The results are in for the 2016 Neighborhood Council Elections! 25,571 voters voted for 1,839 candidates in 82 elections and 8 selections this year. The oldest candidate was 93 years old; the youngest just 14.

34 Neighborhood Councils helped pioneer online voting this year – a first for any election in the City of Los Angeles. 34% of those who voted in this year’s Neighborhood Council Elections cast their ballots online, and half of those voters took advantage of the flexibility online voting offers, casting ballots either from their personal devices (34%) or at one of our 72 Pop-Up Polls (16%). The agility of online voting may be one reason why location and accessibility was one of the highest-rated aspects of the 2016 Elections, according to the 2,065 people who took our post-election survey.

The voting models this Election season were as varied as the 96 Neighborhood Councils themselves. There were 327 unique ballot types, and while many Councils used a single ballot, others used as many as 21 different ballots.

A BIG thank you to the Neighborhood Council leaders who worked with Independent Election Administrators, Election Managers, Election Assistants, Poll Managers, and Poll Workers to empower great candidates, engage passionate voters, and enlist enthusiastic volunteers. The Elections were successful because of the many people who pulled together to make the 2016 elections journey the best ever!

As your new Boards are convened and your Neighborhood Councils determine their vision for the coming years, please keep in mind the three key issues that surveyed voters felt affected their neighborhoods the most: Public Safety (16%); Planning and Development (15%) and Zoning and Land Use (12%). How can your Board best address the way these three issues impact your communities?

Finally, we hope you’ll attend one of the town halls being held over the summer at locations throughout the City. Your feedback on the 2016 Elections is welcomed as well as any other comments you’d like to share that would help EmpowerLA better support our Board Members. Click here to see the full list of town hall meeting dates; times; and locations. Hope to see you there!

Want to see all the numbers from the 2016 Elections? Check out the Election Report page.