In elections at all levels, the district has rewarded Democratic candidates, usually with more than 60 percent of the vote. The urban district stretches northeast from Santa Monica and Malibu beaches to the Hollywood Hills and the Los Angeles River. It takes in the suburban southern edges of the San Fernando Valley, on the northern side of the Santa Monica Mountains. The economy is overwhelmingly white-collar. Entertainment executives lunch with financial advisers and real estate developers.
Tourism brings in copious dollars.
A robust health services community is based on the area's seven medical centers. The district also has several successful commercial-industrial parks and shopping malls.