%Cleveland4,683	51.7%Blaine5,595	5.1%Butler551	−8.4%	10,829
1880	R	46.9%Hancock2,853	47.9%Garfield2,914	5.2%Weaver316	−1.0%	6,083
1876	D	54.2%Tilden3,615	45.6%Hayes3,041	0.2%Cooper14	+8.6%	6,670

Show all 38 elections · 1876–2024

TX

Harris County

LatestD+5.5in 2024

Population4,838,3032024 ACS

County seatHoustonTX

Most similarLoudoun CountyVA · twin score 96.0

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

D+5.5MIT Election Lab

Population

4,838,3032024 5-year

Median household income

$74,9832024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

26.6%2024 5-year

Black

18.6%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

44.0%2024 5-year

County seat

Houston

Peak Democratic margin

D+75.7 in 1936MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+25.6 in 1972MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Loudoun County, VA · twin score 96.0

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presidential history

Margin, 1876–2024

Presidential margin over time

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1908	+47.8%
1912	+62.2%
1916	+52.2%
1920	+24.5%
1924	+36.0%
1928	−11.6%
1932	+68.4%
1936	+75.7%
1940	+55.8%
1944	+56.9%
1948	+12.5%
1952	−15.3%
1956	−24.2%
1960	−6.1%
1964	+19.2%
1968	−4.1%
1972	−25.6%
1976	−5.2%
1980	−19.8%
1984	−23.1%
1988	−14.9%
1992	−4.9%
1996	−4.1%
2000	−11.4%
2004	−10.2%
2008	+1.6%
2012	+0.1%
2016	+12.3%
2020	+13.3%
2024	+5.5%

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38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).

Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Total
2024	D	51.9%Harris808,771	46.4%Trump722,695	1.0%Stein15,117	+5.5%	1,557,484
2020	D	55.9%Biden918,193	42.7%Trump700,630	1.0%Jorgensen16,819	+13.3%	1,641,257
2016	D	54.0%Clinton707,914	41.6%Trump545,955	3.0%Johnson39,781	+12.3%	1,312,112
2012	D	49.4%Obama587,044	49.3%Romney586,073	0.9%Gray11,098	+0.1%	1,188,585
2008	D	50.4%Obama590,982	48.8%McCain571,883	0.7%Barr8,607	+1.6%	1,171,472
2004	R	44.6%Kerry475,865	54.8%Bush584,723	0.7%Badnarik7,380	−10.2%	1,067,968
2000	R	42.9%Gore418,267	54.3%Bush529,159	2.4%Nader22,994	−11.4%	974,822
1996	R	45.2%Clinton386,726	49.2%Dole421,462	4.9%Perot42,364	−4.1%	855,893
1992	R	38.2%Clinton360,171	43.1%Bush406,778	18.3%Perot172,922	−4.9%	942,947
1988	R	42.1%Dukakis342,919	57.0%Bush464,217	0.9%Paul7,024	−14.9%	814,160
1984	R	38.3%Mondale334,135	61.5%Reagan536,029	0.2%Larouche2,003	−23.1%	872,167
1980	R	38.1%Carter274,061	57.9%Reagan416,655	4.1%Anderson29,298	−19.8%	720,014
1976	R	47.0%Carter321,897	52.2%Ford357,536	0.9%McCarthy5,831	−5.2%	685,264
1972	R	36.9%McGovern215,916	62.6%Nixon365,672	0.5%Schmitz2,943	−25.6%	584,531
1968	R	38.8%Humphrey182,546	42.9%Nixon202,079	18.3%Wallace86,412	−4.1%	471,037
1964	D	59.5%Johnson227,819	40.3%Goldwater154,401	0.2%Hass765	+19.2%	382,985
1960	R	45.6%Kennedy148,275	51.7%Nixon168,170	2.8%Byrd8,954	−6.1%	325,399
1956	R	36.9%Stevenson93,961	61.1%Eisenhower155,555	2.0%Andrews5,033	−24.2%	254,549
1952	R	42.3%Stevenson107,604	57.6%Eisenhower146,665	0.1%Hallinan228	−15.3%	254,497
1948	D	47.7%Truman58,488	35.2%Dewey43,117	17.1%Thurmond21,012	+12.5%	122,617
1944	D	68.3%Roosevelt71,077	11.4%Dewey11,843	20.4%Thomas21,199	+56.9%	104,119
1940	D	77.8%Roosevelt73,520	22.0%Willkie20,797	0.1%Thomas136	+55.8%	94,453
1936	D	87.7%Roosevelt59,205	12.0%Landon8,083	0.4%Lemke245	+75.7%	67,533
1932	D	83.8%Roosevelt46,886	15.4%Hoover8,604	0.9%Thomas480	+68.4%	55,970
1928	R	44.1%Smith21,536	55.7%Hoover27,188	0.2%Thomas86	−11.6%	48,810
1924	D	63.6%Davis20,648	27.6%Coolidge8,953	8.9%La Follette2,878	+36.0%	32,479
1920	D	51.4%Cox14,808	26.8%Harding7,735	21.8%Debs6,294	+24.5%	28,837
1916	D	74.2%Wilson10,131	22.0%Hughes3,009	3.7%Benson507	+52.2%	13,647
1912	D	70.2%Wilson6,409	7.9%Taft726	21.9%Roosevelt1,999	+62.2%	9,134
1908	D	72.3%Bryan5,074	24.5%Taft1,722	3.2%	+47.8%	7,018
1904	—	—	—	—	No data	—
1900	—	—	—	—	No data	—
1896	—	—	—	—	No data	—
1892	—	—	—	—	No data	—
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—

Show all 38 elections · 1876–2024

Biggest differences

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Top 9 deltas, ranked by absolute magnitude.

Metric	Los Angeles County	Harris County
Population	9,808,667	4,838,303
Median household income	$90,112	$74,983
Latest presidential margin	D+32.9	D+5.5
Black	7.4%	18.6%
Asian	14.9%	7.3%
Hispanic / Latino	48.4%	44.0%
Median age	38.2	34.6
Poverty rate (overall)	13.7%	16.3%
White (non-Hispanic)	24.7%	26.6%