California 2nd State House District, California: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+37%. Republican peak: R+46 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+37MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 624,9262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $87,0812024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 25.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+42 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Assembly District 2, CAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 202,820 | 90,770 | 304,863 | ||
| D | 228,311 | 90,212 | 328,132 | ||
| D | 179,121 | 75,062 | 285,072 | ||
| D | 177,477 | 76,154 | 267,028 | ||
| D | 199,459 | 80,935 | 289,004 | ||
| D | 178,225 | 97,808 | 282,762 | ||
| D | 132,909 | 90,138 | 249,545 | ||
| D | 119,617 | 75,204 | 236,735 | ||
| D | 129,634 | 66,291 | 257,517 | ||
| D | 120,242 | 91,291 | 215,528 | ||
| R | 97,038 | 108,035 | 208,293 | ||
| R | 65,545 | 88,257 | 182,221 | ||
| D | 76,193 | 69,516 | 152,736 | ||
| R | 66,558 | 80,755 | 154,545 | ||
| R | 52,812 | 56,884 | 120,073 | ||
| D | 75,872 | 42,938 | 119,010 | ||
| R | 56,816 | 57,325 | 114,704 | ||
| R | 43,930 | 58,496 | 102,700 | ||
| R | 34,320 | 58,685 | 93,984 | ||
| R | 30,847 | 36,120 | 70,315 | ||
| D | 30,867 | 27,369 | 58,412 | ||
| D | 33,064 | 29,213 | 62,980 | ||
| D | 33,776 | 20,222 | 54,625 | ||
| D | 28,560 | 17,861 | 48,115 | ||
| R | 13,650 | 24,683 | 38,917 | ||
| R | 3,161 | 18,119 | 32,514 | ||
| R | 7,128 | 19,830 | 29,452 | ||
| R | 14,775 | 17,370 | 35,356 | ||
| O | 10,964 | 0 | 26,495 | ||
| R | 5,824 | 11,806 | 20,028 | ||
| R | 5,307 | 12,610 | 19,321 | ||
| R | 6,925 | 10,198 | 17,662 | ||
| R | 8,111 | 9,066 | 17,486 | ||
| D | 7,204 | 7,076 | 16,243 | ||
| R | 7,303 | 7,641 | 15,501 | ||
| R | 5,919 | 6,487 | 13,089 | ||
| R | 4,737 | 4,802 | 10,374 | ||
| D | 5,187 | 4,931 | 10,123 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.6%
English
12.1%
Irish
11.6%
Italian
6.6%
American
2.9%
Scottish
2.9%
French
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$87,081
Assembly District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 2$87,081
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.9%
Working age (18–64)12.4%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.3%
speak English only
Spanish16.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Assembly District 2 logged a 34.9-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the deep-blue voter composition of its Bay Area core, where high educational attainment and urban density consistently drive lopsided partisan splits.
The Democratic margin in California 2nd State House District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at forty-two points in 2020; the 2024 margin was thirty-seven points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $87,081, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Assembly District 2, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 2, California voted Democratic by 36.8 points (D+37), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 304,863 votes cast, 202,820 went Democratic and 90,770 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 2, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 2, California as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 19 times, and other 1 times.
When did Assembly District 2, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 2, California voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Assembly District 2, California?
Assembly District 2, California has a population of 624,926 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 2, California?
Median household income in Assembly District 2, California is $87,081 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Assembly District 2, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 2, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.