LOS ANGELES (KNX) — A new survey released Wednesday shows that Angelenos are still undecided on who to vote for in the race for mayor of Los Angeles, but Rep. Karen Bass and City Councilman Kevin de León are at the top of the list for some.
In a recent survey released by Loyola Marymount University’s StudyLA, at least 16% of self-identified registered voters surveyed said they would vote for Bass, while 12% said they would vote for de León. The majority though, 41.5%, answered “someone else/don’t know.”
More than 2,000 people were surveyed by the group between Jan. 4, and Feb. 10. During the course of the 20-minute survey, they were asked a variety of questions, including “Later this year in June, the city of Los Angeles will vote for its next mayor to replace Eric Garcetti. If you were voting today, which candidate would you choose?”
Other than Bass and de León, no other candidates hit double digits with those surveyed. Results were as follows:
- Joe Buscaino, L.A. city councilman: 7.7%
- Mike Feuer, L.A. city attorney: 7.3%
- Rick Caruso, business leader: 6%
- Mel Wilson, civic leader and realtor: 4%
- Jessica Lall, business leader: 3.2%
- Ramit Varma, business leader: 2.3%
It is important to note that candidate Jessica Lall withdrew from the race while the survey was being administered, LMU said in the data brief.
“Right now, Bass and de León are the two to beat,'' Brianne Gilbert, managing director of the LMU's Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles (StudyLA), in an interview with City News Service.
“That said, the next few months will be critical as the candidates attempt both to make themselves known as well as differentiate themselves to the voters.”
The data collected also showed that Bass was a top pick among survey respondents who were Black and respondents who were in the 45-64 and 65+ age groups.
De León was favored by Latino respondents and in the 18-29 and 30-44 age groups.
Ultimately, the result shows that there are clearly two well-known names, but there’s no clear lead yet in Los Angeles, Fernando Guerra, director of the center, told CNS.
“With more than three months to go before the election, and such a large swath of voters who haven't yet decided which candidate to support, there is a lot of opportunity (for) the other candidates to change the outcome,” Guerra, a professor of political science and Chicana/o and Latina/o studies, said.
Survey results were shared by LMU, with the university saying that it was conducted in several languages, including English, Spanish, Korean and Mandarin, and the entire sample had a ±3.0% margin of error. To see the full data brief shared by LMU, click here.
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