California 25th 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
64.6%
318,047 votes · D+31.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 63.6%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
75.4%
68,488 votes · R+52.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 74.5%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
318,047votes
64.6% of the vote · D+31.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 265,929 votes
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
213,000votes
62.4% of the vote · R+28.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 200,674 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
+31.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+33.5 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +26.7 pts
Republican
Calvin Coolidge1924
+39.6pts R vs U.S.
Place R+64.8 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · +37.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DSasha PérezState Senate · 25
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
68.1%243,524
31.9%113,885
357,409
2018
D
76.5%220,628
23.5%67,609
288,237
California 25th State Senate District sits in the Pacific Coast. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.5 points in 2016 and a Republican high of 64.8 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.3 points.
A population of 1,031,604, a 34% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $103,792 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 15 and State Senate District 8.
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How did California 25th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 25th State Senate District voted Democratic by 24.3 points (D+24.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 439,869 votes cast, 265,929 went Democratic and 159,189 went Republican.
When did California 25th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which California 25th State Senate District voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in California 25th State Senate District?
California 25th State Senate District has a population of 1,031,604 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in California 25th State Senate District?
Median household income in California 25th State Senate District is $103,792 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 25th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in California 25th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.