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1876–2024
Assembly District 74·California

California 74th State House District delivered D+10 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of California's most competitive Assembly seats, decided by under 2 points

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CA
Latest
D+10
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
466,653
2024 ACS

California 74th State House District, California: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
466,6532024 5-year
Median household income
$110,9132024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
45.8%2024 5-year
Black
3.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
34.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+43 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+48 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 2 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+10.3%
111,30989,902207,571
D
+16.4%
129,04791,903225,957
D
+14.7%
97,66171,020181,663
D
+1.2%
82,73780,645167,592
D
+4.4%
88,28980,749172,874
R
−12.8%
68,71789,225159,978
R
−9.4%
60,08773,199139,311
R
−7.2%
52,06061,190126,376
R
−5.0%
48,93855,953141,555
R
−28.8%
43,74979,877125,287
R
−41.1%
33,65981,628116,641
R
−39.3%
26,94869,382107,878
R
−20.3%
35,93854,81493,165
R
−34.3%
27,79958,91990,626
R
−26.6%
22,93541,42569,461
R
−5.8%
28,18531,64259,859
R
−16.6%
20,68928,92949,750
R
−31.1%
11,87422,65534,717
R
−30.1%
9,97718,64128,795
R
−7.5%
9,45911,05021,092
D
+2.4%
8,8058,38917,302
D
+4.7%
7,3486,68414,192
D
+23.0%
6,9584,32211,460
D
+8.8%
5,1014,2339,848
R
−43.2%
2,2525,7258,048
R
−48.5%
3993,0905,551
R
−41.8%
8852,3843,589
R
−7.3%
1,7222,0174,062
O
+42.8%
1,04202,434
R
−28.5%
3136341,128
R
−38.9%
177510856
R
−13.6%
325436814
D
+0.7%
414408848
R
−12.9%
246347785
R
−17.9%
243355624
R
−16.0%
6185150
R
−15.0%
4257100
R
−8.1%
5160111

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.4%
English
7.7%
Irish
7.0%
Italian
3.9%
American
3.4%
French
1.6%
Polish
1.5%
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: 38.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.0%
75–84
2.5%
4.3%
65–74
4.8%
6.1%
55–64
6.2%
6.3%
45–54
6.4%
7.1%
35–44
6.8%
7.8%
25–34
7.3%
4.9%
18–24
4.5%
8.0%
5–17
7.6%
2.8%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$110,913
Assembly District 74 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 74$110,913
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.3%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
58.5%
speak English only
Spanish24.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander11.5%
Other Indo-European4.3%
Other languages1.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
26.6%
Other Christian
10.0%
Non-Christian
2.8%
Baptist
2.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Assembly District 74, anchored in coastal Orange County, swings closer to the national median than nearly any other California state house seat, making it a reliable bellwether for suburban realignment up and down the ballot.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached forty-three points in 1912; the Republican margin reached forty-eight points in 1924. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 466,653, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $110,913 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 74, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 74, California voted Democratic by 10.3 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 207,571 votes cast, 111,309 went Democratic and 89,902 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 74, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 74, California as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Assembly District 74, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 74, California voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Assembly District 74, California?
Assembly District 74, California has a population of 466,653 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 74, California?
Median household income in Assembly District 74, California is $110,913 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Assembly District 74, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 74, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.