Congressional District 19 Congressional District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 19th Congressional District, California: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+39%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+39MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 802,0652024 5-year
Median household income: $129,3802024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 45.2%2024 5-year
Black: 1.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 33.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+45 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

6 counties · 5 D · 1 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	+38.8%	237,899	101,173	352,572
2020	D	+45.4%	277,078	101,087	387,933
2016	D	+45.0%	226,219	77,235	330,883
2012	D	+39.8%	207,536	86,140	304,664
2008	D	+40.7%	220,907	90,701	319,551
2004	D	+29.2%	191,549	103,823	300,589
2000	D	+22.4%	154,227	94,095	268,560
1996	D	+20.7%	136,266	83,756	253,706
1992	D	+23.3%	142,291	76,666	281,219
1988	D	+9.0%	132,957	110,591	247,590
1984	R	−7.1%	106,221	122,628	232,204
1980	R	−13.0%	74,416	101,935	211,956
1976	D	+0.6%	90,353	89,232	187,554
1972	R	−7.7%	82,756	97,012	185,580
1968	R	−3.9%	62,836	68,318	141,037
1964	D	+22.4%	79,212	50,114	129,618
1960	R	−11.8%	48,557	61,598	110,580
1956	R	−21.7%	33,946	52,834	87,056
1952	R	−27.4%	28,559	50,371	79,569
1948	R	−14.1%	23,685	31,887	58,309
1944	R	−0.2%	23,184	23,295	46,793
1940	D	+1.4%	24,056	23,382	48,076
1936	D	+14.5%	21,554	16,029	38,145
1932	D	+14.4%	17,931	13,247	32,610
1928	R	−31.5%	8,844	17,112	26,212
1924	R	−49.3%	1,698	11,167	19,225
1920	R	−42.3%	4,012	11,121	16,797
1916	D	+0.9%	8,995	8,819	19,212
1912	O	+40.9%	6,001	0	14,671
1908	R	−23.4%	3,133	5,457	9,930
1904	R	−33.4%	2,381	5,274	8,660
1900	R	−11.0%	3,449	4,351	8,224
1896	D	+0.2%	4,066	4,047	8,359
1892	R	−6.1%	2,999	3,496	8,115
1888	R	−4.7%	3,401	3,751	7,495
1884	R	−8.3%	2,580	3,059	5,799
1880	R	−4.9%	2,100	2,326	4,627
1876	R	−8.1%	2,203	2,592	4,796

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

8.5%

English

8.4%

Irish

7.5%

Italian

4.6%

American

1.8%

French

1.7%

Scottish

1.2%

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+

1.3%

2.2%

75–84

2.7%

4.8%

65–74

5.2%

6.1%

55–64

6.1%

6.3%

45–54

5.9%

6.9%

35–44

6.3%

7.3%

25–34

6.5%

5.8%

18–24

5.5%

7.8%

5–17

7.4%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$129,380

Congressional District 19 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 19$129,380

California$99,122

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.8%

Working age (18–64)9.8%

Seniors (65+)10.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

56.3%

speak English only

Spanish24.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander12.7%

Other Indo-European5.8%

Other languages1.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

28.5%

Other Christian

8.2%

Non-Christian

4.5%

Mainline Protestant

1.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.1%

Baptist

0.8%

Methodist

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

California 19th 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 19th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-five points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was thirty-nine points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $129,380, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 802,065 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 19, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 19, California voted Democratic by 38.8 points (D+39), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 352,572 votes cast, 237,899 went Democratic and 101,173 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 19, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 19, 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 17 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 19, California last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 19, California voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Congressional District 19, California?

Congressional District 19, California has a population of 802,065 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 19, California?

Median household income in Congressional District 19, California is $129,380 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.

What is the political history of Congressional District 19, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 19, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

California 19th Congressional District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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