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Assembly District 53·California

California 53rd State House District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

One of California's most Democratic assembly seats by a wide margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CA
Latest
D+29
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
66,371
2024 ACS

California 53rd State House District, California: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+29%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+29MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
66,3712024 5-year
Median household income
$89,5232024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
31.2%2024 5-year
Black
7.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
49.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+45 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+58 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 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
+28.8%
15,6668,48124,950
D
+40.2%
19,6408,17328,532
D
+45.1%
15,8645,58822,795
D
+38.2%
14,2656,23721,027
D
+36.7%
14,7726,71421,927
D
+23.5%
12,1427,46819,866
D
+27.9%
10,9276,00217,665
D
+25.6%
9,1545,10115,827
D
+21.3%
9,2495,40118,083
D
+2.7%
8,6868,22517,125
R
−11.8%
7,2929,26416,748
R
−11.3%
6,1397,89615,525
D
+1.7%
7,6387,37415,402
R
−13.3%
7,3589,70817,647
R
−2.1%
7,5687,91016,557
D
+14.9%
9,7357,21116,956
D
+0.6%
8,1678,07616,294
R
−11.2%
6,2027,77414,021
R
−12.7%
5,8217,53013,498
D
+0.4%
4,9754,92910,580
D
+13.8%
5,3824,0679,504
D
+17.3%
5,0033,5098,623
D
+34.9%
4,6032,1966,895
D
+18.2%
3,3702,2925,917
R
−41.8%
1,2763,1454,469
R
−57.8%
2081,8312,809
R
−46.9%
3501,1001,599
R
−8.1%
7108461,673
O
+33.6%
34801,035
R
−26.2%
141263466
R
−45.2%
65207314
R
−16.6%
87125229
R
−2.7%
105111223
R
−10.4%
5875164
R
−14.0%
6993171
R
−8.0%
333975
O
+0.0%
202042
D
+6.8%
242144

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
4.4%
Irish
3.9%
English
3.9%
American
3.0%
Italian
2.5%
French
1.0%
Polish
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: 37.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
1.8%
75–84
2.4%
4.0%
65–74
4.7%
6.0%
55–64
6.2%
6.4%
45–54
6.5%
7.2%
35–44
6.9%
8.0%
25–34
7.7%
4.6%
18–24
4.4%
8.1%
5–17
7.7%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$89,523
Assembly District 53 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 53$89,523
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.6%
Working age (18–64)12.4%
Seniors (65+)15.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
46.3%
speak English only
Spanish37.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander10.1%
Other Indo-European5.1%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
30.8%
Other Christian
8.3%
Non-Christian
3.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Baptist
2.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.0%
Methodist
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Assembly District 53 backed the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee by nearly 30 points, reflecting a dense, heavily urbanized constituency where Democratic performance consistently ranks among the strongest in the state legislature.

The Democratic margin in California 53rd State House District reached its widest at forty-five points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was twenty-nine points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $89,523, a 31% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 66,371 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 53, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 53, California voted Democratic by 28.8 points (D+29), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 24,950 votes cast, 15,666 went Democratic and 8,481 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 53, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 53, 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 19 times, Republican 17 times, and other 2 times.
When did Assembly District 53, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 53, California voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Assembly District 53, California?
Assembly District 53, California has a population of 66,371 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 53, California?
Median household income in Assembly District 53, California is $89,523 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Assembly District 53, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 53, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.