How did Ronald Reagan do so well in Los Angels County?

[MIKESOWELL]

I know that this doesn't necessarily correspond to every state, but Reagan won two thirds of the white vote nationwide. I don't know the exit polling in California, but I would assume that Reagan got about 59 percent of the white vote in California, compared to maybe 53 percent or so for Bush. This would partially explain why Reagan carried Los Angeles by ten points both times, but Bush lost it by a considerable margin.