congressional districtCalifornia 35th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+4.2
2008D+21.4
2012D+22.0
2016D+28.1
2020D+23.6
2024D+7.8
net swing · 2004→2024D+3.6D+4.2 → D+7.8
vs. U.S. · 2024D+9.2D+7.8 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 53.0% of 489,844 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
136,037
115,853
7,972
259,862
489,844
53.0%
2020
176,301
107,865
6,197
290,363
482,481†
60.2%
2016
131,314
71,080
11,780
214,174
458,679†
46.7%
2012
112,134
70,887
4,815
187,836
425,986†
44.1%
2008
110,058
71,114
635
181,807
401,594†
45.3%
2004
83,883
77,054
1,544
162,481
377,201†
43.1%
† 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-35CaliforniaUnited States
Mexican45.5%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran4.1%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan2.7%1.3%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.7%0.6%1.8%
Honduran0.6%—0.3%
Nicaraguan0.4%0.3%—
Colombian0.4%0.3%0.4%
Cuban0.4%—0.7%
German5.4%6.8%12.5%
English4.7%6.3%9.5%
Irish4.6%5.9%9.4%
American3.2%2.8%5.3%
Italian2.7%3.4%4.8%
Armenian1.4%——
French1.1%1.3%1.6%
Polish1.1%0.9%2.2%
Chinese3.8%3.9%1.3%
Filipino3.5%3.3%0.9%
Korean1.7%1.2%0.4%
Asian Indian1.0%2.3%1.4%
Vietnamese1.0%1.7%0.6%
Japanese0.7%0.6%0.2%
Taiwanese0.3%0.3%—
Cambodian0.2%——
African American†5.6%4.4%9.9%
African0.4%0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Aztec15.5%0.3%—
Maya6.2%——
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-35
California
United States
Median age
36.6
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
9.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.9%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
CA-35
California
United States
Median household income
$96,950
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.0%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.8%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
CA-35
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
50.8%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
36.8%
28.4%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
3.0%
3.4%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
3.2%
3.5%
1.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
2.0%
2.1%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
CA-35
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 35th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+4.2%
2008
+21.4%
2012
+22.0%
2016
+28.1%
2020
+23.6%
2024
+7.8%
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
35
D
58.4%136,413
41.6%97,142
233,555
2022
35
D
57.4%75,121
42.6%55,832
130,953
2020
35
D
69.3%169,405
30.7%74,941
244,346
2018
35
D
69.4%103,420
30.6%45,604
149,024
2016
35
D
72.4%124,044
27.6%47,309
171,353
2014
35
D
100.0%62,255
0.0%0
62,255
2012
35
D
100.0%142,680
0.0%0
142,680
2010
35
D
79.3%98,131
20.7%25,561
123,694
2008
35
D
82.6%150,778
13.2%24,169
182,579
2006
35
D
83.7%82,498
0.0%0
98,506
2004
35
D
80.5%125,949
15.1%23,591
156,407
2002
35
D
77.5%72,401
19.4%18,094
93,407
2000
35
D
86.5%100,569
10.8%12,582
116,215
1998
35
D
89.3%78,732
0.0%0
88,145
1996
35
D
85.5%92,762
12.1%13,116
108,488
1994
35
D
78.1%65,688
21.9%18,390
84,081
1992
35
D
82.5%102,941
14.0%17,417
124,776
1990
35
R
32.9%66,100
60.6%121,602
200,722
1988
35
R
27.7%71,186
70.4%181,203
257,268
1986
35
R
23.1%38,322
76.9%127,235
165,557
1984
35
R
0.0%0
85.5%176,477
206,467
1982
35
R
31.7%52,349
68.3%112,786
165,135
1980
35
R
45.4%88,279
51.8%100,743
194,514
1978
35
D
54.0%80,388
46.0%68,442
148,830
1976
35
D
53.3%87,472
46.7%76,765
164,237
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
53.1%136,684
46.9%120,954
257,638
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 · Democrat53.1%136,684
Steve Garvey · Republican46.9%120,954
Centered in the eastern Los Angeles basin, CA-35 is one of the state's smaller districts by population and leans reliably Democratic, posting a 13-point presidential margin in 2024 amid a dense, majority-minority electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.1 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 15.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.8 points.
A population of 764,921, a 19% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $96,950 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 39 and Congressional District 31.
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How did California 35th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 35th Congressional District voted Democratic by 7.8 points (D+7.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 259,862 votes cast, 136,037 went Democratic and 115,853 went Republican.
How many people live in California 35th Congressional District?
California 35th Congressional District has a population of 764,921 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in California 35th Congressional District?
Median household income in California 35th Congressional District is $96,950 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 35th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in California 35th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
