California 52nd 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
Samuel J. Tilden1876
85.6%
249 votes · D+71.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 81.9%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
51.6%
14,686 votes · R+6.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 50.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
178,619votes
80.5% of the vote · D+63.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 150,046 votes
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
44,499votes
36.5% of the vote · D+22.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 41,093 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
+67.7pts D vs U.S.
Place D+69.8 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +62.4 pts
Republican
Calvin Coolidge1924
+11.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+36.4 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · −9.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DJessica CalozaState House · 52
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
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
69.2%123,996
30.8%55,266
179,262
2018
D
78.2%113,989
21.8%31,747
145,736
Assembly District 52 recorded a 53.6-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most lopsided state house districts in California. Its urban core and demographic composition consistently produce some of the widest partisan gaps in the state legislature.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 71.5 points in 1876 and a Republican high of 36.4 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.6 points.
A population of 516,098, a 26% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,656 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 46 and Assembly District 54.
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The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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How did California 52nd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 52nd State House District voted Democratic by 53.6 points (D+53.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 192,831 votes cast, 143,954 went Democratic and 40,551 went Republican.
When did California 52nd State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which California 52nd State House District voted Republican was 1928.
How many people live in California 52nd State House District?
California 52nd State House District has a population of 516,098 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in California 52nd State House District?
Median household income in California 52nd State House District is $84,656 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 52nd State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in California 52nd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 33 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.