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Voter Registration by Year
Los Angeles County, 1990 - 2021

Voter Registration in Los Angeles County

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Largest Political Parties in Los Angeles County by Voter Registration, 2021:

Democrat - 53.0%
No Party Preference - 24.0%
Republican - 17.1%
American Independent - 2.7%

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

Registration for additional parties follows table below.

Registration for each year was for October unless otherwise noted.

Year Eligible to Register Registered Democrat Republican American Independent Green Libertarian Peace & Freedom
2021† 6,038,668 5,635,972 2,993,744 965,584 151,114 22,255 42,905 34,631
93.33% 53.12% 17.13% 2.68% 0.39% 0.76% 0.61%
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%
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%
Year Eligible to Register Registered Democrat Republican American Independent Green Libertarian Peace & Freedom
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%
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%
Year Eligible to Register Registered Democrat Republican American Independent Green Libertarian Peace & Freedom
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%
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%
Year Eligible to Register Registered Democrat Republican American Independent Green Libertarian Peace & Freedom
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% ---
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% ---
Year Eligible to Register Registered Democrat Republican American Independent Green Libertarian Peace & Freedom
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%
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%
Year Eligible to Register Registered Democrat Republican American Independent Green Libertarian Peace & Freedom
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.
† August 30, 2021 Registration

ADDITIONAL PARTY REGISTRATIONS...

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

Registration for each year was for October unless otherwise noted.

Year Eligible to Register Registered Americans Elect Natural Law Reform Other Unknown No Party Preference
2021† 6,038,668 5,635,972 * * * 38,880 44,779 1,342,080
93.94% * * * 0.69% 0.79% 23.81%
2020 6,130,773 5,813,167 * * * 35,505 39,687 1,450,170
91.95% * * * 0.61% 0.68% 24.95%
2018 6,230,147 5,280,658 * * * 40,172 20,783 1,481,287
82.83% * * * 0.76% 0.39% 28.05%
Year Eligible to Register Registered Americans Elect Natural Law Reform Other Unknown No Party Preference
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%
2012 5,976,156 4,758,437 2,593 * * 231,142 ‡ 878,912
79.62% 0.05% * * 4.86% ‡ 18.47%
Year Eligible to Register Registered Americans Elect Natural Law Reform Other Unknown No Party Preference
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%
2006 5,708,463 3,914,138 * 7,771 * 24,358 ‡ 745,263
68.57% * 0.20% * 0.62% ‡ 19.04%
Year Eligible to Register Registered Americans Elect Natural Law Reform Other Unknown No Party Preference
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%
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%
Year Eligible to Register Registered Americans Elect Natural Law Reform Other Unknown No Party Preference
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%
1994 4,620,158 3,665,868 * * * 11,942 ‡ 358,652
79.35% * * * 0.33% ‡ 9.78%
Year Eligible to Register Registered Americans Elect Natural Law Reform Other Unknown No Party Preference
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.
† August 30, 2021 Registration
‡ Not a category for which data was collected in this year.

Source: California Secretary of State