State Senate District 34 State Senate District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 34th State Senate District, California: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+4%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 374,0762024 5-year
Median household income: $115,2092024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 42.2%2024 5-year
Black: 1.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 34.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+38 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+59 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 2 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+3.7%	82,166	76,053	163,483
2020	D	+10.3%	96,981	78,440	179,174
2016	D	+10.1%	72,977	58,664	141,066
2012	R	−4.4%	61,540	67,363	132,187
2008	R	−0.9%	65,870	67,105	135,917
2004	R	−18.9%	50,496	74,404	126,584
2000	R	−13.7%	47,079	62,693	114,230
1996	R	−12.2%	39,350	51,781	101,738
1992	R	−11.0%	37,047	49,587	114,508
1988	R	−35.0%	32,635	68,362	102,188
1984	R	−48.8%	25,191	74,179	100,413
1980	R	−43.8%	21,560	61,945	92,226
1976	R	−25.4%	28,233	48,141	78,347
1972	R	−39.7%	21,907	53,223	78,843
1968	R	−31.1%	18,789	37,667	60,679
1964	R	−9.6%	22,467	27,225	49,743
1960	R	−19.3%	14,772	21,862	36,726
1956	R	−30.8%	7,805	14,842	22,825
1952	R	−34.5%	5,180	10,716	16,027
1948	R	−18.7%	4,566	6,770	11,762
1944	R	−7.5%	4,640	5,398	10,098
1940	R	−5.2%	4,493	4,990	9,590
1936	D	+17.0%	4,572	3,224	7,925
1932	D	+5.9%	3,573	3,151	7,108
1928	R	−55.8%	1,193	4,271	5,515
1924	R	−58.6%	343	2,727	4,069
1920	R	−51.2%	484	1,730	2,433
1916	R	−19.7%	913	1,415	2,545
1912	O	+37.7%	586	0	1,554
1908	R	−22.8%	251	433	799
1904	R	−37.7%	133	353	584
1900	R	−9.8%	222	274	531
1896	R	−5.4%	219	245	482
1892	R	−5.8%	126	147	364
1888	R	−15.0%	16	22	40
1884	R	−11.8%	7	9	17
1880	R	−10.0%	4	5	10
1876	D	+10.0%	6	5	10

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

7.4%

English

7.2%

Irish

5.9%

American

4.4%

Italian

3.6%

French

1.4%

Polish

1.3%

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: 39.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.3%

2.1%

75–84

2.6%

4.4%

65–74

4.9%

6.5%

55–64

6.6%

45–54

6.8%

6.7%

35–44

6.6%

7.2%

25–34

7.0%

4.5%

18–24

4.4%

8.1%

5–17

7.7%

2.7%

2.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$115,209

State Senate District 34 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 34$115,209

California$99,122

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.0%

Working age (18–64)9.0%

Seniors (65+)12.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

53.2%

speak English only

Spanish24.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander15.6%

Other Indo-European4.9%

Other languages1.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

30.6%

Other Christian

9.7%

Baptist

2.8%

Non-Christian

2.6%

Mainline Protestant

1.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Methodist

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning inland Southern California, this district delivered a nearly 20-point Republican margin in 2024 — a rare pocket of consistent GOP strength in a state where statewide offices routinely go the other direction by similar margins.

The Democratic margin in California 34th State Senate District has rarely exceeded thirty-eight points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-nine points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by four points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 42% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $115,209 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 34, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 34, California voted Democratic by 3.7 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 163,483 votes cast, 82,166 went Democratic and 76,053 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 34, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 34, California as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 31 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 34, California last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 34, California voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 34, California?

State Senate District 34, California has a population of 374,076 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 34, California?

Median household income in State Senate District 34, California is $115,209 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.

What is the political history of State Senate District 34, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 34, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

California 34th State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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