congressional districtCalifornia 28th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+8.4
2008D+22.4
2012D+23.3
2016D+33.6
2020D+32.5
2024D+25.3
net swing · 2004→2024D+16.9D+8.4 → D+25.3
vs. U.S. · 2024D+26.8D+25.3 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 63.1% of 518,216 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
199,344
116,654
10,846
326,844
518,216
63.1%
2020
239,168
119,986
7,273
366,427
515,847†
71.0%
2016
184,349
87,676
16,060
288,085
495,963†
58.1%
2012
169,683
104,157
7,060
280,900
462,768†
60.7%
2008
173,501
109,922
854
284,277
440,645†
64.5%
2004
148,915
125,495
3,125
277,535
418,522†
66.3%
† 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-28CaliforniaUnited States
Chinese11.4%3.9%1.3%
Filipino9.1%3.3%0.9%
Korean5.2%1.2%0.4%
Asian Indian2.6%2.3%1.4%
Vietnamese2.6%1.7%0.6%
Japanese2.3%0.6%0.2%
Taiwanese1.0%0.3%—
Cambodian0.8%——
Mexican20.3%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran2.6%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan1.7%1.3%0.5%
Honduran0.3%—0.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.6%1.8%
Nicaraguan0.2%0.3%—
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
German5.5%6.8%12.5%
Irish4.8%5.9%9.4%
English4.8%6.3%9.5%
American3.9%2.8%5.3%
Italian3.2%3.4%4.8%
Armenian2.5%——
Polish1.4%0.9%2.2%
French1.3%1.3%1.6%
African American†3.5%4.4%9.9%
African0.2%0.3%0.5%
Aztec6.8%0.3%—
Maya4.1%——
Samoan1.4%——
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-28
California
United States
Median age
42.3
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.2%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
CA-28
California
United States
Median household income
$106,193
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.1%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
35.8%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
CA-28
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
54.9%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
37.6%
28.4%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
4.1%
3.4%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
4.1%
3.5%
1.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
2.3%
2.1%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
CA-28
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 28th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+8.4%
2008
+22.4%
2012
+23.3%
2016
+33.6%
2020
+32.5%
2024
+25.3%
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, 2024 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles 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
28
D
64.9%204,489
35.1%110,455
314,944
2022
28
D
66.2%150,062
33.8%76,495
226,557
2020
28
D
72.7%244,271
27.3%91,928
336,199
2018
28
D
78.4%196,662
21.6%54,272
250,934
2016
28
D
78.0%210,883
22.0%59,526
270,409
2014
28
D
76.5%91,996
0.0%0
120,264
2012
28
D
76.5%188,703
23.5%58,008
246,711
2010
28
D
69.5%88,385
22.4%28,493
127,107
2008
28
D
99.9%137,471
0.0%0
137,621
2006
28
D
73.9%79,866
19.1%20,629
108,042
2004
28
D
71.0%115,303
23.3%37,868
162,510
2002
28
D
71.4%73,771
23.2%23,926
103,326
2000
28
R
39.9%81,804
56.8%116,557
205,199
1998
28
R
39.3%61,721
57.6%90,607
157,200
1996
28
R
36.9%69,037
60.7%113,389
186,885
1994
28
R
30.4%50,022
67.1%110,179
164,277
1992
28
R
36.5%76,525
58.4%122,353
209,382
1990
28
D
72.7%69,482
22.2%21,245
95,600
1988
28
D
76.1%109,801
19.8%28,645
144,337
1986
28
D
76.3%92,635
21.3%25,858
121,330
1984
28
D
75.6%113,076
22.4%33,511
149,517
1982
28
D
78.9%103,469
18.7%24,473
131,152
1980
28
D
79.2%108,725
16.9%23,179
137,304
1978
28
D
100.0%97,592
0.0%0
97,592
1976
28
D
80.2%114,612
19.8%28,303
142,915
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%188,861
38.8%119,909
308,770
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%188,861
Steve Garvey · Republican38.8%119,909
CA-28 covers parts of the San Fernando Valley and delivered a 38.5-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a heavily Latino and urban electorate that has voted consistently Democratic for decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.6 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.3 points.
A population of 758,271, a 27% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $106,193 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 7 and Congressional District 15.
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How did California 28th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 28th Congressional District voted Democratic by 25.3 points (D+25.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 326,844 votes cast, 199,344 went Democratic and 116,654 went Republican.
How many people live in California 28th Congressional District?
California 28th Congressional District has a population of 758,271 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in California 28th Congressional District?
Median household income in California 28th Congressional District is $106,193 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 28th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in California 28th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
