California 3rd State Senate District, California: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+29%. Democratic peak: D+48 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+29MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,349,5272024 5-year
- Median household income
- $103,0382024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 44.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 29.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+48 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 3, CAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 369,759 | 197,386 | 586,869 | ||
| D | 423,854 | 196,707 | 636,571 | ||
| D | 329,069 | 149,616 | 521,215 | ||
| D | 303,708 | 160,957 | 478,353 | ||
| D | 324,121 | 167,970 | 503,116 | ||
| D | 266,210 | 188,002 | 460,290 | ||
| D | 227,973 | 161,942 | 411,163 | ||
| D | 204,584 | 134,278 | 378,717 | ||
| D | 203,306 | 125,731 | 418,305 | ||
| D | 180,768 | 167,343 | 352,722 | ||
| R | 147,692 | 177,812 | 329,507 | ||
| R | 114,595 | 143,964 | 296,840 | ||
| D | 128,491 | 115,586 | 251,783 | ||
| R | 112,062 | 129,100 | 248,677 | ||
| D | 100,833 | 82,074 | 201,850 | ||
| D | 124,258 | 63,254 | 187,752 | ||
| D | 92,306 | 77,653 | 170,617 | ||
| D | 75,313 | 70,079 | 145,764 | ||
| D | 68,065 | 67,904 | 136,820 | ||
| D | 57,541 | 41,913 | 103,120 | ||
| D | 57,023 | 32,664 | 90,040 | ||
| D | 44,361 | 25,607 | 70,699 | ||
| D | 40,467 | 15,218 | 56,350 | ||
| D | 32,300 | 15,914 | 49,627 | ||
| R | 18,187 | 22,732 | 41,311 | ||
| R | 3,207 | 15,844 | 32,431 | ||
| R | 8,482 | 20,372 | 31,073 | ||
| D | 16,179 | 13,699 | 31,682 | ||
| O | 11,523 | 0 | 24,024 | ||
| R | 6,323 | 9,530 | 17,277 | ||
| R | 4,927 | 9,519 | 15,769 | ||
| R | 6,774 | 8,441 | 15,745 | ||
| R | 6,963 | 7,768 | 15,023 | ||
| R | 6,564 | 6,906 | 14,561 | ||
| R | 6,395 | 6,782 | 13,515 | ||
| R | 5,623 | 6,727 | 12,597 | ||
| R | 5,358 | 5,546 | 11,012 | ||
| R | 4,959 | 5,464 | 10,424 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.3%
English
8.1%
Irish
7.3%
Italian
4.3%
American
2.3%
French
1.6%
Scottish
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: 38.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$103,038
State Senate District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 3$103,038
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.3%
Working age (18–64)10.7%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
66.2%
speak English only
Spanish18.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander8.9%
Other Indo-European5.3%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+32, this district anchors the progressive coastal wing of the California Senate. Its seven-figure population makes it one of the larger state upper-chamber constituencies in the nation.
The Democratic margin in California 3rd State Senate District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at forty-eight points in 1912; the 2024 margin was twenty-nine points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $103,038, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 3, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 3, California voted Democratic by 29.4 points (D+29), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 586,869 votes cast, 369,759 went Democratic and 197,386 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 3, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 3, California as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 3, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 3, California voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in State Senate District 3, California?
State Senate District 3, California has a population of 1,349,527 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 3, California?
Median household income in State Senate District 3, California is $103,038 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of State Senate District 3, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 3, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.