California 36th State House District, California: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+1%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+1MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,792,1742024 5-year
- Median household income
- $88,3122024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 35.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 55.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Assembly District 36, CAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 314,945 | 323,888 | 656,389 | ||
| D | 376,675 | 308,833 | 699,723 | ||
| D | 276,938 | 226,311 | 535,204 | ||
| D | 240,878 | 217,137 | 469,199 | ||
| D | 239,109 | 215,981 | 464,006 | ||
| R | 169,997 | 226,061 | 400,653 | ||
| R | 151,784 | 165,466 | 329,442 | ||
| R | 128,615 | 128,686 | 289,650 | ||
| D | 123,915 | 118,016 | 317,132 | ||
| R | 101,101 | 150,433 | 254,246 | ||
| R | 77,963 | 140,220 | 220,477 | ||
| R | 60,893 | 112,457 | 189,384 | ||
| R | 75,972 | 77,643 | 157,230 | ||
| R | 57,453 | 90,808 | 154,033 | ||
| R | 51,800 | 69,983 | 133,826 | ||
| D | 70,188 | 55,011 | 125,300 | ||
| R | 48,126 | 58,748 | 107,368 | ||
| R | 34,860 | 52,089 | 87,314 | ||
| R | 27,331 | 46,201 | 74,188 | ||
| R | 23,693 | 29,493 | 55,199 | ||
| R | 20,480 | 22,797 | 43,593 | ||
| D | 23,294 | 22,465 | 46,319 | ||
| D | 21,062 | 16,576 | 38,085 | ||
| D | 18,821 | 14,199 | 34,503 | ||
| R | 6,260 | 18,624 | 25,165 | ||
| R | 1,805 | 10,673 | 18,811 | ||
| R | 4,247 | 11,204 | 16,886 | ||
| R | 6,931 | 8,228 | 17,008 | ||
| O | 3,636 | 0 | 10,763 | ||
| R | 1,758 | 3,250 | 6,086 | ||
| R | 567 | 1,916 | 3,029 | ||
| R | 911 | 1,653 | 2,818 | ||
| R | 1,256 | 1,470 | 2,834 | ||
| R | 329 | 477 | 978 | ||
| R | 309 | 395 | 739 | ||
| R | 167 | 209 | 385 | ||
| R | 92 | 94 | 192 | ||
| R | 78 | 87 | 168 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
5.9%
English
5.4%
Irish
4.8%
American
2.6%
Italian
2.6%
French
1.0%
Scottish
0.9%
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: 36.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$88,312
Assembly District 36 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 36$88,312
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.0%
Working age (18–64)10.8%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
54.0%
speak English only
Spanish39.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.3%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Assembly District 36 sits at the competitive edge of California's legislative map, where a presidential margin of R+1.2 signals a constituency that neither party can take for granted in statewide or legislative contests.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-four points in 1912; the Republican margin reached forty-nine points in 1928. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 1,792,174, a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $88,312 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Assembly District 36, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 36, California voted Republican by 1.4 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 656,389 votes cast, 314,945 went Democratic and 323,888 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 36, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 36, California as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Assembly District 36, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 36, California voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Assembly District 36, California?
Assembly District 36, California has a population of 1,792,174 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 36, California?
Median household income in Assembly District 36, California is $88,312 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Assembly District 36, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 36, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.