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1876–2024
Assembly District 17·California

California 17th State House District has voted Democratic in seventeen straight presidential cycles.

One of California's sharpest Republican-leaning state house districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CA
Latest
D+65
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
426,127
2024 ACS

California 17th State House District, California: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+65%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+65MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
426,1272024 5-year
Median household income
$140,9702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
39.1%2024 5-year
Black
5.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
16.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+75 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+43 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
D
+64.8%
166,15232,127206,843
D
+72.5%
194,09328,957227,658
D
+75.2%
177,11819,344209,688
D
+70.4%
154,86324,162185,695
D
+70.3%
165,38326,839196,987
D
+67.8%
152,32127,898183,473
D
+59.4%
123,99326,431164,134
D
+56.6%
107,67023,343149,043
D
+54.6%
119,72529,437165,376
D
+46.6%
103,62137,213142,375
D
+35.9%
99,20246,306147,291
D
+20.6%
68,35841,557130,383
D
+11.7%
68,64053,154131,851
D
+14.2%
87,70765,421156,426
D
+25.5%
91,10851,824153,951
D
+42.5%
118,43947,730166,249
D
+16.0%
101,48973,397175,648
R
−3.5%
83,02889,127172,952
R
−5.9%
85,85996,766184,748
D
+2.2%
86,08782,191180,005
D
+21.6%
107,07168,861176,937
D
+20.3%
95,26562,848160,075
D
+49.3%
100,70033,586136,015
D
+33.2%
74,03136,006114,558
D
+0.3%
49,59749,266100,326
R
−41.4%
5,03637,72279,001
R
−43.0%
16,75149,32775,680
D
+10.1%
40,15032,38376,554
O
+48.4%
25,126051,915
R
−19.8%
10,91217,03230,859
R
−33.3%
9,25320,43633,581
R
−15.8%
12,94018,07132,439
R
−0.6%
15,73115,93232,380
D
+11.3%
15,92212,53229,992
D
+5.4%
14,73013,19528,597
R
−9.0%
10,88213,09324,492
D
+5.8%
11,0209,79321,166
R
−1.9%
10,47010,86721,337

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
7.6%
German
7.1%
English
6.4%
Italian
4.5%
French
2.1%
American
2.0%
Polish
1.8%
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: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.6%
2.3%
75–84
2.8%
4.8%
65–74
5.1%
6.4%
55–64
5.6%
7.1%
45–54
6.1%
8.8%
35–44
7.6%
10.7%
25–34
9.8%
3.2%
18–24
3.4%
4.9%
5–17
4.7%
2.1%
<5
2.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$140,970
Assembly District 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 17$140,970
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.0%
Working age (18–64)10.7%
Seniors (65+)19.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
56.4%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander24.7%
Spanish11.1%
Other Indo-European6.7%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
19.4%
Non-Christian
5.0%
Other Christian
3.5%
Baptist
2.7%
Methodist
2.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Assembly District 17 recorded a 12-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, an unusually wide gap for a California legislative district. Its political profile makes it a reliable benchmark for tracking GOP performance in the state's more conservative inland or suburban corridors.

The Democratic margin in California 17th State House District reached its widest at seventy-five points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was sixty-five points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $140,970, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 426,127 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 17, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 17, California voted Democratic by 64.8 points (D+65), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 206,843 votes cast, 166,152 went Democratic and 32,127 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 17, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 17, 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 27 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Assembly District 17, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 17, California voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in Assembly District 17, California?
Assembly District 17, California has a population of 426,127 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 17, California?
Median household income in Assembly District 17, California is $140,970 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Assembly District 17, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 17, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.