California 28th 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
91.2%
457 votes · D+82.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 85.6%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
46.2%
7,504 votes · R+4.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 45.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
333,080votes
84.1% of the vote · D+70.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 283,166 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
63,288votes
18.5% of the vote · D+59.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 62,906 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
+74.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+76.1 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +69.4 pts
Republican
Calvin Coolidge1924
+3.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+28.6 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · −21.4 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DLola Smallwood-CuevasState Senate · 28
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%235,594
30.8%105,006
340,600
2018
D
78.2%216,581
21.8%60,319
276,900
California 28th State Senate District sits in the Pacific Coast. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 82.6 points in 1876 and a Republican high of 28.6 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 10.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 59.7 points.
A population of 980,597, a 21% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,986 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 35 and State Senate District 26.
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How did California 28th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 28th State Senate District voted Democratic by 59.7 points (D+59.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 341,269 votes cast, 267,183 went Democratic and 63,288 went Republican.
When did California 28th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which California 28th State Senate District voted Republican was 1924.
How many people live in California 28th State Senate District?
California 28th State Senate District has a population of 980,597 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in California 28th State Senate District?
Median household income in California 28th State Senate District is $79,986 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 28th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in California 28th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 35 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.