California 5th State Senate District, California: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+31%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+31MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,717,7912024 5-year
- Median household income
- $112,1122024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 30.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 32.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+45 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 5, 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 | 405,453 | 207,539 | 638,707 | ||
| D | 505,859 | 197,143 | 721,590 | ||
| D | 408,468 | 142,448 | 595,081 | ||
| D | 376,260 | 146,428 | 538,479 | ||
| D | 386,955 | 158,310 | 557,946 | ||
| D | 322,870 | 174,017 | 503,557 | ||
| D | 271,150 | 148,326 | 443,120 | ||
| D | 236,869 | 124,602 | 403,003 | ||
| D | 250,198 | 119,341 | 450,084 | ||
| D | 234,878 | 166,166 | 405,782 | ||
| D | 211,263 | 189,169 | 405,590 | ||
| D | 154,137 | 153,188 | 349,937 | ||
| D | 180,445 | 136,937 | 328,894 | ||
| D | 188,763 | 174,304 | 374,452 | ||
| D | 164,609 | 132,840 | 325,938 | ||
| D | 217,626 | 116,355 | 334,348 | ||
| D | 164,066 | 150,773 | 316,023 | ||
| R | 134,074 | 152,159 | 287,063 | ||
| R | 131,543 | 151,718 | 285,489 | ||
| D | 114,168 | 113,184 | 239,825 | ||
| D | 121,753 | 92,997 | 215,675 | ||
| D | 109,266 | 88,683 | 200,356 | ||
| D | 112,420 | 56,138 | 170,712 | ||
| D | 81,307 | 60,990 | 148,740 | ||
| R | 44,320 | 82,858 | 128,460 | ||
| R | 6,873 | 56,520 | 96,555 | ||
| R | 18,468 | 52,846 | 78,799 | ||
| R | 35,870 | 36,559 | 77,664 | ||
| O | 21,596 | 0 | 50,828 | ||
| R | 7,299 | 16,403 | 27,140 | ||
| R | 4,748 | 15,139 | 22,426 | ||
| R | 6,599 | 11,313 | 18,746 | ||
| R | 8,184 | 10,995 | 19,569 | ||
| R | 7,076 | 7,865 | 17,337 | ||
| R | 5,999 | 7,763 | 14,609 | ||
| R | 5,540 | 7,248 | 13,037 | ||
| R | 4,582 | 5,859 | 10,508 | ||
| R | 3,718 | 5,026 | 8,750 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
6.1%
English
5.3%
Irish
5.1%
Italian
3.3%
American
1.8%
French
1.1%
Polish
0.6%
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: 37.3 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
$112,112
State Senate District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 5$112,112
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.3%
Working age (18–64)9.9%
Seniors (65+)13.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
54.7%
speak English only
Spanish21.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander14.8%
Other Indo-European7.5%
Other languages1.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in the Central Valley's agricultural heartland, this district delivered a 27.8-point Republican margin in 2024 — a stark contrast to the statewide pattern and a reliable benchmark for tracking rural conservative turnout in California.
The Democratic margin in California 5th State Senate District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at forty-five points in 2016; the 2024 margin was thirty-one points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 31% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $112,112, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 5, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 5, California voted Democratic by 31.0 points (D+31), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 638,707 votes cast, 405,453 went Democratic and 207,539 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 5, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 5, 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 5, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 5, California voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in State Senate District 5, California?
State Senate District 5, California has a population of 1,717,791 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 5, California?
Median household income in State Senate District 5, California is $112,112 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of State Senate District 5, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 5, 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.