California's 39th Senate District
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California's 39th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Senator Christine Kehoe of San Diego.
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[edit] District Profile
The 39th District, located entirely in San Diego, is essential an urban San Diego seat. The district includes most of the urban and inner suburban areas with significant Non-Hispanic White, Asian, and African-American populations.
The 39th District's southern end is downtown San Diego, and it stretches northward to Del Mar and eastward to Lemon Grove. However, 90% of the district's population is in the city of San Diego itself. Indeed, of San Diego's eight administrative regions, all of the Western and Northern Districts are in the 39th, including such neighborhoods as Old Town, Hillcrest, North Park, University Heights, Point Loma, Clairemont Mesa, Kearney Mesa, Linda Vista, Mission Valley, Mission Beach, Mission Bay, La Jolla, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, University,
In the Central District, neighborhoods included in the 39th are Gaslamp, East Village, Horton Plaza, Marina, Little Italy, Harborview, Park West, Balboa Park, Cortez, South Park and part of Barrio Logan. In Mid-City: Kensington-Talmadge, College Area, Normal Heights, El Cerritos, Oak Park, and part of City Heights. In Southeastern: Encanto, Skyline, most of Paradise Hills, Emerald Hills, and Valencia Park. In Eastern: Serra Mesa and Allied Gardens, and parts of Najavo and Terrasanta In Northeastern: Miramar, Mira Mesa, and Sorrento Valley, and portions of Rancho Penasquitos.
The Southern District is the only region not to be partially in the 39th.
[edit] Politics
The 2001 redistricting made the 39th Senate District a fairly safe Democratic district. As of 2006, 39.8% of Registered Voters were registered Democrat and 31.4% were registered Republican. However, most of the Decline to States in the district, which includes UCSD, trend Democrat, and the district voted 54% for Kerry in the 2004 Presidential election. In 2004, Kehoe received 60% of the vote.
[edit] 2001 Redistricting
In 2001, the 39th lost some of its compactness to make it less competitive. Military bases in Imperial Beach and Coronado were removed from the district along with such neighborhoods as Scripps Ranch and Terrasanta. They were replaced by heavily Democratic areas in Downtown San Diego, particularly portions of Barrio Logan. Combined with the fact that many of the uptown neighborhoods were beginning to lean Democratic, the 39th has become a much safer seat after the Redistricting.
[edit] External Links
Official Profile of Senate District from California State Senate--[1]
