California 39th State House District, California: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+32%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+32MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,688,8422024 5-year
- Median household income
- $90,0032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 30.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 48.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Assembly District 39, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 412,921 | 206,899 | 640,734 | ||
| D | 517,470 | 199,225 | 735,454 | ||
| D | 420,479 | 134,326 | 589,222 | ||
| D | 378,229 | 153,597 | 545,360 | ||
| D | 391,694 | 165,822 | 568,847 | ||
| D | 324,851 | 186,178 | 517,751 | ||
| D | 291,457 | 150,608 | 461,348 | ||
| D | 243,836 | 128,773 | 412,826 | ||
| D | 246,514 | 137,629 | 471,488 | ||
| D | 233,454 | 212,681 | 451,720 | ||
| R | 196,943 | 243,443 | 445,487 | ||
| R | 166,389 | 209,000 | 415,489 | ||
| D | 207,407 | 199,577 | 417,559 | ||
| R | 201,612 | 263,155 | 480,222 | ||
| R | 207,269 | 214,945 | 450,903 | ||
| D | 265,886 | 196,864 | 463,015 | ||
| D | 224,202 | 220,801 | 446,369 | ||
| R | 170,619 | 213,424 | 385,283 | ||
| R | 160,715 | 207,613 | 372,408 | ||
| D | 137,454 | 136,048 | 292,423 | ||
| D | 149,691 | 112,657 | 263,851 | ||
| D | 138,992 | 97,096 | 239,177 | ||
| D | 127,938 | 60,487 | 191,074 | ||
| D | 93,667 | 63,232 | 163,902 | ||
| R | 35,466 | 86,861 | 123,652 | ||
| R | 5,689 | 50,670 | 77,414 | ||
| R | 9,459 | 30,171 | 43,696 | ||
| R | 19,347 | 23,005 | 45,469 | ||
| O | 9,371 | 0 | 28,067 | ||
| R | 3,760 | 7,060 | 12,448 | ||
| R | 1,715 | 5,535 | 8,339 | ||
| R | 2,255 | 3,285 | 5,968 | ||
| R | 2,747 | 2,891 | 5,828 | ||
| R | 1,411 | 1,786 | 3,967 | ||
| R | 1,743 | 2,376 | 4,351 | ||
| R | 811 | 970 | 1,874 | ||
| R | 493 | 503 | 1,050 | ||
| D | 619 | 523 | 1,145 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
4.3%
Irish
3.8%
English
3.8%
American
3.1%
Italian
2.5%
Polish
1.1%
French
1.0%
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: 38.1 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
$90,003
Assembly District 39 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 39$90,003
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.6%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)15.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
45.2%
speak English only
Spanish37.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander10.6%
Other Indo-European5.5%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
AD-39 delivered a 20.8-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it an outlier in a state where most assembly districts trend well to the left of the national average. Its competitive down-ballot races still draw statewide attention.
The Democratic margin in California 39th State House District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at forty-nine points in 2016; the 2024 margin was thirty-two points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 31% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $90,003, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Assembly District 39, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 39, California voted Democratic by 32.2 points (D+32), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 640,734 votes cast, 412,921 went Democratic and 206,899 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 39, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 39, California as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did Assembly District 39, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 39, California voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Assembly District 39, California?
Assembly District 39, California has a population of 1,688,842 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 39, California?
Median household income in Assembly District 39, California is $90,003 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Assembly District 39, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 39, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.