California 68th State House District, California: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+3MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 198,3962024 5-year
- Median household income
- $116,2892024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 42.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 34.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Assembly District 68, 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 | 43,349 | 41,036 | 87,191 | ||
| D | 51,012 | 42,395 | 95,388 | ||
| D | 38,225 | 31,782 | 75,046 | ||
| R | 32,114 | 36,494 | 70,355 | ||
| R | 34,440 | 36,289 | 72,299 | ||
| R | 26,273 | 40,222 | 67,393 | ||
| R | 24,555 | 33,922 | 60,845 | ||
| R | 20,523 | 27,995 | 54,181 | ||
| R | 19,235 | 26,735 | 60,948 | ||
| R | 16,859 | 36,738 | 54,227 | ||
| R | 12,927 | 39,795 | 53,273 | ||
| R | 11,074 | 33,201 | 48,894 | ||
| R | 14,554 | 25,608 | 41,200 | ||
| R | 11,083 | 28,094 | 41,151 | ||
| R | 9,329 | 19,734 | 31,253 | ||
| R | 11,063 | 14,050 | 25,140 | ||
| R | 7,019 | 10,960 | 18,023 | ||
| R | 3,440 | 7,113 | 10,646 | ||
| R | 2,039 | 4,860 | 6,950 | ||
| R | 1,819 | 3,045 | 5,002 | ||
| R | 1,795 | 2,406 | 4,227 | ||
| R | 1,769 | 2,260 | 4,073 | ||
| D | 1,870 | 1,472 | 3,400 | ||
| D | 1,494 | 1,418 | 3,088 | ||
| R | 477 | 1,916 | 2,414 | ||
| R | 161 | 1,248 | 1,853 | ||
| R | 219 | 802 | 1,121 | ||
| R | 406 | 665 | 1,175 | ||
| O | 276 | 0 | 716 | ||
| R | 120 | 203 | 378 | ||
| R | 65 | 167 | 281 | ||
| R | 111 | 135 | 264 | ||
| R | 107 | 121 | 237 | ||
| R | 63 | 72 | 182 | ||
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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
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
$116,289
Assembly District 68 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 68$116,289
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 1810.7%
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
Spanish24.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander15.8%
Other Indo-European4.9%
Other languages1.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
AD-68 covers a dense stretch of Los Angeles County where Latino and Asian American voters make up the majority of residents, producing consistent double-digit Democratic margins in both state and federal contests.
The Democratic margin in California 68th State House District has rarely exceeded thirty-nine points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty 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 $116,289 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Assembly District 68, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 68, California voted Democratic by 2.7 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 87,191 votes cast, 43,349 went Democratic and 41,036 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 68, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 68, 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 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Assembly District 68, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 68, California voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Assembly District 68, California?
Assembly District 68, California has a population of 198,396 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 68, California?
Median household income in Assembly District 68, California is $116,289 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Assembly District 68, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 68, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.