Congressional District 2 Congressional District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 2nd Congressional District, California: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+45%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+45MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 913,4892024 5-year
Median household income: $105,1722024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 65.6%2024 5-year
Black: 1.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 23.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+50 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+46 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

13 counties · 5 D · 8 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+45.5%	330,281	118,834	464,843
2020	D	+50.0%	369,189	118,732	500,874
2016	D	+44.9%	297,926	100,082	440,456
2012	D	+42.5%	287,065	110,491	415,422
2008	D	+46.5%	319,412	112,799	444,024
2004	D	+34.8%	286,628	136,492	431,991
2000	D	+23.5%	219,427	129,018	385,111
1996	D	+22.5%	193,365	111,295	364,295
1992	D	+28.1%	212,356	99,771	400,674
1988	D	+15.4%	195,375	142,411	343,616
1984	R	−3.2%	159,053	169,733	333,757
1980	R	−11.4%	107,641	141,754	298,646
1976	R	−1.2%	122,947	126,111	261,102
1972	R	−8.2%	116,713	138,501	265,045
1968	R	−4.6%	91,197	100,694	207,724
1964	D	+26.0%	125,117	73,357	198,900
1960	R	−5.7%	86,536	97,118	184,389
1956	R	−20.3%	62,529	94,401	157,360
1952	R	−28.8%	49,628	90,402	141,515
1948	R	−11.2%	44,396	56,255	105,685
1944	D	+5.3%	46,386	41,699	88,343
1940	D	+4.7%	45,388	41,247	87,659
1936	D	+26.5%	47,016	27,139	75,006
1932	D	+21.6%	39,313	24,918	66,728
1928	R	−25.0%	19,872	33,357	53,966
1924	R	−46.3%	3,929	24,500	44,387
1920	R	−43.9%	9,073	25,860	38,245
1916	R	−7.1%	19,093	22,313	45,223
1912	O	+42.1%	14,224	0	33,792
1908	R	−32.0%	7,007	14,881	24,628
1904	R	−38.7%	6,257	15,142	22,972
1900	R	−19.7%	8,052	12,156	20,819
1896	R	−7.7%	9,213	10,771	20,339
1892	R	−0.4%	8,372	8,453	18,896
1888	R	−2.6%	8,320	8,785	17,720
1884	R	−4.6%	6,832	7,531	15,066
1880	R	−2.0%	5,465	5,708	12,038
1876	D	+2.2%	5,990	5,736	11,731

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

12.8%

English

12.6%

Irish

12.1%

Italian

6.8%

French

2.7%

Scottish

2.7%

American

2.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 44.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.5%

3.1%

75–84

3.7%

6.1%

65–74

7.0%

6.7%

55–64

7.1%

6.4%

45–54

6.2%

6.5%

35–44

6.3%

5.8%

25–34

5.4%

4.1%

18–24

4.0%

7.6%

5–17

7.2%

2.4%

2.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$105,172

Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 2$105,172

California$99,122

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.9%

Working age (18–64)11.0%

Seniors (65+)10.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

77.5%

speak English only

Spanish16.0%

Other Indo-European3.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.7%

Other Christian

5.1%

Non-Christian

4.2%

Mainline Protestant

1.8%

Baptist

1.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.0%

Methodist

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

California 2nd Congressional District sits in the Pacific Coast. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 5 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in California 2nd Congressional District reached its widest at fifty points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was forty-five points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $105,172, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 913,489 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 2, California voted Democratic by 45.5 points (D+45), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 464,843 votes cast, 330,281 went Democratic and 118,834 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 2, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, California as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 2, California last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, California voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Congressional District 2, California?

Congressional District 2, California has a population of 913,489 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, California?

Median household income in Congressional District 2, California is $105,172 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.

What is the political history of Congressional District 2, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

California 2nd Congressional District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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