2008 Election
Posted 11-09-2008 at 11:07 PM by happ
An article in the LA Times shows how overwhelmingly the county & city of Los Angeles voted for Obama but differed on some propositions. Here's a summary:
Los Angeles County -
White voters selected Obama by 76% [nationwide average: 43%
Latinos voted for Obama 77% [66% nation
Blacks for Obama: 97% [same as the rest of the U.S. among Black voters]
Asians for Obama: 67% [no breakdown outside California]
City-wide: 78% for Obama
San Fernando Valley: 72% for Obama
71% of all LA voters said that race was "not at all" important in elections
White Angelenos were the most liberal -
69% of White voters opposed Proposition 4 (parental notification)
45% of Blacks voted against Prop 4
42% of Asians voted No on Prop 4
73% of Whites voted for gay marriage & No on Proposition 8 (prohibiting same-sex marriage).
43% of Blacks voted for gay marriage
57% AsiansLatinos voted for gay
63% of all San Fernando Valley for gay marriage
"All four of Los Angeles' largest ethnic groups -- whites, Latinos, blacks and Asians -- are more liberal and more heavily Democratic than their counterparts statewide. Looking at same-sex marriage, for example, 70% of blacks statewide opposed Proposition 8, compared to L.A.'s 57%.
While the old divisions between Valley voters and the rest of the city have been swept away pockets of traditional conservatism remain. Some districts north of the Santa Monica Mts. may continue to elect relatively more conservative City Council members while voting with the rest of the city's liberal majority on national, state and even citywide issues.
Other research by the Loyola-based center has verified a trend that may be increasingly decisive in local politics: Latinos' overwhelmingly pro-union sentiment. Latino voters are virtually across-the-board supporters of organized labor and its agenda. In part, that's because the region's resurgent unions are essentially a Latino movement, which is one of the reasons labor here has championed immigrants' rights so strongly. The loyalty is reciprocal; one of the significant things Loyola University discovered is that Latinos support organized labor whether or not anybody in the family pays union dues. In fact, nonunion Latino households are more likely to endorse labor's agenda at the polls than white union members.
"To win in the future," Guerra said Friday, "citywide candidates will need to put together a coalition of liberal whites, Latinos and unions. Tap them, and you've got an unbeatable combination."
L.A.'s shade of blue - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles County -
White voters selected Obama by 76% [nationwide average: 43%
Latinos voted for Obama 77% [66% nation
Blacks for Obama: 97% [same as the rest of the U.S. among Black voters]
Asians for Obama: 67% [no breakdown outside California]
City-wide: 78% for Obama
San Fernando Valley: 72% for Obama
71% of all LA voters said that race was "not at all" important in elections
White Angelenos were the most liberal -
69% of White voters opposed Proposition 4 (parental notification)
45% of Blacks voted against Prop 4
42% of Asians voted No on Prop 4
73% of Whites voted for gay marriage & No on Proposition 8 (prohibiting same-sex marriage).
43% of Blacks voted for gay marriage
57% AsiansLatinos voted for gay
63% of all San Fernando Valley for gay marriage
"All four of Los Angeles' largest ethnic groups -- whites, Latinos, blacks and Asians -- are more liberal and more heavily Democratic than their counterparts statewide. Looking at same-sex marriage, for example, 70% of blacks statewide opposed Proposition 8, compared to L.A.'s 57%.
While the old divisions between Valley voters and the rest of the city have been swept away pockets of traditional conservatism remain. Some districts north of the Santa Monica Mts. may continue to elect relatively more conservative City Council members while voting with the rest of the city's liberal majority on national, state and even citywide issues.
Other research by the Loyola-based center has verified a trend that may be increasingly decisive in local politics: Latinos' overwhelmingly pro-union sentiment. Latino voters are virtually across-the-board supporters of organized labor and its agenda. In part, that's because the region's resurgent unions are essentially a Latino movement, which is one of the reasons labor here has championed immigrants' rights so strongly. The loyalty is reciprocal; one of the significant things Loyola University discovered is that Latinos support organized labor whether or not anybody in the family pays union dues. In fact, nonunion Latino households are more likely to endorse labor's agenda at the polls than white union members.
"To win in the future," Guerra said Friday, "citywide candidates will need to put together a coalition of liberal whites, Latinos and unions. Tap them, and you've got an unbeatable combination."
L.A.'s shade of blue - Los Angeles Times
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