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Voter Registration by Year
Los Angeles County, 1990-2024

Voter Registration in Los Angeles County

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Largest Political Parties in Los Angeles County by Voter Registration, October 2024:
Political Parties, Democrats, Republicans, American Independent, Los Angeles County

Party Affiliation: Democrat, Republican, American Independent, Green, Libertarian, Peace & Freedom

Registration for additional parties follows table below.

Registration for each year was in October.

Year Eligible to Register Registered Democrat Republican American Independent Green Libertarian Peace & Freedom
2024 6,657,487 5,745,214 2,994,715 1,056,154 186,676 27,222 48,319 42,069
86.30% 52.13% 18.38% 3.25% 0.47% 0.84% 0.73%
2022 6,658,099 5,601,835 2,996,565 958,851 165,091 24,442 46,827 37,396
84.16% 53.49% 17.12% 2.95% 0.44% 0.84% 0.67%
2020 6,129,494 5,813,167 3,048,960 996,999 143,054 22,483 41,081 35,228
94.84% 52.45% 17.15% 2.46% 0.39% 0.71% 0.61%
Year Eligible to Register Registered Democrat Republican American Independent Green Libertarian Peace & Freedom
2018 6,230,147 5,280,658 2,644,567 899,923 111,257 22,010 31,677 28,982
84.76% 50.08% 17.04% 2.11% 0.42% 0.60% 0.55%
2016 6,222,266 5,253,427 2,722,087 975,015 113,699 23,048 30,681 31,674
84.43% 51.82% 18.56% 2.16% 0.44% 0.58% 0.60%
2014 6,096,320 4,897,915 2,473,691 1,010,254 111,365 25,072 27,999 36,003
80.34% 50.50% 20.63% 2.27% 0.51% 0.57% 0.74%
Year Eligible to Register Registered Democrat Republican American Independent Green Libertarian Peace & Freedom
2012 5,976,156 4,758,437 2,430,612 1,037,031 105,840 23,899 24,612 23,796
79.62% 51.08% 21.79% 2.22% 0.50% 0.52% 0.50%
2010 5,823,294 4,449,415 2,286,987 1,049,383 91,591 23,075 20,457 22,899
76.41% 51.40% 23.58% 2.06% 0.52% 0.46% 0.51%
2008 5,775,838 4,298,440 2,226,641 1,034,213 79,727 22,282 18,307 21,879
74.42% 51.80% 24.06% 1.85% 0.52% 0.43% 0.51%
Year Eligible to Register Registered Democrat Republican American Independent Green Libertarian Peace & Freedom
2006 5,708,463 3,914,138 1,946,939 1,057,648 65,000 25,395 18,258 23,506
68.57% 49.74% 27.02% 1.66% 0.65% 0.47% 0.60%
2004 5,656,610 3,972,738 2,016,280 1,071,615 67,091 27,858 18,952 28,654
70.23% 50.75% 26.97% 1.69% 0.70% 0.48% 0.72%
2002 5,513,142 3,976,189 2,080,329 1,096,842 68,461 27,113 20,584 ---
72.12% 52.32% 27.59% 1.72% 0.68% 0.52% ---
Year Eligible to Register Registered Democrat Republican American Independent Green Libertarian Peace & Freedom
2000 5,367,115 4,075,037 2,168,085 1,132,380 71,567 24,014 20,829 ---
75.93% 53.20% 27.79% 1.76% 0.59% 0.51% ---
1998 5,221,673 3,854,817 2,079,923 1,118,723 64,088 15,358 23,168 17,979
73.82% 53.96% 29.01% 1.66% 0.40% 0.60% 0.47%
1996 4,517,259 3,857,805 2,084,994 1,174,039 59,759 13,608 15,848 22,389
85.40% 54.05% 30.43% 1.55% 0.35% 0.41% 0.58%
Year Eligible to Register Registered Democrat Republican American Independent Green Libertarian Peace & Freedom
1994 4,620,158 3,665,868 2,037,899 1,162,889 49,158 11,641 14,854 18,833
79.35% 55.59% 31.72% 1.34% 0.32% 0.41% 0.51%
1992 5,601,005 3,744,096 2,061,025 1,211,010 50,511 11,782 15,468 20,681
66.85% 55.05% 32.34% 1.35% 0.31% 0.41% 0.55%
1990 5,529,883 3,487,180 1,902,797 1,233,739 33,728 * 12,664 16,555
63.06% 54.57% 35.38% 0.97% * 0.36% 0.47%

* Not a qualified political party in California in this year.

