Assembly District 47 State House District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 47th State House District, California: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+1%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 816,2762024 5-year
Median household income: $92,5592024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 37.3%2024 5-year
Black: 6.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 51.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+30 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+56 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 0 D · 2 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	R	−1.3%	147,819	151,881	307,924
2020	D	+8.1%	173,684	147,113	327,315
2016	D	+5.7%	123,310	109,138	247,151
2012	D	+2.0%	108,708	104,274	218,261
2008	D	+2.6%	107,733	102,171	213,995
2004	R	−16.4%	75,982	106,287	184,358
2000	R	−6.1%	67,600	76,796	149,955
1996	R	−2.3%	56,373	59,371	130,638
1992	D	+1.6%	55,662	53,401	144,037
1988	R	−20.0%	44,675	67,318	113,134
1984	R	−28.2%	34,261	61,568	96,804
1980	R	−28.3%	25,844	49,069	81,987
1976	R	−0.8%	32,304	32,870	66,723
1972	R	−20.0%	24,144	36,838	63,329
1968	R	−13.7%	21,024	28,429	54,038
1964	D	+13.7%	27,821	21,099	48,955
1960	R	−11.8%	17,909	22,724	40,823
1956	R	−23.5%	12,104	19,600	31,858
1952	R	−28.3%	9,363	16,866	26,490
1948	R	−13.7%	8,306	11,061	20,179
1944	R	−6.9%	6,938	7,971	15,032
1940	R	−2.5%	7,086	7,455	14,746
1936	D	+3.4%	6,078	5,679	11,907
1932	R	−3.5%	4,543	4,889	9,879
1928	R	−56.0%	1,702	6,140	7,918
1924	R	−52.7%	471	3,355	5,470
1920	R	−46.7%	1,001	3,116	4,529
1916	R	−19.9%	1,637	2,588	4,780
1912	O	+30.3%	1,057	0	3,488
1908	R	−31.7%	489	1,110	1,957
1904	R	−46.8%	248	908	1,410
1900	R	−29.3%	407	794	1,321
1896	R	−8.8%	586	704	1,340
1892	R	−15.2%	64	93	191
1888	R	−11.8%	60	77	144
1884	R	−12.0%	32	41	75
1880	O	+0.0%	18	18	37
1876	R	−6.1%	15	17	33

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

6.5%

English

6.0%

Irish

5.2%

Italian

2.9%

American

2.7%

French

1.2%

Scottish

1.1%

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: 36.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.0%

2.2%

75–84

2.6%

4.3%

65–74

4.6%

5.9%

55–64

5.8%

6.1%

45–54

6.0%

6.9%

35–44

6.6%

7.0%

25–34

6.7%

4.8%

18–24

4.6%

9.3%

5–17

8.9%

3.0%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$92,559

Assembly District 47 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Assembly District 47$92,559

California$99,122

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.5%

Working age (18–64)9.8%

Seniors (65+)11.4%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

57.5%

speak English only

Spanish35.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.5%

Other Indo-European2.1%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

26.8%

Other Christian

11.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.0%

Non-Christian

1.5%

Baptist

1.4%

Mainline Protestant

0.8%

Methodist

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in parts of the Inland Empire, AD-47 broke from California's statewide lean by posting a 4.4-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it one of the few state house districts where the GOP holds a measurable top-of-ticket edge.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty points in 1912; the Republican margin reached fifty-six points in 1928. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 816,276, a 37% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $92,559 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 47, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Assembly District 47, California voted Republican by 1.3 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 307,924 votes cast, 147,819 went Democratic and 151,881 went Republican.

What is Assembly District 47, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Assembly District 47, California as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 29 times, and other 2 times.

When did Assembly District 47, California last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 47, California voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Assembly District 47, California?

Assembly District 47, California has a population of 816,276 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Assembly District 47, California?

Median household income in Assembly District 47, California is $92,559 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.

What is the political history of Assembly District 47, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 47, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

California 47th State House District delivered R+1 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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