California 26th 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
Samuel J. Tilden1876
91.3%
451 votes · D+82.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Winfield S. Hancock, 1880 · 84.3%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
48.2%
20,072 votes · Tied · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 47.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
284,922votes
81.5% of the vote · D+65.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 235,288 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
62,976votes
20.8% of the vote · D+54.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 60,567 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
+70.6pts D vs U.S.
Place D+72.6 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +65.7 pts
Republican
Calvin Coolidge1924
+7.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+32.4 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · −14.7 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DMaría Elena DurazoState Senate · 26
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%227,247
30.8%101,286
328,533
2018
D
78.2%208,907
21.8%58,182
267,089
California 26th State Senate District sits in the Pacific Coast. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 82.8 points in 1876 and a Republican high of 32.4 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 11.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.1 points.
A population of 945,855, a 17% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,970 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 28 and State Senate District 20.
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How did California 26th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 26th State Senate District voted Democratic by 54.1 points (D+54.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 303,460 votes cast, 227,097 went Democratic and 62,976 went Republican.
When did California 26th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which California 26th State Senate District voted Republican was 1924.
How many people live in California 26th State Senate District?
California 26th State Senate District has a population of 945,855 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 Senate District?
Median household income in California 26th State Senate District is $68,970 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 26th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in California 26th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 34 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.