congressional districtCalifornia 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+16.6
2008D+27.9
2012D+22.8
2016D+24.5
2020D+28.4
2024D+24.6
net swing · 2004→2024D+8.1D+16.6 → D+24.6
vs. U.S. · 2024D+26.1D+24.6 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 68.1% of 570,961 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
236,345
140,510
12,221
389,076
570,961
68.1%
2020
263,149
144,486
9,744
417,379
568,366†
73.4%
2016
211,375
123,093
25,821
360,289
563,060†
64.0%
2012
208,115
128,035
14,668
350,818
549,568†
63.8%
2008
232,358
130,649
2,126
365,133
535,791†
68.1%
2004
209,849
149,194
7,197
366,240
522,015†
70.2%
† 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
District 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-2CaliforniaUnited States
German14.2%6.8%12.5%
English14.1%6.3%9.5%
Irish12.9%5.9%9.4%
Italian6.6%3.4%4.8%
American3.8%2.8%5.3%
Scottish2.9%0.9%1.3%
French2.8%1.3%1.6%
Polish1.3%0.9%2.2%
Mexican10.1%32.3%11.3%
Guatemalan1.2%1.3%0.5%
Salvadoran0.5%2.0%0.7%
Spanish0.5%0.3%—
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.3%0.6%1.8%
Peruvian0.2%——
Chinese0.9%3.9%1.3%
Filipino0.7%3.3%0.9%
Asian Indian0.5%2.3%1.4%
Vietnamese0.4%1.7%0.6%
Hmong0.3%0.3%—
Korean0.2%1.2%0.4%
Japanese0.2%0.6%0.2%
Aztec0.9%0.3%—
African American†1.0%4.4%9.9%
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-2
California
United States
Median age
42.8
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.5%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
CA-2
California
United States
Median household income
$90,003
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.6%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
39.0%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
CA-2
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
17.8%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
11.8%
28.4%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.6%
3.4%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.0%
2.0%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
CA-2
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 2nd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+16.6%
2008
+27.9%
2012
+22.8%
2016
+24.5%
2020
+28.4%
2024
+24.6%
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 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle 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.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
2
D
71.9%272,883
28.1%106,734
379,617
2022
2
D
74.4%229,720
25.6%79,029
308,749
2020
2
D
75.7%294,435
24.3%94,320
388,755
2018
2
D
77.0%243,081
23.0%72,576
315,657
2016
2
D
76.9%254,194
23.1%76,572
330,766
2014
2
D
75.0%163,124
25.0%54,400
217,524
2012
2
D
71.2%226,216
28.8%91,310
317,526
2010
2
R
42.8%98,092
57.1%130,837
228,940
2008
2
R
42.1%118,878
57.9%163,459
282,337
2006
2
R
32.5%68,234
64.2%134,911
210,202
2004
2
R
33.1%90,310
66.9%182,119
272,429
2002
2
R
29.3%52,455
65.8%117,747
178,985
2000
2
R
28.2%72,075
65.7%168,172
255,856
1998
2
R
34.5%70,837
62.5%128,372
205,347
1996
2
R
33.7%80,401
60.8%144,913
238,326
1994
2
R
26.0%55,959
64.2%137,864
214,860
1992
2
R
28.0%71,780
65.2%167,247
256,556
1990
2
R
31.2%65,333
63.7%133,315
209,401
1988
2
R
38.5%91,088
58.8%139,010
236,351
1986
2
R
39.6%74,602
58.3%109,758
188,414
1984
2
R
30.5%69,793
69.5%158,679
228,472
1982
2
R
40.5%81,314
57.9%116,172
200,612
1980
2
R
42.0%109,789
54.2%141,698
261,674
1978
2
R
45.3%99,712
52.0%114,451
220,260
1976
2
R
41.0%88,829
56.0%121,290
216,563
CA-2 spans the North Coast and parts of the Bay Area, where presidential margins have exceeded 40 points in recent cycles, making it among the most consistently one-sided congressional districts in the country.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.4 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.6 points.
A population of 764,902, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,003 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 1 and Congressional District 3.
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How did California 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 2nd Congressional District voted Democratic by 24.6 points (D+24.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 389,076 votes cast, 236,345 went Democratic and 140,510 went Republican.
How many people live in California 2nd Congressional District?
California 2nd Congressional District has a population of 764,902 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in California 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in California 2nd Congressional District is $90,003 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in California 2nd Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
