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California State Assembly seat · lines in effect since 2022

California Assembly District 57

A district of about 494,000 people, 74% Hispanic, 15% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+59.5 relative to the nation for president.

Sade Elhawary (D) · since Nov 5, 2024Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 80 seats

Every California State Assembly seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

D+59.57th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican41st seat · the majority lineDistrict 57

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

2026
California State AssemblyD+78.9

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: California Secretary of StateUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 80 seats. Small marks are other seats in California. The black marker is District 57.

Adults with a bachelor's degree15% 4th pct · 77th of 80 in CA

Lower than 96% of seats.

White adults without a degree2% 0th pct · 80th of 80 in CA

Lowest of 80 seats.

Hispanic residents74% 97th pct · 3rd of 80 in CA

Higher than 97% of seats.

Black residents15% 94th pct · 6th of 80 in CA

Higher than 94% of seats.

Asian residents4% 9th pct · 73rd of 80 in CA

Lower than 91% of seats.

People per square mile18,024 100th pct · 1st of 80 in CA

Densest of 80 seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

District 65
64% HispanicD+49.0Held DDistrict 54
64% Hispanic · 28% college gradsD+49.4Held DDistrict 62
77% HispanicD+34.4Held DDistrict 61
46% Hispanic · 25% BlackD+61.2Held D

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Sade Elhawary (D)
    2025– · Won 2024 by 22.1, 2026 by 78.9
  2. Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D)
    2023–2025 · Won 2022 unopposed

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)