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California 59th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+16.82012R+22.12016R+7.22020R+1.42024R+6.4
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+6.4
2024
median income$134,737U.S. $80,734 · CA $99,122
median age41.3U.S. 39.1 · CA 37.9
poverty rate7.2%U.S. 12.5% · CA 12.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)43.9%U.S. 35.6% · CA 36.6%
non-english46.4%U.S. 22.3% · CA 44.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German9.6%
English9.4%
Irish7.7%
Mexican22.9%
Salvadoran0.9%
Guatemalan0.6%
Vietnamese7.6%
Chinese3.8%
Korean3.6%
African American†1.9%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Orange County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

California 59th State House District

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California 59th State House DistrictTrumpR+6.4
2024
2024 presidential margin for California 59th State House DistrictThe boundary of California 59th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+6.4), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.California 59th State House District · R+6.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican51.5%123,502
Kamala HarrisDemocratic45.2%108,263
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.American Independent3.3%7,974
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for California 59th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Orange County, CADemocraticD+2.7
San Bernardino County, CARepublicanR+2.1
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
45.2%Harris108,263
51.5%Trump123,502
3.3%Kennedy7,974
−6.4%
239,739
R
48.3%Biden126,359
49.7%Trump129,969
2.0%Jorgensen5,223
−1.4%
261,551
R
43.5%Clinton91,135
50.8%Trump106,274
5.7%Johnson11,979
−7.2%
209,388
R
38.9%Obama78,121
61.1%Romney122,529
0.0%
−22.1%
200,650
R
41.5%Obama84,590
58.3%McCain118,765
0.2%Nader423
−16.8%
203,778
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −6.4% in 2024.−6.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−16.8%
2012−22.1%
2016−7.2%
2020−1.4%
2024−6.4%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RPhillip ChenState House · 59

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 22.1 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.4 points.

A population of 471,007, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $134,737 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 72 and Assembly District 71.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Assembly District 72
California
92.3twin score
population scale12-yr trendmedian income≠ % Asian
Assembly District 71
California
91.4twin score
12-yr trendpopulation scalemedian income≠ % Asian
Assembly District 76
California
90.7twin score
population scale12-yr trend% Asian

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

Compare two places, side by side

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Orange County

Frequently asked questions

How did California 59th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 59th State House District voted Republican by 6.4 points (R+6.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 239,739 votes cast, 108,263 went Democratic and 123,502 went Republican.
How many people live in California 59th State House District?
California 59th State House District has a population of 471,007 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in California 59th State House District?
Median household income in California 59th State House District is $134,737 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 59th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in California 59th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.