California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

's 31st State Senate

California State Senate

The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 state senators. The state legislature meets in the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate and may break a tied vote...

 District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Republican

California Republican Party

The California Republican Party is the California affiliate of the United States Republican Party. The party chairman is Tom Del Beccaro and is based in Burbank, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. The RPC also has a headquarters in Sacramento....

 Robert Dutton

Robert Dutton

Robert D. Dutton is an American politician. He has served as the California State Senate Republican Leader since 2010 and as a Senator representing the 31st Senate District since 2004, after serving two years as a State Assemblyman for the 63rd Assembly District.-Biography:Robert Dutton was born...

 of Rancho Cucamonga

Rancho Cucamonga, California

Rancho Cucamonga is a suburban city in San Bernardino County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,269, up from 127,743 at the 2000 census. L. Dennis Michael was elected as Mayor on November 2, 2010. Jack Lam is the City Manager...

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District profile

The 31st District includes many fast growing suburban and rural areas in the Inland Empire

Inland Empire (California)

The Inland Empire is a region in Southern California. The region sits directly east of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Inland Empire most commonly is used in reference to the U.S. Census Bureau's federally-defined Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area, which covers more than...

. As this district along with Senate District 32 were drawn to separate Democrat and Republican areas in the non-desert portion of San Bernardino County

San Bernardino County, California

San Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,035,210, up from 1,709,434 as of the 2000 census...

, the 31st wraps around the 32nd and includes several distinct communities of interest.

Three-fifths of the district population, or nearly 500,000 residents, lives in San Bernardino County, where there are three distinct sub-regions. The first, with approximately 200,000 residents, is the eastern end of the Pomona Valley

Pomona Valley

The Pomona Valley, located between the San Gabriel Valley and Cucamonga Valley in Southern California, straddles the border between Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County. Back on March 1, 1893 the California Assembly voted 54-14 for a new county to form in the region, San Antonio County,...

, including the two cities of Upland

Upland, California

Upland is a city in San Bernardino County, California, located at an elevation of 1,242 feet . As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 73,732, up from 68,393 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated on May 15, 1906, after previously being named North Ontario.-History and culture:Upland...

 and Rancho Cucamonga

Rancho Cucamonga, California

Rancho Cucamonga is a suburban city in San Bernardino County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,269, up from 127,743 at the 2000 census. L. Dennis Michael was elected as Mayor on November 2, 2010. Jack Lam is the City Manager...

. Another 200,000 residents live in the valley on the other side of the wishbone formed by I-15 and I-215, separated by the 32nd's cities of Fontana and Rialto. This includes a handful of new suburbs such as Redlands

Redlands, California

Redlands is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 68,747, up from 63,591 at the 2000 census. The city is located east of downtown San Bernardino.- History :...

, Highland

Highland, California

Highland is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population in 2010 was 53,104, up from 44,605 at the 2000 census...

, Yucaipa

Yucaipa, California

Yucaipa is a city located east of San Bernardino, in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 51,367 at the 2010 census, up from 41,207 at the 2000 census...

, Colton

Colton, California

Colton is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The city is located in the Inland Empire region of the state and is approximately 57 miles east of Los Angeles. The population of Colton is 52,154 according to the 2010 census, up from 47,662 at the 2000 census.Colton is the...

, Grand Terrace

Grand Terrace, California

Grand Terrace is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 12,040 at the 2010 census, up from 11,626 at the 2000 census. Grand Terrace is located between the cities of Riverside and San Bernardino along the I-215 corridor...

, and Loma Linda

Loma Linda, California

Loma Linda is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States, that was incorporated in 1970. The population was 23,261 at the 2010 census, up from 18,681 at the 2000 census...

. In addition, more Republican parts of San Bernardino

San Bernardino, California

San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...

 are in the district. Thirdly, the district includes about 100,000 in the High Desert

High Desert (California)

The High Desert is an unofficial and vaguely-defined geographic area of southern California located to the northeast of the San Gabriel Mountains. The term "High Desert" is used most commonly by the news media, especially in weather forecasts, and in the names of businesses and organizations...

 and Rim of the World areas, including Lake Arrowhead

Lake Arrowhead, California

Lake Arrowhead is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in the San Bernardino Mountains of San Bernardino County, California, within the San Bernardino National Forest, adjacent to Lake Arrowhead Reservoir...

