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1876–2024
Assembly District 38·California

California 38th State House District changed direction in the last decade — D+15 in 2024.

A reliably blue corridor anchored by Los Angeles County suburbs

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CA
Latest
D+15
in 2024
Archetype
Recent convert
since the recent cycles
Population
687,252
2024 ACS

California 38th State House District, California: Recent convert district. In 2024, voted D+15%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+15MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Recent convertAkashic typology
Population
687,2522024 5-year
Median household income
$109,7972024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
52.0%2024 5-year
Black
1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
44.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+44 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+57 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
+15.1%
178,425130,399318,162
D
+21.1%
206,297133,112346,983
D
+17.4%
159,532108,588292,232
D
+7.0%
140,269121,419268,930
D
+12.2%
153,951119,691279,869
R
−3.7%
122,158131,559257,016
R
−1.0%
109,356111,748231,986
D
+0.6%
90,90389,614206,137
D
+1.5%
81,25177,887219,639
R
−24.4%
73,089121,128196,519
R
−38.5%
54,613124,229180,918
R
−30.7%
46,21194,315156,453
R
−9.1%
56,23767,841127,526
R
−30.5%
40,46378,214123,755
R
−10.2%
39,22148,99695,407
D
+17.9%
47,43733,04280,617
D
+0.4%
28,99628,78358,037
R
−0.1%
21,56321,61743,302
R
−4.2%
17,63519,19637,041
D
+12.6%
14,85311,43127,121
D
+19.1%
13,4119,08522,603
D
+14.9%
12,4599,21221,857
D
+27.4%
10,9836,22017,396
D
+21.6%
8,9475,66915,210
R
−41.2%
3,0507,40010,546
R
−54.8%
7484,6827,185
R
−57.0%
1,0714,2935,648
R
−15.9%
2,3263,2665,919
O
+43.6%
1,73003,966
R
−20.7%
9691,5302,704
R
−37.0%
6891,6372,564
R
−11.8%
1,0941,4022,618
R
−2.8%
1,2021,2742,528
R
−11.8%
7861,0532,259
R
−9.8%
7439081,687
R
−10.5%
4956151,139
R
−6.9%
428492923
R
−1.4%
485499984

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.4%
English
8.4%
Irish
7.8%
Italian
4.2%
American
3.3%
French
1.8%
Polish
1.6%
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: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.3%
2.3%
75–84
2.8%
4.9%
65–74
5.3%
6.5%
55–64
6.7%
6.3%
45–54
6.3%
6.6%
35–44
6.3%
6.8%
25–34
6.4%
4.5%
18–24
4.3%
8.4%
5–17
8.1%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$109,797
Assembly District 38 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 38$109,797
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.7%
Working age (18–64)8.2%
Seniors (65+)10.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
61.6%
speak English only
Spanish30.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.1%
Other Indo-European3.1%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
29.8%
Other Christian
9.8%
Non-Christian
5.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Baptist
1.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.5%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Assembly District 38 has delivered Democratic presidential margins above 20 points in recent cycles, reflecting a densely populated, majority-minority electorate in the eastern Los Angeles metro where Latino voter share drives consistent left-of-center results.

The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Democratic candidate carried the district by twelve points. The 2024 margin was fifteen points, in line with the district's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 687,252, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $109,797 situate the district in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 38, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 38, California voted Democratic by 15.1 points (D+15), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 318,162 votes cast, 178,425 went Democratic and 130,399 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 38, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 38, California as a "Recent convert" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Assembly District 38, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 38, California voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Assembly District 38, California?
Assembly District 38, California has a population of 687,252 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 38, California?
Median household income in Assembly District 38, California is $109,797 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Assembly District 38, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 38, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Recent convert" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.