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1876–2024
Assembly District 59·California

California 59th State House District votes the way the country votes.

One of California's most competitive assembly seats by recent margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CA
Latest
D+3
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
614,684
2024 ACS

California 59th State House District, California: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
614,6842024 5-year
Median household income
$115,9822024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
42.6%2024 5-year
Black
1.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
34.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+39 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+59 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
+2.6%
133,980126,929269,572
D
+9.0%
157,746131,063294,938
D
+8.6%
118,20298,244232,020
R
−6.1%
99,356112,672217,433
R
−2.5%
106,521112,086223,461
R
−20.6%
81,224124,185208,181
R
−15.3%
75,917104,671187,903
R
−13.7%
63,46386,374167,348
R
−12.2%
59,51282,499188,273
R
−36.6%
52,133113,345167,429
R
−50.3%
39,976122,686164,364
R
−45.2%
34,223102,324150,787
R
−26.7%
44,95078,866127,015
R
−41.2%
34,23586,577126,902
R
−33.1%
28,86660,84696,489
R
−11.7%
34,27943,35477,716
R
−21.7%
21,78433,89655,818
R
−34.2%
10,73322,06033,078
R
−40.2%
6,40515,11321,680
R
−24.1%
5,7059,47015,610
R
−14.1%
5,6157,47513,170
R
−11.7%
5,5327,01912,686
D
+11.8%
5,8304,57810,587
D
+2.5%
4,6514,4109,610
R
−59.5%
1,4895,9587,515
R
−58.5%
5003,8725,762
R
−51.7%
6892,4953,495
R
−21.9%
1,2712,0733,669
O
+38.6%
86302,238
R
−22.1%
3756371,185
R
−36.4%
203523879
R
−9.1%
348423825
R
−5.6%
337379744
R
−5.7%
199232578
R
−12.5%
7916
R
−12.5%
458
O
+0.0%
224
O
+0.0%
224

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
7.5%
English
7.3%
Irish
6.0%
American
4.5%
Italian
3.6%
French
1.4%
Polish
1.3%
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: 39.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.3%
2.1%
75–84
2.6%
4.4%
65–74
4.9%
6.5%
55–64
6.6%
6.6%
45–54
6.8%
6.7%
35–44
6.6%
7.2%
25–34
7.0%
4.5%
18–24
4.4%
8.1%
5–17
7.7%
2.7%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$115,982
Assembly District 59 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 59$115,982
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.8%
Working age (18–64)8.9%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
53.6%
speak English only
Spanish24.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander15.7%
Other Indo-European4.9%
Other languages1.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
30.4%
Other Christian
9.8%
Baptist
2.8%
Non-Christian
2.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Methodist
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of just D+2.6, Assembly District 59 sits well inside battleground territory for a California legislative seat, making it an unusually watched district in a state where most assembly races are decided by double digits.

The Democratic margin in California 59th State House District has rarely exceeded thirty-nine points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-nine points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by three points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 43% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $115,982 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 59, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 59, California voted Democratic by 2.6 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 269,572 votes cast, 133,980 went Democratic and 126,929 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 59, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 59, California as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 30 times, and other 3 times.
When did Assembly District 59, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 59, California voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Assembly District 59, California?
Assembly District 59, California has a population of 614,684 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 59, California?
Median household income in Assembly District 59, California is $115,982 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Assembly District 59, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 59, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.