Congressional District 17 Congressional District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 17th Congressional District, California: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+45%. Democratic peak: D+57 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+45MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 306,4352024 5-year
Median household income: $150,6062024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 29.9%2024 5-year
Black: 5.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 24.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+57 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+54 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 2 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	+45.4%	86,405	30,916	122,301
2020	D	+53.4%	105,508	30,952	139,679
2016	D	+56.8%	87,610	21,174	116,959
2012	D	+50.1%	78,359	25,008	106,576
2008	D	+48.5%	80,892	27,324	110,558
2004	D	+38.5%	68,589	30,018	100,078
2000	D	+33.8%	57,536	27,178	89,690
1996	D	+31.8%	51,284	24,249	84,906
1992	D	+29.4%	53,355	24,699	97,581
1988	D	+14.8%	49,805	36,784	87,927
1984	D	+0.9%	43,051	42,289	86,604
1980	R	−3.8%	31,045	33,984	77,137
1976	D	+6.5%	37,559	32,781	73,095
1972	D	+1.7%	39,299	37,949	79,104
1968	D	+9.0%	32,980	27,172	64,763
1964	D	+29.7%	40,474	21,913	62,509
1960	D	+2.0%	27,334	26,252	53,762
1956	R	−10.4%	19,772	24,392	44,312
1952	R	−10.0%	18,467	22,620	41,392
1948	R	−2.4%	15,353	16,150	33,279
1944	D	+12.9%	16,642	12,811	29,602
1940	D	+8.4%	14,750	12,441	27,524
1936	D	+25.7%	14,623	8,589	23,503
1932	D	+6.5%	10,512	9,179	20,515
1928	R	−30.9%	6,153	11,733	18,055
1924	R	−54.2%	834	7,893	13,028
1920	R	−47.9%	2,198	7,242	10,521
1916	R	−7.5%	4,573	5,367	10,634
1912	O	+37.7%	2,676	0	7,103
1908	R	−38.5%	893	2,335	3,745
1904	R	−49.2%	624	2,198	3,199
1900	R	−28.6%	937	1,739	2,808
1896	R	−17.2%	1,120	1,596	2,774
1892	R	−7.1%	926	1,093	2,362
1888	R	−13.8%	804	1,080	2,000
1884	R	−16.4%	655	920	1,613
1880	R	−13.3%	560	734	1,313
1876	R	−11.5%	544	686	1,231

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

5.6%

English

5.2%

Irish

4.9%

Italian

3.2%

American

1.7%

French

1.2%

Polish

1.0%

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: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.2%

2.0%

75–84

2.5%

4.1%

65–74

4.6%

6.1%

55–64

6.0%

6.7%

45–54

6.5%

7.8%

35–44

7.3%

8.3%

25–34

7.6%

4.3%

18–24

4.1%

7.7%

5–17

7.3%

2.7%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$150,606

Congressional District 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 17$150,606

California$99,122

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.9%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 187.7%

Working age (18–64)7.7%

Seniors (65+)12.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

47.9%

speak English only

Asian & Pacific Islander23.8%

Spanish16.9%

Other Indo-European9.7%

Other languages1.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

23.9%

Other Christian

8.0%

Non-Christian

6.8%

Baptist

1.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.6%

Mainline Protestant

1.1%

Methodist

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

California 17th Congressional District sits in the Pacific Coast. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 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 17th Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-seven points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was forty-five points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $150,606, a 30% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 306,435 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 17, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 17, California voted Democratic by 45.4 points (D+45), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 122,301 votes cast, 86,405 went Democratic and 30,916 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 17, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 17, 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 20 times, Republican 17 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 17, California last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 17, California voted Republican was 1980.

How many people live in Congressional District 17, California?

Congressional District 17, California has a population of 306,435 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 17, California?

Median household income in Congressional District 17, California is $150,606 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.

What is the political history of Congressional District 17, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 17, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

California 17th Congressional District has voted Democratic in eleven straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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