California's 53rd State Assembly district

California's 53rd State Assembly district
Current assemblymember		Miguel Santiago (D–Los Angeles)
Registration	56.76% Democratic 10.24% Republican 28.09% No party preference
Demographics	7.23% White 5.23% Black 68.32% Latino 18.25% Asian 0.22% Native American 0.07% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.31% other 0.37% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	463,916 354,298 164,102
Registered voters	152,643

California's 53rd State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Miguel Santiago of Los Angeles.

District profile

The district encompasses the heart of Los Angeles, including Downtown and parts of the Eastside. The district is heavily urban and Latino.

Los Angeles County – 4.7% Huntington Park – 88.1% Los Angeles – 10.9% Boyle Heights Civic Center Downtown Koreatown Little Tokyo Pico-Union Westlake Vernon

Election results

2014

California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Miguel Santiago	9,387	56.1
	Democratic	Sandra Mendoza	3,953	23.6
	Democratic	Michelle "Hope" Walker	1,964	11.7
	Democratic	Michael "Mike" Aldapa	1,423	8.5
Total votes			16,727	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Miguel Santiago	20,472	63.5
	Democratic	Sandra Mendoza	11,735	36.5
Total votes			32,207	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Pérez (incumbent)	10,051	58.5
	Republican	Jose Trinidad Aguilar	2,889	16.8
	Democratic	Michael "Mike" Aldapa	2,494	14.5
	Democratic	Roger A. Young	1,738	10.1
Total votes			17,172	100.0
General election
	Democratic	John Pérez (incumbent)	61,651	82.8
	Republican	Jose Trinidad Aguilar	12,803	17.2
Total votes			74,454	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• California State Assembly
• California State Assembly districts
• Districts in California

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission