Congressional District 28 Congressional District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 28th Congressional District, California: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+32%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+32MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 1,435,5982024 5-year
Median household income: $90,0412024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 30.9%2024 5-year
Black: 7.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 48.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+49 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+58 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 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	+32.4%	351,986	175,261	545,058
2020	D	+43.5%	441,095	168,750	625,821
2016	D	+48.8%	358,585	113,642	501,500
2012	D	+41.4%	322,563	130,214	464,293
2008	D	+39.9%	334,048	140,611	484,298
2004	D	+27.0%	277,233	157,996	440,957
2000	D	+30.7%	248,676	127,879	392,984
1996	D	+28.1%	208,024	109,393	351,617
1992	D	+23.2%	210,319	117,005	401,570
1988	D	+4.7%	199,304	181,022	385,082
1984	R	−10.3%	168,196	207,470	380,015
1980	R	−10.2%	142,139	178,215	354,593
1976	D	+1.9%	177,205	170,472	356,710
1972	R	−12.8%	172,370	224,804	410,359
1968	R	−1.7%	177,200	183,655	385,327
1964	D	+14.9%	227,267	168,264	395,758
1960	D	+0.8%	191,710	188,746	381,621
1956	R	−11.1%	145,916	182,495	329,472
1952	R	−12.6%	137,483	177,582	318,557
1948	D	+0.5%	117,590	116,380	250,171
1944	D	+14.1%	128,121	96,395	225,802
1940	D	+17.5%	118,954	83,074	204,672
1936	D	+35.3%	109,497	51,734	163,497
1932	D	+18.6%	80,166	54,088	140,243
1928	R	−41.5%	30,354	74,307	105,794
1924	R	−58.1%	4,862	43,352	66,214
1920	R	−47.4%	8,078	25,797	37,351
1916	R	−8.0%	16,535	19,656	38,850
1912	O	+33.4%	8,001	0	23,977
1908	R	−26.5%	3,209	6,026	10,622
1904	R	−45.9%	1,461	4,724	7,112
1900	R	−17.3%	1,920	2,799	5,083
1896	R	−2.5%	2,340	2,463	4,964
1892	R	−9.4%	1,196	1,511	3,358
1888	R	−14.6%	1,481	2,020	3,698
1884	R	−8.5%	688	823	1,590
1880	R	−1.0%	418	427	892
1876	D	+8.4%	527	445	974

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

4.3%

Irish

3.8%

English

3.8%

American

3.1%

Italian

2.5%

Polish

1.1%

French

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: 38.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

1.9%

75–84

2.5%

4.1%

65–74

4.8%

6.1%

55–64

6.3%

6.5%

45–54

6.6%

7.2%

35–44

6.9%

8.0%

25–34

7.8%

4.5%

18–24

4.4%

7.9%

5–17

7.5%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$90,041

Congressional District 28 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 28$90,041

California$99,122

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.7%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.6%

Working age (18–64)12.5%

Seniors (65+)15.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

45.1%

speak English only

Spanish37.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander10.6%

Other Indo-European5.5%

Other languages1.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

31.8%

Other Christian

8.0%

Non-Christian

3.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.0%

Baptist

2.3%

Mainline Protestant

1.1%

Methodist

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

California 28th 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 28th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-nine points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was thirty-two points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $90,041, a 31% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,435,598 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 28, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 28, California voted Democratic by 32.4 points (D+32), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 545,058 votes cast, 351,986 went Democratic and 175,261 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 28, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 28, 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 19 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 28, California last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 28, California voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Congressional District 28, California?

Congressional District 28, California has a population of 1,435,598 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 28, California?

Median household income in Congressional District 28, California is $90,041 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.

What is the political history of Congressional District 28, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 28, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

California 28th Congressional District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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