state senate districtCalifornia 28th State Senate District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+64.8
2008D+72.7
2012D+73.0
2016D+76.3
2020D+70.2
2024D+59.7
net swing · 2004→2024R+5.0D+64.8 → D+59.7
vs. U.S. · 2024D+61.2D+59.7 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 56.5% of 603,663 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
267,064
63,283
10,793
341,140
603,663
56.5%
2020
333,007
55,258
7,545
395,810
601,123†
65.8%
2016
282,692
31,300
15,345
329,337
578,073†
57.0%
2012
263,166
37,812
7,648
308,626
539,395†
57.2%
2008
257,114
40,285
844
298,243
513,666†
58.1%
2004
226,283
47,036
3,379
276,698
487,937†
56.7%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupCA SD 28CaliforniaUnited States
Mexican33.6%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran4.4%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan2.9%1.3%0.5%
Honduran0.6%—0.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.6%1.8%
Cuban0.4%—0.7%
Nicaraguan0.4%0.3%—
Colombian0.4%0.3%0.4%
German4.6%6.8%12.5%
Irish4.1%5.9%9.4%
English4.1%6.3%9.5%
American3.3%2.8%5.3%
Italian2.7%3.4%4.8%
Armenian2.1%——
Polish1.2%0.9%2.2%
French1.1%1.3%1.6%
African American†17.0%4.4%9.9%
African1.0%0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.5%—0.2%
Jamaican0.5%—0.4%
Chinese2.6%3.9%1.3%
Filipino2.1%3.3%0.9%
Korean1.2%1.2%0.4%
Asian Indian0.6%2.3%1.4%
Vietnamese0.6%1.7%0.6%
Japanese0.5%0.6%0.2%
Taiwanese0.2%0.3%—
Cambodian0.2%——
Aztec16.4%0.3%—
Maya9.8%——
Samoan3.3%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
CA SD 28
California
United States
Median age
35.8
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.2%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
CA SD 28
California
United States
Median household income
$79,986
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.6%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.0%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
CA SD 28
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
55.1%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
37.6%
28.4%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
4.1%
3.4%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
4.1%
3.5%
1.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
2.3%
2.1%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
CA SD 28
California
United States
Catholic
—
26.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
9.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
55.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
California 28th State Senate District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+64.8%
2008
+72.7%
2012
+73.0%
2016
+76.3%
2020
+70.2%
2024
+59.7%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004, 2012, 2024 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
78.3%Harris267,064
18.6%Trump63,283
3.2%
D+59.7
R+10.4
D+61.2
341,140
D
84.1%Biden333,007
14.0%Trump55,258
1.9%
D+70.2
R+6.2
D+65.7
395,810
D
85.8%Clinton282,692
9.5%Trump31,300
4.7%
D+76.3
D+3.3
D+74.2
329,337
D
85.3%Obama263,166
12.3%Romney37,812
2.5%
D+73.0
D+0.3
D+69.2
308,626
D
86.2%Obama257,114
13.5%McCain40,285
0.3%
D+72.7
D+7.9
D+65.4
298,243
D
81.8%Kerry226,283
17.0%Bush47,036
1.2%
D+64.8
—
D+67.2
276,698
current representation
Current officeholders
DLola Smallwood-CuevasState Senate · 28
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+43.9, this nearly one-million-resident Los Angeles–area district ranks among the most lopsided in the California Senate, where competitive general elections are effectively nonexistent.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 76.3 points in 2016. 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 341,140 votes cast, 267,064 went Democratic and 63,283 went Republican.
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 6 presidential elections in California 28th State Senate District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
