Assembly District 9 State House District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 9th State House District, California: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+9%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 1,585,2612024 5-year
Median household income: $90,6012024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 40.5%2024 5-year
Black: 7.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 33.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+53 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+37 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 1 D · 4 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+9.0%	317,822	263,592	602,147
2020	D	+18.0%	379,489	260,934	657,458
2016	D	+17.6%	283,371	192,418	517,314
2012	D	+14.7%	264,315	194,879	472,239
2008	D	+13.8%	273,934	205,988	491,365
2004	R	−4.8%	205,852	226,895	437,598
2000	D	+0.5%	187,445	185,361	390,742
1996	D	+5.7%	172,998	152,447	358,757
1992	D	+6.3%	167,030	142,312	393,094
1988	R	−5.7%	157,962	177,247	339,391
1984	R	−15.6%	134,201	184,712	322,837
1980	R	−11.3%	109,172	140,798	280,755
1976	D	+5.0%	123,386	111,246	241,532
1972	R	−6.2%	114,848	130,736	255,475
1968	D	+3.9%	102,415	94,108	213,452
1964	D	+29.2%	134,709	73,778	208,746
1960	D	+5.1%	97,951	88,361	187,127
1956	D	+1.9%	78,710	75,793	154,830
1952	R	−5.0%	66,961	74,080	142,062
1948	D	+8.9%	54,503	45,314	103,825
1944	D	+17.8%	50,165	34,911	85,572
1940	D	+20.5%	51,561	33,828	86,395
1936	D	+49.7%	50,627	16,701	68,209
1932	D	+34.9%	38,929	18,176	59,385
1928	R	−15.0%	19,445	26,407	46,335
1924	R	−37.3%	3,389	17,504	37,796
1920	R	−32.1%	9,423	19,318	30,802
1916	D	+15.0%	17,873	12,912	33,159
1912	D	+52.9%	12,267	0	23,189
1908	R	−14.3%	5,422	7,430	14,018
1904	R	−32.9%	3,528	7,534	12,158
1900	R	−8.0%	5,121	6,036	11,445
1896	D	+2.7%	5,928	5,605	11,790
1892	R	−1.7%	4,892	5,081	11,296
1888	R	−5.2%	4,700	5,240	10,342
1884	R	−8.5%	4,343	5,178	9,786
1880	R	−5.1%	4,006	4,445	8,539
1876	R	−10.8%	3,384	4,204	7,588

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

7.5%

English

6.8%

Irish

6.1%

Italian

3.6%

American

2.2%

French

1.2%

Scottish

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: 36.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.0%

1.8%

75–84

2.4%

4.1%

65–74

4.7%

5.6%

55–64

5.9%

6.0%

45–54

6.0%

7.2%

35–44

7.0%

7.3%

25–34

7.2%

4.5%

18–24

4.3%

9.3%

5–17

8.9%

3.1%

3.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$90,601

Assembly District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Assembly District 9$90,601

California$99,122

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.3%

Working age (18–64)11.3%

Seniors (65+)12.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

62.2%

speak English only

Spanish20.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander8.7%

Other Indo-European7.4%

Other languages1.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.5%

Other Christian

9.2%

Non-Christian

3.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.9%

Baptist

2.1%

Mainline Protestant

1.2%

Methodist

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Assembly District 9 recorded an R+28.1 presidential margin in 2024, making it a consistent outlier in a state that leans heavily Democratic statewide. Its rural Central Valley geography anchors a voter profile distinct from California's coastal and urban centers.

The Democratic margin in California 9th State House District reached its widest at fifty-three points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was nine points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $90,601, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,585,261 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 9, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Assembly District 9, California voted Democratic by 9.0 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 602,147 votes cast, 317,822 went Democratic and 263,592 went Republican.

What is Assembly District 9, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Assembly District 9, California as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.

When did Assembly District 9, California last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 9, California voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in Assembly District 9, California?

Assembly District 9, California has a population of 1,585,261 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Assembly District 9, California?

Median household income in Assembly District 9, California is $90,601 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.

What is the political history of Assembly District 9, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 9, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

California 9th State House District delivered D+9 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

Key facts

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