Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Alameda County.
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.
California 16th State House District
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California 16th State House DistrictHarrisD+36.5
20082024
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic
66.4%
174,944
Donald TrumpRepublican
30.0%
78,944
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.American Independent
3.6%
9,397
D+60R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 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 (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for California 16th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County
Winner
Margin
Alameda County, CA
Democratic
D+53.6
Contra Costa County, CA
Democratic
D+37.9
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5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
D
66.4%Harris174,944
30.0%Trump78,944
3.6%Kennedy9,397
+36.5%
263,285
D
69.1%Biden199,503
28.9%Trump83,505
2.0%Jorgensen5,875
+40.2%
288,883
D
64.5%Clinton150,394
29.3%Trump68,219
6.2%Johnson14,571
+35.2%
233,184
D
58.8%Obama127,362
41.2%Romney89,260
0.0%
+17.6%
216,622
D
61.7%Obama138,613
38.1%McCain85,535
0.2%Nader525
+23.6%
224,673
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2008
+23.6%
2012
+17.6%
2016
+35.2%
2020
+40.2%
2024
+36.5%
DemocraticRepublican
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current representation
Current officeholders
DRebecca Bauer-KahanState House · 16
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Anchored in the East Bay, this district recorded a 36.5-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a highly educated, diverse urban electorate that has voted reliably blue at every level for more than a decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 40.2 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.5 points.
A population of 515,632, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $185,368 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 23 and Legislative (House) District 48.
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Political twins — state-house districts
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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How did California 16th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 16th State House District voted Democratic by 36.5 points (D+36.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 263,285 votes cast, 174,944 went Democratic and 78,944 went Republican.
How many people live in California 16th State House District?
California 16th State House District has a population of 515,632 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in California 16th State House District?
Median household income in California 16th State House District is $185,368 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 16th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in California 16th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
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