HarrisDemocratic64.3%276,188TrumpRepublican32.4%139,254OtherAll other candidates3.3%14,081
D+31.9- Lead
- 136,934
- Total
- 429,523
- vs nation
- D+33.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic68.4%318,696TrumpRepublican29.2%136,216OtherAll other candidates2.4%11,101
D+39.2- Lead
- 182,480
- Total
- 466,013
- vs nation
- D+34.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic63.6%252,261TrumpRepublican27.5%108,826OtherAll other candidates8.9%35,265
D+36.2- Lead
- 143,435
- Total
- 396,352
- vs nation
- D+34.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic64.7%235,551RomneyRepublican31.7%115,406OtherAll other candidates3.6%13,173
D+33.0- Lead
- 120,145
- Total
- 364,130
- vs nation
- D+29.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic66.5%255,385McCainRepublican30.9%118,929OtherAll other candidates2.6%9,969
D+35.5- Lead
- 136,456
- Total
- 384,283
- vs nation
- D+28.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic60.4%222,667BushRepublican37.9%139,713OtherAll other candidates1.8%6,552
D+22.5- Lead
- 82,954
- Total
- 368,932
- vs nation
- D+24.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic54.6%180,128BushRepublican37.8%124,621OtherAll other candidates7.6%25,168
D+16.8- Lead
- 55,507
- Total
- 329,917
- vs nation
- D+16.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic51.0%156,320DoleRepublican35.7%109,251OtherAll other candidates13.3%40,828
D+15.4- Lead
- 47,069
- Total
- 306,399
- vs nation
- D+6.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+31.9MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 1,000,6302024 5-year
- Population density
- 142 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 7,053 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $101,6632024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 43.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 44.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+43.3 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46.4 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 33, CA · twin score 92.0
presidential history
Party record book
California 17th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
68.4%
318,696 votes · D+39.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 66.5%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
64.8%
15,256 votes · R+39.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 63.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
318,696votes
68.4% of the vote · D+39.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 276,188 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
141,164votes
54.2% of the vote · R+9.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 139,713 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
+34.7pts D vs U.S.
Place D+39.2 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · +34.1 pts
Republican
Calvin Coolidge1924
+21.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+46.4 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · +17.9 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DJohn LairdState Senate · 17
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Covering inland terrain where agriculture and working-class suburbs dominate, this district backed the 2024 Republican presidential nominee by 12 points — an outlier in a state that went Democratic by double digits statewide.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 46.4 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.9 points.
A population of 1,000,630, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $101,663 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 33 and State Senate District 21.
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 33
California
92.0twin score
population scale2016–2024 trajectory≠ % Latino
State Senate District 21
California
91.1twin score
population scale% Latino2016–2020 trajectory≠ Mexican ancestry
State Senate District 20
California
90.5twin score
2008–2020 trajectorypopulation scale≠ 12-yr trend
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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Frequently asked questions
How did California 17th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 17th State Senate District voted Democratic by 31.9 points (D+31.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 429,523 votes cast, 276,188 went Democratic and 139,254 went Republican.
When did California 17th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which California 17th State Senate District voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in California 17th State Senate District?
California 17th State Senate District has a population of 1,000,630 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in California 17th State Senate District?
Median household income in California 17th State Senate District is $101,663 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 17th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in California 17th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.