Assembly District 73 State House District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 73rd 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: 429,1362024 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%	93,766	88,762	188,596
2020	D	+9.0%	110,341	91,701	206,327
2016	D	+8.6%	82,682	68,745	162,328
2012	R	−6.2%	69,463	78,937	152,180
2008	R	−2.6%	74,494	78,494	156,386
2004	R	−20.7%	56,829	87,002	145,774
2000	R	−15.4%	53,112	73,375	131,609
1996	R	−13.8%	44,392	60,554	117,196
1992	R	−12.3%	41,605	57,829	131,832
1988	R	−36.7%	36,466	79,465	117,295
1984	R	−50.4%	27,961	86,078	115,231
1980	R	−45.3%	23,953	71,816	105,760
1976	R	−26.8%	31,482	55,391	89,117
1972	R	−41.3%	23,972	60,767	89,011
1968	R	−33.3%	20,180	42,686	67,601
1964	R	−11.9%	23,930	30,390	54,379
1960	R	−21.9%	15,183	23,707	38,985
1956	R	−34.5%	7,441	15,387	23,028
1952	R	−40.6%	4,410	10,512	15,033
1948	R	−24.5%	3,933	6,586	10,819
1944	R	−14.4%	3,883	5,204	9,143
1940	R	−12.1%	3,827	4,889	8,811
1936	D	+11.7%	4,044	3,185	7,354
1932	D	+2.5%	3,231	3,067	6,680
1928	R	−59.6%	1,032	4,144	5,222
1924	R	−58.7%	348	2,699	4,008
1920	R	−52.0%	475	1,735	2,425
1916	R	−22.0%	878	1,438	2,541
1912	O	+38.6%	597	0	1,548
1908	R	−22.1%	259	440	818
1904	R	−36.4%	140	361	607
1900	R	−8.9%	241	292	570
1896	R	−5.8%	232	262	513
1892	R	−5.1%	136	156	393
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 73 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Assembly District 73$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 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.

The Democratic margin in California 73rd 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 73, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Assembly District 73, California voted Democratic by 2.7 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 188,596 votes cast, 93,766 went Democratic and 88,762 went Republican.

What is Assembly District 73, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Assembly District 73, 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 73, California last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 73, California voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in Assembly District 73, California?

Assembly District 73, California has a population of 429,136 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Assembly District 73, California?

Median household income in Assembly District 73, 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 73, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 73, 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 73rd State House District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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