Assembly District 71 State House District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 71st State House District, California: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+2%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 923,4602024 5-year
Median household income: $113,3332024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 42.1%2024 5-year
Black: 2.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 36.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+37 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+59 in 1928MIT 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+2.2%	197,516	188,683	398,781
2020	D	+8.9%	232,274	193,513	434,765
2016	D	+8.3%	172,996	144,906	340,480
2012	R	−5.4%	146,055	163,327	317,237
2008	R	−2.1%	155,311	162,111	324,383
2004	R	−20.4%	117,573	178,679	300,198
2000	R	−14.7%	109,349	148,793	268,549
1996	R	−12.9%	91,360	122,186	238,659
1992	R	−11.2%	86,017	116,160	267,978
1988	R	−35.5%	74,794	158,713	236,223
1984	R	−49.1%	57,348	170,294	230,014
1980	R	−44.3%	48,617	141,770	210,146
1976	R	−25.4%	63,684	108,657	176,771
1972	R	−40.2%	48,413	119,243	175,996
1968	R	−32.2%	40,796	84,117	134,427
1964	R	−10.3%	48,759	59,971	108,844
1960	R	−21.2%	30,925	47,643	78,773
1956	R	−33.6%	15,591	31,587	47,576
1952	R	−39.4%	9,515	22,059	31,820
1948	R	−23.4%	8,492	13,896	23,062
1944	R	−13.8%	8,215	10,872	19,207
1940	R	−11.2%	8,137	10,215	18,556
1936	D	+10.6%	8,402	6,772	15,428
1932	D	+1.8%	6,672	6,428	13,877
1928	R	−59.3%	2,164	8,617	10,878
1924	R	−58.2%	715	5,525	8,262
1920	R	−51.5%	1,024	3,690	5,177
1916	R	−22.0%	1,864	3,054	5,419
1912	O	+37.3%	1,262	0	3,387
1908	R	−23.7%	552	979	1,804
1904	R	−38.2%	295	804	1,331
1900	R	−12.2%	506	659	1,251
1896	R	−6.4%	516	590	1,148
1892	R	−5.1%	255	293	738
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

7.4%

English

7.1%

Irish

5.9%

American

4.3%

Italian

3.5%

French

1.4%

Polish

1.1%

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: 39.1 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%

6.4%

55–64

6.5%

45–54

6.7%

35–44

6.6%

7.2%

25–34

7.0%

4.5%

18–24

4.4%

8.3%

5–17

7.9%

2.7%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$113,333

Assembly District 71 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Assembly District 71$113,333

California$99,122

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.0%

Working age (18–64)9.0%

Seniors (65+)11.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

54.1%

speak English only

Spanish25.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander14.3%

Other Indo-European4.5%

Other languages1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

30.1%

Other Christian

10.0%

Baptist

2.6%

Non-Christian

2.4%

Mainline Protestant

1.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Methodist

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

AD-71 stands out in a heavily Democratic state by returning a Republican-leaning presidential margin in 2024, signaling a competitive suburban or exurban constituency where statewide trends have yet to fully consolidate.

The Democratic margin in California 71st State House District has rarely exceeded thirty-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-nine points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by two points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 42% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $113,333 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 71, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Assembly District 71, California voted Democratic by 2.2 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 398,781 votes cast, 197,516 went Democratic and 188,683 went Republican.

What is Assembly District 71, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Assembly District 71, 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 71, California last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 71, California voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in Assembly District 71, California?

Assembly District 71, California has a population of 923,460 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Assembly District 71, California?

Median household income in Assembly District 71, California is $113,333 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.

What is the political history of Assembly District 71, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 71, 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 71st State House District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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