{"id":677090,"date":"2026-04-16T18:55:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/677090\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T18:55:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:55:49","slug":"dodgers-more-popular-in-la-than-lakers-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/677090\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers more popular in LA than Lakers: survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles is clearly a Dodger town.<\/p>\n<p>City of Angels residents now \u2014 perhaps more than ever \u2014 consider the Dodgers their favorite sports team in LA over the Lakers, according to the results of a new survey.<\/p>\n<p>The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles asked over 2,000 Angelenos \u201cwhich is your favorite professional team in the LA media market?\u201d and the Boys and Blue were the undisputed winner.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39108265\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/los-angeles-dodgers-fans-watch-124567430.jpg\" alt=\"Dodgers fans raising their hands and cheering during a game at Dodger Stadium.\" class=\"wp-image-39108265\"  \/>A new survey states the Dodgers are Los Angeles residents\u2019 favorite team. Carlin Stiehl for CA Post<\/p>\n<p>Dave Roberts\u2019 team earned 42.9 percent of the vote, while the Lakers got 28.2.<\/p>\n<p>The results were a stark difference from the poll the same entity conducted back in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, the Lakers had 42.9 percent, while the Dodgers had 33.8.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also a fairly significant variation from just three years ago, when the Lakers got 32.9 percent of the vote to the Dodgers\u2019 32.1.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39108271\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/user-expressly-acknowledges-agrees-downloading-125785424.jpg\" alt=\"Fans in Lakers jerseys at a basketball game.\" class=\"wp-image-39108271\"  \/>Back in 2014, it was the Lakers who were considered LA\u2019s favorite franchise. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Coming in third this year, according to survey, was the Rams with seven percent. Rounding out the top five were the Kings (5%) and the Angels (4%).<\/p>\n<p>The Sparks and Angel City FC, meanwhile, came in a tie for last place with .6 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>The results, of course, shouldn\u2019t surprise many, especially after seeing crowds at Dodger Stadium on March 31, when the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/31\/sports\/dodgers-yoshi-bobblehead-night-sends-ticket-prices-soaring\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dodgers were playing at the same time as the Lakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More than 50,000 people showed up and battled rainy conditions, all while the Lakers played indoors against the Cavaliers a few miles away at Crypto.com Arena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Los Angeles is clearly a Dodger town. 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