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California 8th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+35.12012D+37.62016D+41.92020D+40.12024D+32.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+32.5
2024
median income$90,571U.S. $80,734 · CA $99,122
median age36.4U.S. 39.1 · CA 37.9
poverty rate13.6%U.S. 12.5% · CA 12.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)34.1%U.S. 35.6% · CA 36.6%
non-english33.7%U.S. 22.3% · CA 44.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German7.0%
English6.7%
Irish5.8%
Mexican21.5%
Puerto Rican0.8%
Salvadoran0.8%
Filipino4.0%
Chinese3.9%
Asian Indian3.5%
Fijian4.2%
Aztec2.5%
African American†10.9%
African0.5%
Nigerian0.3%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Sacramento County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

California 8th State Senate District

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California 8th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+32.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for California 8th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of California 8th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+32.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.California 8th State Senate District · D+32.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic64.4%233,925
Donald TrumpRepublican31.9%115,953
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.American Independent3.7%13,259
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for California 8th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Sacramento County, CADemocraticD+19.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
64.4%Harris233,925
31.9%Trump115,953
3.7%Kennedy13,259
+32.5%
363,137
D
68.9%Biden277,932
28.7%Trump115,949
2.4%Jorgensen9,597
+40.1%
403,478
D
67.9%Clinton207,540
26.0%Trump79,367
6.2%Johnson18,836
+41.9%
305,743
D
68.8%Obama188,621
31.2%Romney85,496
0.0%
+37.6%
274,117
D
67.3%Obama193,926
32.2%McCain92,891
0.4%Nader1,277
+35.1%
288,094
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +32.5% in 2024.+32.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+35.1%
2012+37.6%
2016+41.9%
2020+40.1%
2024+32.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DAngelique AshbyState Senate · 8

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Covering a stretch of the Central Valley and surrounding foothill communities, this district delivered an 18-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — an outlier in a state where most legislative districts tilt heavily Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.9 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.5 points.

A population of 941,931, a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,571 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 3 and State Senate District 25.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 3
California
95.1twin score
population scale2008–2020 trajectory≠ % Asian
State Senate District 25
California
93.2twin score
population scale2016–2024 trajectory≠ % Asian
State Senate District 10
California
90.6twin score
2016–2024 trajectorypopulation scale≠ median income

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Sacramento County

Frequently asked questions

How did California 8th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 8th State Senate District voted Democratic by 32.5 points (D+32.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 363,137 votes cast, 233,925 went Democratic and 115,953 went Republican.
How many people live in California 8th State Senate District?
California 8th State Senate District has a population of 941,931 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in California 8th State Senate District?
Median household income in California 8th State Senate District is $90,571 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 8th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in California 8th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.