Los Angeles County has 4,883 precincts and more than 5.7 million citizens of voting age. By the time the polls closed on election day, a record number of residents had cast votes--about 82% of those registered--the highest percentage since 1968. As of Nov. 6 about 2.3 million of those votes had been counted. A final report is due to the California secretary of state by early December. View "Results by precincts" to see the intensity of the vote, with the deepest shades representing the largest winning percentages. To see how wide the difference was in actual votes, view the map by "Margin of victory." To see the breakdown city by city click here.

Data and cartography: Ben Welsh, Thomas Suh Lauder | Flash: Sean Connelley

Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder
County-by-county voting trends for the 2000 measure banning same-sex marriage, struck down in court, and the constitutional amendment approved Nov. 4, 2008.