Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Orange County.
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.
California 37th State Senate District
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California 37th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+7.4
20082024
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic
51.9%
245,313
Donald TrumpRepublican
44.4%
210,211
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.American Independent
3.7%
17,532
D+60R+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 37th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County
Winner
Margin
Orange County, CA
Democratic
D+2.7
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5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
D
51.9%Harris245,313
44.4%Trump210,211
3.7%Kennedy17,532
+7.4%
473,056
D
55.4%Biden281,609
42.4%Trump215,458
2.1%Jorgensen10,894
+13.0%
507,961
D
50.9%Clinton201,445
43.1%Trump170,440
6.0%Johnson23,937
+7.8%
395,822
R
45.6%Obama167,042
54.4%Romney199,016
0.0%
−8.7%
366,058
R
48.8%Obama182,762
51.0%McCain190,966
0.2%Nader792
−2.2%
374,520
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2008
−2.2%
2012
−8.7%
2016
+7.8%
2020
+13.0%
2024
+7.4%
DemocraticRepublican
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current representation
Current officeholders
RSteve ChoiState Senate · 37
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 32 points, this district consistently delivers outsized Democratic tallies, reflecting a dense, diverse urban core where down-ballot races rarely deviate far from the top of the ticket.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.0 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 8.7 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.4 points.
A population of 1,018,565, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $128,888 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 36 and State Senate District 40.
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Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
How did California 37th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 37th State Senate District voted Democratic by 7.4 points (D+7.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 473,056 votes cast, 245,313 went Democratic and 210,211 went Republican.
When did California 37th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which California 37th State Senate District voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in California 37th State Senate District?
California 37th State Senate District has a population of 1,018,565 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in California 37th State Senate District?
Median household income in California 37th State Senate District is $128,888 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 37th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in California 37th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.
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