Congressional District 11 Congressional District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 11th Congressional District, California: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+65%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+65MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 736,4332024 5-year
Median household income: $140,9702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 39.1%2024 5-year
Black: 5.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 16.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+75 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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	+64.8%	287,144	55,522	357,465
2020	D	+72.5%	335,431	50,043	393,439
2016	D	+75.2%	306,095	33,430	362,383
2012	D	+70.4%	267,633	41,757	320,918
2008	D	+70.3%	285,815	46,384	340,434
2004	D	+67.8%	263,242	48,214	317,078
2000	D	+59.4%	214,284	45,678	283,656
1996	D	+56.6%	186,076	40,341	257,576
1992	D	+54.6%	206,908	50,872	285,803
1988	D	+46.6%	179,077	64,311	246,053
1984	D	+35.9%	171,441	80,026	254,549
1980	D	+20.6%	118,136	71,819	225,327
1976	D	+11.7%	118,623	91,860	227,864
1972	D	+14.2%	151,575	113,060	270,336
1968	D	+25.5%	157,453	89,562	266,058
1964	D	+42.5%	204,686	82,487	287,312
1960	D	+16.0%	175,393	126,844	303,554
1956	R	−3.5%	143,489	154,029	298,895
1952	R	−5.9%	148,382	167,230	319,281
1948	D	+2.2%	148,776	142,042	311,085
1944	D	+21.6%	185,040	119,005	305,782
1940	D	+20.3%	164,637	108,614	276,641
1936	D	+49.3%	174,030	58,043	235,060
1932	D	+33.2%	127,940	62,226	197,980
1928	D	+0.3%	85,714	85,142	173,383
1924	R	−41.4%	8,703	65,190	136,530
1920	R	−43.0%	28,950	85,247	130,791
1916	D	+10.1%	69,387	55,965	132,300
1912	O	+48.4%	43,422	0	89,720
1908	R	−19.8%	18,858	29,435	53,331
1904	R	−33.3%	15,990	35,317	58,035
1900	R	−15.8%	22,363	31,230	56,061
1896	R	−0.6%	27,186	27,534	55,958
1892	D	+11.3%	27,517	21,657	51,833
1888	D	+5.4%	25,456	22,803	49,422
1884	R	−9.0%	18,807	22,627	42,328
1880	D	+5.8%	19,045	16,924	36,580
1876	R	−1.9%	18,094	18,780	36,875

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

Irish

7.6%

German

7.1%

English

6.4%

Italian

4.5%

French

2.1%

American

2.0%

Polish

1.8%

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: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.6%

2.3%

75–84

2.8%

4.8%

65–74

5.1%

6.4%

55–64

5.6%

7.1%

45–54

6.1%

8.8%

35–44

7.6%

10.7%

25–34

9.8%

3.2%

18–24

3.4%

4.9%

5–17

4.7%

2.1%

2.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$140,970

Congressional District 11 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 11$140,970

California$99,122

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.0%

Working age (18–64)10.7%

Seniors (65+)19.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

56.4%

speak English only

Asian & Pacific Islander24.7%

Spanish11.1%

Other Indo-European6.7%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.4%

Non-Christian

5.0%

Other Christian

3.5%

Baptist

2.7%

Methodist

2.0%

Mainline Protestant

1.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

California 11th Congressional District sits in the Pacific Coast. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 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 11th Congressional District reached its widest at seventy-five points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was sixty-five points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $140,970, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 736,433 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 11, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 11, California voted Democratic by 64.8 points (D+65), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 357,465 votes cast, 287,144 went Democratic and 55,522 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 11, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 11, 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 27 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 11, California last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 11, California voted Republican was 1956.

How many people live in Congressional District 11, California?

Congressional District 11, California has a population of 736,433 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 11, California?

Median household income in Congressional District 11, California is $140,970 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.

What is the political history of Congressional District 11, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 11, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

California 11th Congressional District has voted Democratic in seventeen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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