Assembly District 37 State House District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 37th State House District, California: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+26%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+26MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 449,5132024 5-year
Median household income: $98,1522024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 48.3%2024 5-year
Black: 1.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 47.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+39 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+55 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 2 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+26.3%	115,828	66,213	188,806
2020	D	+31.6%	131,787	67,131	204,732
2016	D	+28.1%	108,527	57,527	181,713
2012	D	+17.7%	95,394	65,846	166,488
2008	D	+22.5%	107,021	66,848	178,158
2004	D	+7.7%	91,527	78,212	172,527
2000	D	+1.1%	74,330	72,668	157,223
1996	D	+4.3%	71,483	64,880	152,820
1992	D	+7.2%	70,043	58,126	164,916
1988	R	−9.8%	64,322	78,486	144,662
1984	R	−26.8%	51,799	90,325	143,907
1980	R	−22.5%	41,073	70,426	130,429
1976	R	−4.9%	55,531	61,494	120,962
1972	R	−13.6%	51,037	67,663	122,591
1968	R	−13.4%	37,891	50,467	94,199
1964	D	+12.0%	48,839	38,327	87,251
1960	R	−13.7%	29,718	39,173	69,083
1956	R	−29.5%	17,161	31,628	49,056
1952	R	−33.8%	14,974	30,329	45,473
1948	R	−20.0%	13,253	20,211	34,798
1944	D	+7.0%	15,887	13,808	29,786
1940	D	+9.9%	17,412	14,255	32,006
1936	D	+23.8%	16,086	9,827	26,311
1932	D	+19.5%	13,537	8,935	23,540
1928	R	−39.8%	5,023	11,778	16,983
1924	R	−55.2%	1,257	8,693	13,478
1920	R	−42.4%	2,619	7,055	10,468
1916	D	+7.1%	5,271	4,512	10,616
1912	O	+38.9%	2,865	0	7,373
1908	R	−21.7%	1,669	2,754	4,998
1904	R	−35.6%	1,176	2,718	4,334
1900	R	−10.0%	1,634	2,020	3,852
1896	R	−1.9%	1,959	2,039	4,129
1892	R	−7.2%	1,253	1,513	3,599
1888	R	−3.5%	1,598	1,719	3,493
1884	R	−7.9%	1,072	1,269	2,491
1880	R	−9.8%	732	924	1,954
1876	R	−21.9%	763	1,190	1,954

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

8.8%

English

8.4%

Irish

7.3%

Italian

3.9%

American

2.3%

Scottish

1.7%

French

1.5%

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: 34.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.4%

2.3%

75–84

2.8%

4.5%

65–74

4.8%

5.4%

55–64

5.5%

5.3%

45–54

5.1%

6.1%

35–44

5.6%

6.9%

25–34

6.3%

7.4%

18–24

7.5%

8.4%

5–17

8.0%

3.1%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$98,152

Assembly District 37 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Assembly District 37$98,152

California$99,122

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.7%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.7%

Working age (18–64)14.2%

Seniors (65+)10.4%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

59.8%

speak English only

Spanish33.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.6%

Other Indo-European2.4%

Other languages1.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

32.8%

Other Christian

5.7%

Non-Christian

2.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.8%

Mainline Protestant

1.6%

Baptist

1.0%

Methodist

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in communities southeast of downtown Los Angeles, AD-37 has consistently returned presidential margins above 30 points Democratic, reflecting a heavily Latino, working-class electorate with strong partisan alignment at every level of the ballot.

The Democratic margin in California 37th State House District reached its widest at thirty-nine points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was twenty-six points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $98,152, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 449,513 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 37, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Assembly District 37, California voted Democratic by 26.3 points (D+26), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 188,806 votes cast, 115,828 went Democratic and 66,213 went Republican.

What is Assembly District 37, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Assembly District 37, 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 15 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.

When did Assembly District 37, California last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 37, California voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Assembly District 37, California?

Assembly District 37, California has a population of 449,513 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Assembly District 37, California?

Median household income in Assembly District 37, California is $98,152 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.

What is the political history of Assembly District 37, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 37, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

California 37th State House District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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