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California 8th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+15.62012R+21.42016R+19.42020R+13.72024R+18.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+18.3
2024
median income$92,309U.S. $80,734 · CA $99,122
median age40.1U.S. 39.1 · CA 37.9
poverty rate9.7%U.S. 12.5% · CA 12.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)23.7%U.S. 35.6% · CA 36.6%
non-english37.9%U.S. 22.3% · CA 44.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German12.6%
English10.7%
Irish10.0%
Mexican21.8%
Salvadoran0.5%
Puerto Rican0.2%
Hmong2.6%
Asian Indian1.7%
Filipino1.2%
African American†2.1%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Tuolumne County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

California 8th State House District

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California 8th State House DistrictTrumpR+18.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for California 8th State House DistrictThe boundary of California 8th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+18.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.California 8th State House District · R+18.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican57.8%144,995
Kamala HarrisDemocratic39.6%99,177
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.American Independent2.6%6,480
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 7 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (7 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for California 8th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Calaveras County, CARepublicanR+28.1
Fresno County, CARepublicanR+4.4
Inyo County, CARepublicanR+3.0
Madera County, CARepublicanR+20.8
Mariposa County, CARepublicanR+21.1
Mono County, CADemocraticD+20.3
Tuolumne County, CARepublicanR+21.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
39.6%Harris99,177
57.8%Trump144,995
2.6%Kennedy6,480
−18.3%
250,652
R
42.1%Biden111,705
55.7%Trump147,941
2.2%Jorgensen5,726
−13.7%
265,372
R
37.5%Clinton79,098
56.9%Trump119,986
5.6%Johnson11,864
−19.4%
210,948
R
39.3%Obama77,542
60.7%Romney119,848
0.0%
−21.4%
197,390
R
41.9%Obama85,832
57.5%McCain117,868
0.6%Nader1,200
−15.6%
204,900
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −18.3% in 2024.−18.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−15.6%
2012−21.4%
2016−19.4%
2020−13.7%
2024−18.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RDavid TangipaState House · 8

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Assembly District 8 delivered an 18-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it an outlier in a state where Democrats dominate the legislative map. Its inland geography and lower-density communities shape a consistently conservative electorate.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 21.4 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.3 points.

A population of 503,696, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $92,309 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 3 and Assembly District 9.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Assembly District 3
California
94.3twin score
population scale% Latino2024 margin
Assembly District 9
California
90.8twin score
population scale2008–2020 trajectory≠ Mexican ancestry
Assembly District 32
California
90.7twin score
population scale12-yr trend2012 margin≠ median age

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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Places within California 8th State House District

counties it covers7
Calaveras CountyFresno CountyInyo CountyMadera CountyMariposa CountyMono CountyTuolumne County

Frequently asked questions

How did California 8th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 8th State House District voted Republican by 18.3 points (R+18.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 250,652 votes cast, 99,177 went Democratic and 144,995 went Republican.
How many people live in California 8th State House District?
California 8th State House District has a population of 503,696 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in California 8th State House District?
Median household income in California 8th State House District is $92,309 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 8th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in California 8th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.