Bass carried more Latino neighborhoods than Raman and Pratt combined, precinct data show
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass carried far more Latino-majority neighborhoods than her rivals in last week’s primary election, an analysis of precinct data shows, helping her finish first and qualify for the Nov.3 runoff with City Councilmember Nithya Raman.
Bass carried 35 Latino-majority neighborhoods, including Boyle Heights, Pacoima and Historic South-Central.That was a 46% increase from 2022, when she won 24 Latino-majority precincts in a primary race against Rick Caruso and Kevin de León, according to a Times analysis of election data.
Raman was a distant second, winning seven Latino-majority neighborhoods including Highland Park, El Sereno and Lincoln Heights.Pratt won a single Latino-majority neighborhood, Harbor City, which is 51% Latino, the analysis found.Bass’s strong showing among Latinos was credited in part to her forceful challenge of the Trump administration’s immigration raids and mass detentions last year.
“Latinos came out for her because she has done a really, really good job in trying to fight the Trump administration,” said Nilza Serrano, the president of Avance Democratic Club, a Latino Democratic organization, which endorsed Bass.Avance endorsed Caruso in the runoff with Bass four years ago, leading Bass to suggest Caruso bought their support.
She later apologized to the group.This time around, she worked behind the scenes to secure endorsements from Democratic clubs like Avance and from important Latino activists like Dolores Huerta and politicians like U.S.
Sen.Alex Padilla (D-Calif.).
“She had a lot more established politicos and respected figures in the Latino community,” said Matt Barreto, a professor of political science and Chicana/o studies at UCLA.“It makes her seem like the more established choice.”Bass was helped by the fact that Caruso wasn’t in the race this year.
Four years ago, Caruso flooded airwaves and televisions...