California 26th State House 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
75.7%
138,417 votes · D+53.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 73.8%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
66.9%
3,978 votes · R+43.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 62.5%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
138,417votes
75.7% of the vote · D+53.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 113,541 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
58,605votes
52.6% of the vote · R+6.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · George H. W. Bush, 1988 · 51,680 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
Hillary Clinton2016
+52.6pts D vs U.S.
Place D+54.7 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +49.3 pts
Republican
Calvin Coolidge1924
+22.0pts R vs U.S.
Place R+47.1 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · +17.6 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DPatrick AhrensState House · 26
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
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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.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
79.0%137,733
21.0%36,527
174,260
2018
D
74.5%111,254
25.5%38,148
149,402
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+45.3, Assembly District 26 ranks among the state's most reliably one-sided legislative districts, leaving general-election competition virtually absent and primary dynamics as the dominant political force.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 54.7 points in 2016 and a Republican high of 47.1 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.3 points.
A population of 471,066, a 27% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $178,090 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 21 and Assembly District 24.
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How did California 26th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 26th State House District voted Democratic by 45.3 points (D+45.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 160,306 votes cast, 112,857 went Democratic and 40,232 went Republican.
When did California 26th State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which California 26th State House District voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in California 26th State House District?
California 26th State House District has a population of 471,066 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in California 26th State House District?
Median household income in California 26th State House District is $178,090 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 26th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in California 26th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.