ADDITIONAL PARTY REGISTRATIONS...

Party Affiliation: Americans Elect, Natural Law, Reform, Other, Unknown, No Preference

Registration for each year was in October.

Year Eligible to Register Registered Americans Elect Natural Law Reform Unknown Other No Party Preference
2024 6,657,487 5,745,214 * * * 35,995 50,721 1,303,343
86.34% --- --- --- 0.63% 0.88% 22.69%
2022 6,658,099 5,601,835 * * * 41,669 39,508 1,291,486
84.16% --- --- --- 0.74% 0.71% 23.05%
2020 6,130,773 5,813,167 * * * 39,687 35,505 1,450,170
91.95% * * * 0.68% 0.61% 24.95%
Year Eligible to Register Registered Americans Elect Natural Law Reform Unknown Other No Party Preference
2018 6,230,147 5,280,658 * * * 20,783 40,172 1,481,287
82.83% * * * 0.39% 0.76% 28.05%
2016 6,222,266 5,253,427 * * * † 41,648 1,315,575
84.43% * * * ‡ 0.79% 25.04%
2014 6,096,320 4,897,915 2,651 * * ‡ 42,703 1,168,177
79.62% 0.05% * * † 0.87% 23.85%
Year Eligible to Register Registered Americans Elect Natural Law Reform Unknown Other No Party Preference
2012 5,976,156 4,758,437 2,593 * * † 231,142 878,912
79.62% 0.05% * * † 4.86% 18.47%
2010 5,823,294 4,449,415 * * * † 38,855 916,168
76.41% * * * ‡ 0.87% 20.99%
2008 5,775,838 4,298,440 * * * ‡ 36,315 859,076
74.42% * * * † 0.84% 19.99%
Year Eligible to Register Registered Americans Elect Natural Law Reform Unknown Other No Party Preference
2006 5,708,463 3,914,138 * 7,771 * ‡ 24,358 745,263
68.57% * 0.20% * ‡ 0.62% 19.04%
2004 5,656,610 3,972,738 * 10,136 * † 26,103 706,049
70.23% * 0.26% * † 0.66% 17.77%
2002 5,513,142 3,976,189 * 18,543 13,397 † 48,601 602,319
72.12% * 0.47% 0.34% † 1.22% 15.15%
Year Eligible to Register Registered Americans Elect Natural Law Reform Unknown Other No Party Preference
2000 5,367,115 4,075,037 * 23,796 17,429 † 38,415 578,522
75.93% * 0.58% 0.43% † 0.94% 14.20%
1998 5,221,673 3,854,817 * 24,155 17,680 † 14,368 479,375
73.82% * 0.63% 0.46% † 0.37% 12.44%
1996 4,517,259 3,857,805 * 30,676 22,389 † 13,855 421,002
85.40% * 0.80% 0.58% † 0.36% 10.91%
Year Eligible to Register Registered Americans Elect Natural Law Reform Unknown Other No Party Preference
1994 4,620,158 3,665,868 * * * † 11,942 358,652
79.35% * * * † 0.33% 9.78%
1992 5,601,005 3,744,096 * * * † 12,483 361,136
66.85% * * * † 0.33% 9.65%
1990 5,529,883 3,487,180 * * * † 8,564 279,133
63.06% * * * † 0.25% 8.00%

Note: Prior to 2018, the party category "No Party Preference" was labelled "Declined to State."

* Not a qualified political party in California in this year.
† Not a category for which data was collected in this year.

Source: California Secretary of State