California 34th State Senate District, California: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+5%. Democratic peak: D+11 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+5MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 945,7812024 5-year
- Median household income
- $114,4402024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 41.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 35.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+11 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+3 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 34, 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 | 208,519 | 189,910 | 411,589 | ||
| D | 246,635 | 195,628 | 451,538 | ||
| D | 186,138 | 146,050 | 355,877 | ||
| R | 157,376 | 167,711 | 333,368 | ||
| D | 168,219 | 167,288 | 342,916 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
7.3%
English
7.1%
Irish
5.8%
American
4.4%
Italian
3.5%
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: 39.3 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
$114,440
State Senate District 34 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 34$114,440
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.2%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
53.0%
speak English only
Spanish25.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander15.4%
Other Indo-European4.9%
Other languages1.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
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 eleven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded three points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by five 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 $114,440 — 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 4.5 points (D+5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 411,589 votes cast, 208,519 went Democratic and 189,910 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 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 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 945,781 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 $114,440 — 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 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 34, California from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.