California's 25th State Senate district

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title = California's 25th State Senate district


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label1 = Registration
data1 = 63.6% Democratic 20.0% Republican 11.0% DTS
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label2 = Demographics
data2 = 41.1% Latino 32.1% Black 15.6% White 8.5% Asian 1.0% Multiracial 0.9% Pac. Islander 0.5% Other 0.3% N. American
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label3 = Population (2000)
data3 = 846,790
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data4 = 571,011
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data5 = 358,045

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California's 25th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Edward Vincent of Inglewood.

District Profile

The 25th District serves much of the South Los Angeles area of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. The seat, drawn as an African-American Voting Rights Act district, contains one of the largest African-American populations at over 33.3% of the district's residents. The district is comprised mostly of working class suburbs of Los Angeles, though it also contains pockets of wealthy neighborhoods, mostly added in the 2001 Redistricting (see below).

The 25th is a semi-circle running from the Los Angeles neighborhood of Westchester to the entire Palos Verdes Peninsula. The district is located entirely in Los Angeles County. Four cities in the district that in sum comprise most of the district's population are Inglewood, Compton, the northwestern sections of Long Beach, and some portions of Los Angeles itself. In addition, the district also includes Alondra Park, East Compton, Florence-Graham, Gardena, Hawthorne, Ladera Heights, Lawndale, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, West Athens, West Compton, Westmont, and Willowbrook.

Within the city of Los Angeles, the 25th includes a section of Westchester near Los Angeles International Airport. It also contains portions of South Los Angeles and a small portion of San Pedro used to connect the Palos Verdes Peninsula to the remainder of the district.

Election Results

2004

Election box candidate with party link
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Edward Vincent (incumbent)
votes = 165,479
percentage = 73.7
change = -8.6Election box candidate with party link
party = California Republican Party
candidate = James Arlandus Spencer
votes = 52,485
percentage = 23.4
change = +5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Dale F. Ogden
votes = 6,683
percentage = 2.9
change = +2.9Election box total
votes = 224,647
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 112,994
percentage = 50.3
change = -14.3Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = California Democratic Party
swing = -14.3

2000

Election box candidate with party link
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Edward Vincent
votes = 131,725
percentage = 82.3
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = California Republican Party
candidate = James Arlandus Spencer
votes = 28,375
percentage = 17.7
change = -0.3Election box total
votes = 160,100
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 103,350
percentage = 64.6
change = +0.6Election box turnout
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percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = California Democratic Party
swing = +0.6

2001 Redistricting

Population growth in the 25th was not as fast as growth statewide, so the district had to pick up population. Reflecting demographic changes in the African-American community, the cities of Lynwood and Paramount were removed from the district and the northwestern neighborhoods of Long Beach added. While this replacement made sense demographically, it is not quite known why Palos Verdes was added to this district, being neither located near nor having any cultural similarities to the remainder of the district. Indeed, its addition makes what would have been a relatively compact and culturally representative district into one of the most egregious gerrymanders of the 2001 Redistricting.

External links

Official Profile of Senate District from California State Senate-- [http://www.sen.ca.gov/ftp/SEN/senplan/SD25.HTM]