HarrisDemocratic69.9%345,110TrumpRepublican26.7%131,820OtherAll other candidates3.4%16,566
D+43.2- Lead
- 213,290
- Total
- 493,496
- vs nation
- D+44.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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California 2nd State Senate District
Contests in this Place (46 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic72.7%387,972TrumpRepublican24.8%132,517OtherAll other candidates2.5%13,081
D+47.9- Lead
- 255,455
- Total
- 533,570
- vs nation
- D+43.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic66.6%312,842TrumpRepublican23.7%111,134OtherAll other candidates9.7%45,634
D+43.0- Lead
- 201,708
- Total
- 469,610
- vs nation
- D+40.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic68.6%303,497RomneyRepublican27.1%120,130OtherAll other candidates4.3%19,030
D+41.4- Lead
- 183,367
- Total
- 442,657
- vs nation
- D+37.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic71.3%337,852McCainRepublican26.0%123,195OtherAll other candidates2.7%12,787
D+45.3- Lead
- 214,657
- Total
- 473,834
- vs nation
- D+38.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic65.8%302,922BushRepublican32.2%148,177OtherAll other candidates2.1%9,465
D+33.6- Lead
- 154,745
- Total
- 460,564
- vs nation
- D+36.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic56.8%232,636BushRepublican33.8%138,240OtherAll other candidates9.4%38,647
D+23.1- Lead
- 94,396
- Total
- 409,523
- vs nation
- D+22.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic52.9%205,935DoleRepublican30.6%119,203OtherAll other candidates16.4%63,814
D+22.3- Lead
- 86,732
- Total
- 388,952
- vs nation
- D+13.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+43.2MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 996,0832024 5-year
- Population density
- 69 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 14,447 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $95,2542024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 22.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+47.9 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45.6 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 3, CA · twin score 84.2
presidential history
Party record book
California 2nd State Senate 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
72.7%
387,972 votes · D+47.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 71.3%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
67.1%
26,926 votes · R+42.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 64.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
387,972votes
72.7% of the vote · D+47.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 345,110 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
181,289votes
51.0% of the vote · R+3.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · George H. W. Bush, 1988 · 152,371 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
Kamala Harris2024
+44.7pts D vs U.S.
Place D+43.2 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +43.4 pts
Republican
Calvin Coolidge1924
+20.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+45.6 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William H. Taft, 1908 · +20.3 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DMike McGuireState Senate · 2
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.
California 2nd State Senate District sits in the Pacific Coast. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.9 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 45.6 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.2 points.
A population of 996,083, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,254 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 3 and State Senate District 7.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State Senate District 3
California
84.2twin score
population scale2012–2020 trajectory≠ % Asian
State Senate District 7
California
83.8twin score
population scale2016–2024 trajectory≠ 2012 margin
State Senate District 21
Oregon
82.7twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ elasticity
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.
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Frequently asked questions
How did California 2nd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 2nd State Senate District voted Democratic by 43.2 points (D+43.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 493,496 votes cast, 345,110 went Democratic and 131,820 went Republican.
When did California 2nd State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which California 2nd State Senate District voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in California 2nd State Senate District?
California 2nd State Senate District has a population of 996,083 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in California 2nd State Senate District?
Median household income in California 2nd State Senate District is $95,254 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 2nd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in California 2nd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.