Assembly District 70 State House District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 70th 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: 214,8772024 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

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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	D	+2.7%	46,951	44,445	94,434
2020	D	+9.0%	55,250	45,917	103,312
2016	D	+8.6%	41,401	34,422	81,281
2012	R	−6.2%	34,781	39,525	76,200
2008	R	−2.6%	37,301	39,303	78,306
2004	R	−20.7%	28,455	43,564	72,992
2000	R	−15.4%	26,594	36,740	65,899
1996	R	−13.8%	22,228	30,321	58,682
1992	R	−12.3%	20,833	28,956	66,011
1988	R	−36.7%	18,259	39,790	58,732
1984	R	−50.4%	14,001	43,101	57,698
1980	R	−45.3%	11,994	35,960	52,956
1976	R	−26.8%	15,763	27,736	44,623
1972	R	−41.3%	12,003	30,427	44,570
1968	R	−33.3%	10,104	21,374	33,849
1964	R	−11.9%	11,982	15,217	27,229
1960	R	−21.9%	7,602	11,871	19,521
1956	R	−34.5%	3,726	7,704	11,530
1952	R	−40.6%	2,208	5,264	7,528
1948	R	−24.5%	1,970	3,298	5,417
1944	R	−14.4%	1,945	2,606	4,578
1940	R	−12.1%	1,916	2,448	4,412
1936	D	+11.7%	2,025	1,595	3,682
1932	D	+2.5%	1,618	1,536	3,345
1928	R	−59.6%	517	2,075	2,615
1924	R	−58.7%	174	1,352	2,007
1920	R	−52.0%	238	869	1,214
1916	R	−22.1%	439	720	1,272
1912	O	+38.6%	299	0	775
1908	R	−22.0%	130	220	410
1904	R	−36.5%	70	181	304
1900	R	−8.8%	121	146	285
1896	R	−5.8%	116	131	257
1892	R	−5.1%	68	78	197
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

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%

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%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$116,289

Assembly District 70 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Assembly District 70$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

Catholic & Orthodox

30.5%

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 50.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Assembly District 70 stands out in a heavily Democratic state by trending Republican at the presidential level, suggesting a working-class or exurban electorate that diverges from California's coastal majority.

The Democratic margin in California 70th 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 70, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Assembly District 70, California voted Democratic by 2.7 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 94,434 votes cast, 46,951 went Democratic and 44,445 went Republican.

What is Assembly District 70, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Assembly District 70, 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 70, California last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 70, California voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in Assembly District 70, California?

Assembly District 70, California has a population of 214,877 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Assembly District 70, California?

Median household income in Assembly District 70, 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 70, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 70, 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.

California 70th State House District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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