, Big Bear

Big Bear Lake, California

Big Bear Lake is a city in San Bernardino County, California along the south shore of Big Bear Lake, located northeast of the city of San Bernardino. The population was 5,019 at the 2010 census, down from 5,438 at the 2000 census...

, and Yucca Valley

Yucca Valley, California

Yucca Valley is an incorporated town located in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 20,700 at the 2010 census, up from 16,865 at the 2000 census...

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The remainder of the district is in Riverside County

Riverside County, California

Riverside County is a county in the U.S. state of California. One of 58 California counties, it covers in the southern part of the state, and stretches from Orange County to the Colorado River, which forms the state border with Arizona. The county derives its name from the city of Riverside,...

, south of the 32nd. These 350,000 residents primarily live in the city of Riverside

Riverside, California

Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...

, though several unincorporated areas in the northwest corner of the county are in the district as well, including Glen Avon

Glen Avon, California

Glen Avon was a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 20,199 at the 2010 census, up from 14,853 at the 2000 census...

, Highgrove

Highgrove, California

Highgrove is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 3,988 at the 2010 census, up from 3,445 at the 2000 census...

, Mira Loma

Mira Loma, California

Mira Loma was a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 21,930 at the 2010 census, up from 17,617 at the 2000 census. Mira Loma was known as Wineville prior to 1930. The name was changed that year to help disassociate the community from the...

, Pedley

Pedley, California

Pedley was a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 12,672 at the 2010 census, up from 11,207 at the 2000 census...

, Rubidoux

Rubidoux, California

Rubidoux was a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Riverside County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,280, up from 29,180 at the 2000 census. Like much of the fast-growing Inland Empire Metropolitan Area, Rubidoux is rapidly changing...

, Sunnyslope

Sunnyslope, California

Sunnyslope was a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 5,153 at the 2010 census, up from 4,437 at the 2000 census...

, and Woodcrest

Woodcrest, California

Woodcrest is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 14,347 at the 2010 census, up from 8,342 at the 2000 United States Census. The adjacent city of Riverside lists Woodcrest as an area for potential annexation.-History:The Woodcrest area was...

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Election results

2008 Election

District 31

California's 31st State Senate district election, 2008'
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
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Republican Robert Dutton (incumbent) 186,191 58.7%

Democratic Ameenah Fuller 130,973 41.3%

Independent Denise Sternberg (write-in) 5 0.0%

Totals 317,169 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.4%

2004

2000

2001 Redistricting

Reflecting the relative growth of the Inland Empire, redistricting made the 31st geographically slightly smaller. Twentynine Palms

Twentynine Palms, California

Twentynine Palms is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It was previously called Twenty-Nine Palms...

 and Wrightwood

Wrightwood, California

Wrightwood is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California. It sits at an elevation of . The population was 4,525 at the 2010 census.-History:...

 were removed from the San Bernardino County portion, while the Riverside County portion shifted west, trading Moreno Valley

Moreno Valley, California

Moreno Valley is a city located in Riverside County, California.A relatively young city, its rapid growth in the 1980s and the first decade of the 21st century made it second-largest city in Riverside County by population, and one of the Inland Empire's population centers. As of the 2010 census,...

, San Jacinto

San Jacinto, California

San Jacinto is a city in Riverside County, California, U.S.A. It was named after Saint Hyacinth and is located at the north end of the San Jacinto Valley, with Hemet to its south. The mountains associated with the valley are the San Jacinto Mountains. The population was 44,199 at the 2010...

, Hemet, and the San Gorgonio Pass area (Beaumont

Beaumont, California

Beaumont is a city in Riverside County, California, United States in the Greater Los Angeles area.Now a growing, community planned city, the population was 36,877 at the 2010 census, and expected to be up to 125,000 projected by 2040, making Beaumont as California's next, newest fastest-growing...

/Banning

Banning, California

-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Banning had a population of 29,603. The population density was 1,281.6 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Banning was 19,164 White, 2,165 African American, 641 Native American, 1,549 Asian, 39 Pacific Islander, 4,604 from other...

) for the Rubidoux-Mira Loma area and the remainder of the city of Riverside not already in the 31st.

External links

• Official Profile of Senate District from California State Senate--http://www.sen.ca.gov/ftp/SEN/senplan/SD31.HTM