California 3rd State House District
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 58.1% | 119,395 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 39.0% | 80,097 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.American Independent | 2.9% | 5,923 |
County-level results (6 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Butte County, CA | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Glenn County, CA | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Placer County, CA | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Sutter County, CA | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Tehama County, CA | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Yuba County, CA | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 39.0%Harris80,097 | 58.1%Trump119,395 | 2.9%Kennedy5,923 | 205,415 | ||
| R | 42.6%Biden93,499 | 54.8%Trump120,183 | 2.6%Jorgensen5,700 | 219,382 | ||
| R | 39.2%Clinton73,280 | 53.6%Trump100,198 | 7.2%Johnson13,501 | 186,979 | ||
| R | 43.8%Obama74,688 | 56.2%Romney95,959 | 0.0% | 170,647 | ||
| R | 45.5%Obama84,411 | 53.9%McCain99,989 | 0.7%Nader1,231 | 185,631 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −8.4% |
| 2012 | −12.5% |
| 2016 | −14.4% |
| 2020 | −12.2% |
| 2024 | −19.1% |
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Assembly District 3 anchors the urban core of Sacramento County, where Democratic presidential candidates have carried the district by roughly 32 points — a margin that reflects both its dense population centers and its relatively young, diverse electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 19.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.1 points.
A population of 495,034, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,690 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 8 and Assembly District 9.
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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