California 8th State Senate District, California: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+20%. Democratic peak: D+25 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+20MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 941,9312024 5-year
- Median household income
- $92,1752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 44.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 24.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 8, CAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 225,474 | 148,995 | 388,014 | ||
| D | 260,483 | 153,288 | 424,452 | ||
| D | 192,654 | 112,150 | 332,266 | ||
| D | 177,573 | 119,670 | 305,850 | ||
| D | 187,030 | 126,211 | 320,787 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.2%
English
7.9%
Irish
6.8%
Italian
3.7%
American
2.4%
French
1.4%
Scottish
1.4%
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: 37.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$92,175
State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 8$92,175
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.0%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
66.3%
speak English only
Spanish13.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander10.2%
Other Indo-European9.2%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Democratic margin in California 8th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-five points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was twenty points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $92,175, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 941,931 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 8, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 8, California voted Democratic by 19.7 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 388,014 votes cast, 225,474 went Democratic and 148,995 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 8, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, California as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 8, California?
State Senate District 8, California 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 State Senate District 8, California?
Median household income in State Senate District 8, California is $92,175 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of State Senate District 8, California?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, California from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.