state house districtCalifornia 37th State House District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+6.0
2008D+20.8
2012D+15.9
2016D+26.2
2020D+29.4
2024D+24.1
net swing · 2004→2024D+18.1D+6.0 → D+24.1
vs. U.S. · 2024D+25.5D+24.1 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 64.4% of 308,344 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
120,237
72,441
5,995
198,673
308,344
64.4%
2020
137,338
73,816
4,895
216,049
303,715†
71.1%
2016
111,379
62,664
11,834
185,877
297,789†
62.4%
2012
98,721
70,894
5,576
175,191
284,136†
61.7%
2008
109,268
71,520
754
181,542
270,704†
67.1%
2004
94,422
83,573
2,891
180,886
257,272†
70.3%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupCA HD 37CaliforniaUnited States
Mexican41.4%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran0.9%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan0.6%1.3%0.5%
Spanish0.6%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.4%0.6%1.8%
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
German11.0%6.8%12.5%
English10.5%6.3%9.5%
Irish9.1%5.9%9.4%
Italian4.9%3.4%4.8%
American2.9%2.8%5.3%
Scottish2.1%0.9%1.3%
French1.9%1.3%1.6%
Polish1.6%0.9%2.2%
Filipino1.5%3.3%0.9%
Chinese1.4%3.9%1.3%
Vietnamese0.5%1.7%0.6%
Korean0.5%1.2%0.4%
Asian Indian0.4%2.3%1.4%
Japanese0.4%0.6%0.2%
African American†1.5%4.4%9.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
CA HD 37
California
United States
Median age
35.2
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
14.9%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.7%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
CA HD 37
California
United States
Median household income
$99,319
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.2%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.8%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
CA HD 37
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
40.2%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
33.1%
28.4%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.1%
3.4%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.3%
3.5%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
CA HD 37
California
United States
Catholic
—
26.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
9.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
55.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
California 37th State House District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+6.0%
2008
+20.8%
2012
+15.9%
2016
+26.2%
2020
+29.4%
2024
+24.1%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
60.5%Harris120,237
36.5%Trump72,441
3.0%
D+24.1
R+5.3
D+25.5
198,673
D
63.6%Biden137,338
34.2%Trump73,816
2.3%
D+29.4
D+3.2
D+25.0
216,049
D
59.9%Clinton111,379
33.7%Trump62,664
6.4%
D+26.2
D+10.3
D+24.1
185,877
D
56.4%Obama98,721
40.5%Romney70,894
3.2%
D+15.9
R+4.9
D+12.0
175,191
D
60.2%Obama109,268
39.4%McCain71,520
0.4%
D+20.8
D+14.8
D+13.5
181,542
D
52.2%Kerry94,422
46.2%Bush83,573
1.6%
D+6.0
—
D+8.5
180,886
current representation
Current officeholders
DGregg HartState House · 37
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Anchored in communities southeast of downtown Los Angeles, AD-37 has consistently returned presidential margins above 30 points Democratic, reflecting a heavily Latino, working-class electorate with strong partisan alignment at every level of the ballot.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.4 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.1 points.
A population of 475,487, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,319 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 68 and State House District 21.
Akashic
Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house 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 House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 37th State House District voted Democratic by 24.1 points (D+24.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 198,673 votes cast, 120,237 went Democratic and 72,441 went Republican.
How many people live in California 37th State House District?
California 37th State House District has a population of 475,487 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 House District?
Median household income in California 37th State House District is $99,319 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 37th State House District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in California 37th State House District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
