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California 73rd State House District
presidential margin
2008D+11.42012D+5.32016D+23.02020D+25.72024D+16.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+16.6
2024
median income$125,415U.S. $80,734 · CA $99,122
median age35.2U.S. 39.1 · CA 37.9
poverty rate10.3%U.S. 12.5% · CA 12.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)44.1%U.S. 35.6% · CA 36.6%
non-english46.4%U.S. 22.3% · CA 44.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German8.3%
English8.1%
Irish6.6%
Vietnamese11.0%
Chinese5.3%
Korean5.0%
Mexican18.1%
Salvadoran0.7%
Guatemalan0.4%
African American†1.6%
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 73rd State House District

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California 73rd State House DistrictHarrisD+16.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for California 73rd State House DistrictThe boundary of California 73rd State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+16.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.California 73rd State House District · D+16.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic56.2%112,447
Donald TrumpRepublican39.6%79,224
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.American Independent4.3%8,569
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for California 73rd State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Orange County, CADemocraticD+2.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
56.2%Harris112,447
39.6%Trump79,224
4.3%Kennedy8,569
+16.6%
200,240
D
61.7%Biden132,935
36.1%Trump77,661
2.2%Jorgensen4,767
+25.7%
215,363
D
58.4%Clinton93,060
35.4%Trump56,381
6.2%Johnson9,845
+23.0%
159,286
D
52.6%Obama74,031
47.4%Romney66,594
0.0%
+5.3%
140,625
D
55.6%Obama80,220
44.2%McCain63,788
0.2%Nader319
+11.4%
144,327
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: +16.6% in 2024.+16.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+11.4%
2012+5.3%
2016+23.0%
2020+25.7%
2024+16.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DCottie Petrie-NorrisState House · 73

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Assembly District 73 anchors a stretch of coastal Southern California where the 2024 presidential margin landed at D+16.8, reflecting a constituency that has trended reliably toward Democratic candidates across recent election cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.7 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.6 points.

A population of 499,880, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $125,415 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 16 and Assembly District 67.

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 16
California
92.2twin score
% Asianpopulation scale12-yr trend≠ Mexican ancestry
Assembly District 67
California
91.1twin score
% Asianpopulation scale2016 margin≠ elasticity
Assembly District 66
California
90.9twin score
% Asianpopulation scale12-yr trend≠ elasticity

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.

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Orange County

Frequently asked questions

How did California 73rd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 73rd State House District voted Democratic by 16.6 points (D+16.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 200,240 votes cast, 112,447 went Democratic and 79,224 went Republican.
How many people live in California 73rd State House District?
California 73rd State House District has a population of 499,880 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in California 73rd State House District?
Median household income in California 73rd State House District is $125,415 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 73rd State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in California 73rd State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.