congressional districtCalifornia 24th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+6.0
2008D+20.5
2012D+15.5
2016D+24.9
2020D+29.0
2024D+24.8
net swing · 2004→2024D+18.8D+6.0 → D+24.8
vs. U.S. · 2024D+26.3D+24.8 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 65.3% of 535,841 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
212,893
126,084
10,895
349,872
535,841
65.3%
2020
239,522
129,901
8,943
378,366
530,916†
71.3%
2016
190,611
110,109
22,200
322,920
517,337†
62.4%
2012
171,469
124,021
9,824
305,314
494,281†
61.8%
2008
190,602
125,612
1,320
317,534
473,648†
67.0%
2004
162,091
143,529
4,791
310,411
453,014†
68.5%
† 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.
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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-24CaliforniaUnited States
German10.2%6.8%12.5%
English9.8%6.3%9.5%
Irish8.5%5.9%9.4%
Italian4.4%3.4%4.8%
American2.4%2.8%5.3%
Scottish2.0%0.9%1.3%
French1.8%1.3%1.6%
Polish1.0%0.9%2.2%
Mexican29.0%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran0.6%2.0%0.7%
Spanish0.5%0.3%—
Guatemalan0.4%1.3%0.5%
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.3%0.6%1.8%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
Filipino1.2%3.3%0.9%
Chinese1.1%3.9%1.3%
Korean0.5%1.2%0.4%
Asian Indian0.5%2.3%1.4%
Vietnamese0.4%1.7%0.6%
Japanese0.4%0.6%0.2%
African American†1.2%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-24
California
United States
Median age
37.4
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
14.4%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.3%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
CA-24
California
United States
Median household income
$98,015
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.9%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
37.5%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
CA-24
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
34.5%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
27.9%
28.4%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.1%
3.4%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.1%
3.5%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
CA-24
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 24th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+6.0%
2008
+20.5%
2012
+15.5%
2016
+24.9%
2020
+29.0%
2024
+24.8%
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 · 17 Senate 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
24
D
62.7%214,724
37.3%127,755
342,479
2022
24
D
60.6%159,019
39.4%103,533
262,552
2020
24
D
58.7%212,564
41.3%149,781
362,345
2018
24
D
58.6%166,550
41.4%117,881
284,431
2016
24
D
53.4%166,034
46.6%144,780
310,814
2014
24
D
51.9%103,228
48.1%95,566
198,794
2012
24
D
55.1%156,749
44.9%127,746
284,495
2010
24
R
40.1%96,279
59.9%144,055
240,334
2008
24
R
41.8%125,560
58.2%174,492
300,052
2006
24
R
38.0%79,461
62.0%129,812
209,292
2004
24
R
33.9%96,397
62.8%178,660
284,378
2002
24
R
31.8%58,755
65.2%120,585
185,006
2000
24
D
66.0%155,398
29.8%70,169
235,444
1998
24
D
57.3%103,491
38.5%69,501
180,580
1996
24
D
49.4%106,193
43.6%93,629
214,848
1994
24
D
49.4%95,342
47.5%91,806
193,179
1992
24
D
55.5%141,742
39.1%99,835
255,267
1990
24
D
68.9%71,562
25.6%26,607
103,875
1988
24
D
72.2%112,038
23.8%36,835
155,071
1986
24
D
87.9%103,914
0.0%0
118,173
1984
24
D
63.4%97,340
33.2%51,010
153,607
1982
24
D
65.1%88,516
31.0%42,133
136,069
1980
24
D
63.8%93,569
27.1%39,744
146,731
1978
24
D
62.7%85,075
32.6%44,243
135,771
1976
24
D
67.8%108,296
32.2%51,478
159,774
U.S. Senate
The statewide Senate race, counted in this district — aggregated from the precinct-level returns that fall inside its boundaries (not a statewide figure).
Votes · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL) precinct returns (CC BY 4.0); aggregated to the district over VEST precinct geometry (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
61.2%210,687
38.8%133,404
344,091
2022
D
61.1%6,621,621
38.9%4,222,029
10,843,650
2018
D
100.0%11,113,364
0.0%0
11,113,364
2016
D
100.0%12,244,170
0.0%0
12,244,170
2012
D
62.5%7,864,624
37.5%4,713,887
12,578,511
2010
D
52.2%5,218,441
42.2%4,217,366
10,000,093
2006
D
59.4%5,076,289
35.0%2,990,822
8,541,150
2004
D
57.7%6,955,728
37.8%4,555,922
12,053,242
2000
D
55.8%5,932,522
36.6%3,886,853
10,623,608
1998
D
53.1%4,410,056
43.0%3,575,078
8,311,905
1994
D
46.7%3,979,152
44.8%3,817,025
8,513,916
1992
D
47.9%5,173,467
43.0%4,644,182
10,799,436
1988
R
44.0%4,287,253
52.8%5,143,409
9,743,547
1986
D
49.3%3,646,672
47.9%3,541,804
7,398,462
1982
R
44.8%3,494,968
51.5%4,022,565
7,805,450
1980
D
56.5%4,704,098
37.1%3,091,671
8,324,012
1976
R
46.9%3,502,862
50.2%3,748,973
7,470,586
2024 U.S. Senate — every candidate counted in this district
Adam B Schiff · Democrat61.2%210,687
Steve Garvey · Republican38.8%133,404
California's 24th congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, runs along the Central Coast, drawing from Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties. About 764,500 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 37.4.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2012. The margin was D+16.1 in 2012, D+24.9 in 2016, D+29.0 in 2020, and D+24.8 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.8 points.
A population of 764,493, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $98,015 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 51 and Congressional District 4.
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How did California 24th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 24th Congressional District voted Democratic by 24.8 points (D+24.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 349,872 votes cast, 212,893 went Democratic and 126,084 went Republican.
How many people live in California 24th Congressional District?
California 24th Congressional District has a population of 764,493 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in California 24th Congressional District?
Median household income in California 24th Congressional District is $98,015 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 24th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in California 24th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
