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1876–2024
State Senate District 7·California

California 7th State Senate District has voted Democratic in seventeen straight presidential cycles.

One of California's few legislative districts where Trump outpolled Harris

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CA
Latest
D+48
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
291,451
2024 ACS

California 7th State Senate District, California: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+48%. Democratic peak: D+56 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+48MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
291,4512024 5-year
Median household income
$128,6482024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
33.8%2024 5-year
Black
9.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
24.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+56 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+55 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 3 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
+47.7%
88,60329,744123,274
D
+56.1%
107,45829,014139,799
D
+56.3%
87,17021,146117,226
D
+51.5%
79,47424,354107,049
D
+51.6%
83,12725,655111,281
D
+42.6%
71,14028,195100,777
D
+36.6%
59,08626,05390,225
D
+34.6%
52,16223,07383,979
D
+35.0%
55,52222,43494,450
D
+21.4%
50,52232,57084,072
D
+9.2%
44,79837,17182,969
D
+2.4%
32,60830,81773,179
D
+13.0%
37,96428,93469,336
D
+5.5%
39,61235,38176,688
D
+12.1%
34,18826,16366,051
D
+31.6%
42,59722,14464,814
D
+7.9%
33,23028,37561,825
R
−4.4%
26,34528,80255,314
R
−3.8%
26,09528,16154,669
D
+3.6%
22,24420,62145,331
D
+17.9%
23,79316,55040,514
D
+13.3%
19,84215,13535,405
D
+30.5%
19,55010,33430,263
D
+9.8%
13,81811,24826,173
R
−30.8%
7,80614,84722,884
R
−54.7%
1,02510,19016,762
R
−47.9%
2,7929,25713,498
R
−6.4%
5,6116,44712,967
O
+37.1%
3,12708,430
R
−41.4%
9722,7694,345
R
−51.6%
6292,4663,557
R
−32.1%
9211,8602,923
R
−21.4%
1,1081,7252,885
R
−8.7%
9571,1702,440
R
−18.8%
7791,1672,059
R
−20.7%
6571,0081,694
R
−18.5%
5528051,370
R
−18.4%
4736871,161

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
6.6%
English
6.4%
Irish
6.1%
Italian
3.6%
American
1.9%
French
1.4%
Polish
0.7%
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: 39.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.1%
75–84
2.6%
4.3%
65–74
5.0%
6.1%
55–64
6.3%
6.7%
45–54
6.7%
7.7%
35–44
7.6%
7.2%
25–34
7.2%
4.0%
18–24
4.0%
7.8%
5–17
7.5%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$128,648
State Senate District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 7$128,648
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.2%
Working age (18–64)8.6%
Seniors (65+)11.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
56.2%
speak English only
Spanish17.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander16.5%
Other Indo-European8.2%
Other languages1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
22.4%
Other Christian
6.8%
Non-Christian
5.6%
Baptist
2.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Methodist
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+3.1, this inland district breaks from California's statewide Democratic lean, making it a consistent target in state senate battles and a reliable indicator of shifting working-class voter alignment.

The Democratic margin in California 7th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-six points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was forty-eight points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $128,648, a 34% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 291,451 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 7, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 7, California voted Democratic by 47.7 points (D+48), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 123,274 votes cast, 88,603 went Democratic and 29,744 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 7, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 7, California as a "Democratic loyalist" 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 7, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 7, California voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in State Senate District 7, California?
State Senate District 7, California has a population of 291,451 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 7, California?
Median household income in State Senate District 7, California is $128,648 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of State Senate District 7, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 7, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.