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1876–2024
Assembly District 8·California

California 8th State House District delivered R+11 in 2024.

One of California's most Republican-leaning assembly seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CA
Latest
R+11
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
756,011
2024 ACS

California 8th State House District, California: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+11%. Democratic peak: D+52 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
756,0112024 5-year
Median household income
$75,3552024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
43.5%2024 5-year
Black
3.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
48.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+52 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+31 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
7 counties · 1 D · 6 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−10.6%
119,086148,168274,373
R
−0.8%
143,906146,255296,662
R
−3.8%
105,978114,982239,477
R
−5.5%
101,373113,423220,939
R
−3.7%
110,270119,036234,899
R
−19.0%
86,251127,456216,425
R
−14.9%
77,243105,815191,683
R
−6.5%
75,71487,333179,803
R
−0.3%
74,27174,751188,202
R
−6.7%
73,17883,839159,407
R
−16.3%
64,91290,522157,277
R
−16.2%
50,27972,145134,615
D
+0.3%
57,23056,903117,124
R
−9.7%
50,90862,298117,214
R
−0.4%
46,40346,780102,637
D
+28.1%
63,40135,57099,076
D
+7.6%
51,15343,93895,549
D
+6.2%
45,99640,65086,861
R
−5.2%
37,84342,07180,559
D
+13.7%
34,04025,52362,223
D
+22.0%
30,16919,23949,727
D
+33.8%
37,79218,54156,974
D
+52.0%
33,54310,39544,520
D
+41.8%
25,52110,02937,042
R
−10.8%
13,34216,63830,410
R
−30.5%
3,66812,17127,840
R
−22.3%
7,76012,76522,480
D
+11.6%
13,07210,11625,418
O
+48.8%
9,835020,154
R
−8.7%
5,5056,71713,891
R
−19.0%
4,3206,69812,494
D
+1.9%
6,3586,11412,847
D
+15.2%
6,6174,83911,702
D
+15.9%
4,5762,94010,317
D
+2.2%
4,7324,5219,501
R
−2.3%
3,9194,1058,212
D
+4.2%
4,1643,8238,058
D
+11.2%
3,1972,5515,748

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.3%
English
7.0%
Irish
6.6%
Italian
3.1%
American
1.8%
Scottish
1.3%
French
1.2%
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: 36.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
2.2%
75–84
2.5%
4.5%
65–74
4.9%
5.6%
55–64
5.7%
5.6%
45–54
5.5%
6.7%
35–44
6.4%
7.1%
25–34
6.9%
4.6%
18–24
4.4%
9.9%
5–17
9.4%
3.2%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,355
Assembly District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 8$75,355
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.7%
Working age (18–64)15.1%
Seniors (65+)14.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
62.1%
speak English only
Spanish30.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.1%
Other Indo-European2.9%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
20.8%
Other Christian
10.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.3%
Baptist
1.8%
Non-Christian
1.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Methodist
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The Democratic margin in California 8th State House District has rarely exceeded fifty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by eleven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 44% non-Hispanic-white share, a 17% poverty rate, and a median household income of $75,355 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 8, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 8, California voted Republican by 10.6 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 274,373 votes cast, 119,086 went Democratic and 148,168 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 8, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 8, California as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Assembly District 8, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 8, California voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Assembly District 8, California?
Assembly District 8, California has a population of 756,011 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 8, California?
Median household income in Assembly District 8, California is $75,355 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Assembly District 8, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 8, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.