congressional districtCalifornia 44th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+44.7
2008D+55.5
2012D+61.8
2016D+64.4
2020D+54.0
2024D+35.2
net swing · 2004→2024R+9.5D+44.7 → D+35.2
vs. U.S. · 2024D+36.6D+35.2 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 50.6% of 435,215 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
145,234
67,844
6,973
220,051
435,215
50.6%
2020
198,980
57,343
5,924
262,247
433,384†
60.5%
2016
168,085
32,260
10,535
210,880
416,766†
50.6%
2012
152,602
34,161
4,746
191,509
388,881†
49.2%
2008
134,155
38,159
686
173,000
370,331†
46.7%
2004
118,109
44,342
2,750
165,201
351,781†
47.0%
† 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-44CaliforniaUnited States
Mexican51.4%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran6.7%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan4.4%1.3%0.5%
Honduran0.9%—0.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%0.6%1.8%
Cuban0.6%—0.7%
Nicaraguan0.6%0.3%—
Colombian0.6%0.3%0.4%
African American†8.5%4.4%9.9%
African0.5%0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.3%—0.2%
Jamaican0.3%—0.4%
Chinese2.7%3.9%1.3%
Filipino2.2%3.3%0.9%
Korean1.2%1.2%0.4%
Asian Indian0.6%2.3%1.4%
Vietnamese0.6%1.7%0.6%
Japanese0.6%0.6%0.2%
Taiwanese0.2%0.3%—
Cambodian0.2%——
German3.0%6.8%12.5%
Irish2.7%5.9%9.4%
English2.7%6.3%9.5%
American2.2%2.8%5.3%
Italian1.8%3.4%4.8%
Armenian1.4%——
Polish0.8%0.9%2.2%
French0.7%1.3%1.6%
Aztec23.5%0.3%—
Maya14.1%——
Samoan4.7%——
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-44
California
United States
Median age
37.1
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-44
California
United States
Median household income
$84,962
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.8%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.0%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
CA-44
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
55.1%
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-44
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 44th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+44.7%
2008
+55.5%
2012
+61.8%
2016
+64.4%
2020
+54.0%
2024
+35.2%
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, 2012, 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 · 22 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
44
D
71.4%164,765
28.6%66,087
230,852
2022
44
D
72.2%100,160
27.8%38,554
138,714
2020
44
D
100.0%206,036
0.0%0
206,036
2018
44
D
100.0%143,322
0.0%0
143,322
2016
44
D
100.0%178,413
0.0%0
178,413
2014
44
D
86.7%59,670
0.0%0
68,862
2012
44
D
100.0%165,898
0.0%0
165,898
2010
44
R
44.4%85,784
55.6%107,482
193,266
2008
44
R
48.8%123,890
51.2%129,937
253,827
2006
44
R
37.0%55,275
60.0%89,555
149,316
2004
44
R
35.0%78,796
61.6%138,768
225,123
2002
44
R
31.6%38,021
63.7%76,686
120,463
2000
44
R
37.9%79,302
59.2%123,738
209,187
1998
44
R
35.7%57,697
60.1%97,013
161,528
1996
44
R
38.6%73,844
57.8%110,643
191,518
1994
44
R
38.1%65,370
55.6%95,521
171,776
1992
44
R
40.1%81,693
54.2%110,333
203,541
1990
44
R
44.8%48,712
46.3%50,377
108,711
1988
44
D
59.7%90,796
36.5%55,511
152,089
1986
44
D
64.2%70,557
33.1%36,359
109,836
1984
44
D
69.7%99,378
28.0%39,977
142,561
1982
44
D
64.9%78,474
31.8%38,447
120,825
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
67.2%139,195
32.8%67,838
207,033
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 · Democrat67.2%139,195
Steve Garvey · Republican32.8%67,838
Anchored in the South Los Angeles area, CA-44 returned a D+40.5 margin in 2024, reflecting a dense, majority-minority electorate that has voted reliably blue for decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 64.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 18.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.2 points.
A population of 757,500, a 8% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,962 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 29 and Congressional District 43.
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How did California 44th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 44th Congressional District voted Democratic by 35.2 points (D+35.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 220,051 votes cast, 145,234 went Democratic and 67,844 went Republican.
How many people live in California 44th Congressional District?
California 44th Congressional District has a population of 757,500 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in California 44th Congressional District?
Median household income in California 44th Congressional District is $84,962 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 44th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in California 44th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
