Congressional District 41 Congressional District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 41st Congressional District, California: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+1%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 456,7632024 5-year
Median household income: $93,0742024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 37.6%2024 5-year
Black: 6.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 51.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+29 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+57 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 1 D · 2 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	R	−1.3%	83,256	85,448	173,320
2020	D	+7.9%	97,364	82,770	183,759
2016	D	+5.4%	68,866	61,411	138,469
2012	D	+1.6%	60,641	58,626	122,201
2008	D	+2.3%	59,895	57,135	119,286
2004	R	−16.8%	42,165	59,427	102,753
2000	R	−6.5%	37,331	42,746	83,136
1996	R	−2.6%	31,066	32,915	72,168
1992	D	+1.6%	30,636	29,386	79,293
1988	R	−19.9%	24,532	36,853	61,984
1984	R	−28.0%	18,805	33,600	52,927
1980	R	−28.4%	14,125	26,840	44,833
1976	R	−0.8%	17,733	18,019	36,591
1972	R	−19.6%	13,193	19,925	34,352
1968	R	−14.1%	11,268	15,372	29,056
1964	D	+13.7%	14,840	11,272	26,130
1960	R	−12.8%	9,376	12,136	21,612
1956	R	−24.8%	6,284	10,461	16,831
1952	R	−30.2%	4,794	9,007	13,941
1948	R	−15.4%	4,295	5,936	10,663
1944	R	−8.7%	3,582	4,269	7,916
1940	R	−4.2%	3,686	4,014	7,810
1936	D	+1.0%	3,135	3,073	6,285
1932	R	−4.8%	2,351	2,601	5,181
1928	R	−56.8%	879	3,243	4,161
1924	R	−53.5%	243	1,773	2,859
1920	R	−48.2%	516	1,681	2,417
1916	R	−21.2%	841	1,373	2,513
1912	O	+29.3%	546	0	1,862
1908	R	−32.9%	253	595	1,040
1904	R	−48.5%	125	486	745
1900	R	−31.3%	209	429	702
1896	R	−9.8%	310	380	716
1892	—	No data	0	0	0
1888	—	No data	0	0	0
1884	—	No data	0	0	0
1880	—	No data	0	0	0
1876	—	No data	0	0	0

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

6.6%

English

6.1%

Irish

5.3%

Italian

3.0%

American

2.7%

French

1.2%

Scottish

1.1%

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: 37.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.0%

2.2%

75–84

2.6%

4.3%

65–74

4.6%

5.9%

55–64

5.8%

6.1%

45–54

6.0%

6.9%

35–44

6.6%

7.0%

25–34

6.7%

4.8%

18–24

4.6%

9.3%

5–17

8.9%

3.0%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$93,074

Congressional District 41 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 41$93,074

California$99,122

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.2%

Working age (18–64)9.7%

Seniors (65+)11.2%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

57.6%

speak English only

Spanish35.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.4%

Other Indo-European2.1%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

27.1%

Other Christian

11.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.0%

Non-Christian

1.5%

Baptist

1.3%

Mainline Protestant

0.8%

Methodist

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

California 41st Congressional District in the Pacific Coast has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries California 41st Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in California 41st Congressional District has rarely exceeded twenty-nine points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-seven points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by one points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 38% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $93,074 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 41, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 41, California voted Republican by 1.3 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 173,320 votes cast, 83,256 went Democratic and 85,448 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 41, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 41, California as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 41, California last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 41, California voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Congressional District 41, California?

Congressional District 41, California has a population of 456,763 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 41, California?

Median household income in Congressional District 41, California is $93,074 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.

What is the political history of Congressional District 41, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 41, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

California 41st Congressional District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions