Los Angeles's 12th City Council district
| Los Angeles's 12th City Council district | |||
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| Councilmember |
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| Registration | 44% Democratic 24% Republican 32% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 47.7% White 4.3% Black 28.1% Hispanic 16.4% Asian 0.5% Other | ||
| Population (2020) | 262,032 | ||
| Registered voters (2017) | 161,523 | ||
| Website | cd12 | ||
Los Angeles's 12th City Council district is one of the fifteen districts in the Los Angeles City Council. It is currently represented by Independent John Lee since 2019 after he was elected to finish Mitchell Englander's term. Lee is the only Independent on the nonpartisan City Council, previously being a Republican much like his predecessors.
The district was created in 1925 after a new city charter was passed, which replaced the former "at large" voting system for a nine-member council with a district system with a 15-member council. At the time of creation, it was situated in Downtown Los Angeles before being moved to the San Fernando Valley in 1964. Within recent years up until 2020, the seat was held by Republicans and was considered a Republican stronghold within a Democratic city. It is the second largest district behind the 11th district.