Congressional District 46 Congressional District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 46th Congressional District, California: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 297,3582024 5-year
Median household income: $116,2892024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 42.7%2024 5-year
Black: 1.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 34.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+39 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+60 in 1928MIT 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	+2.7%	64,973	61,505	130,682
2020	D	+9.0%	76,458	63,542	142,968
2016	D	+8.6%	57,292	47,635	112,480
2012	R	−6.2%	48,132	54,697	105,449
2008	R	−2.6%	51,619	54,390	108,363
2004	R	−20.7%	39,378	60,286	101,010
2000	R	−15.4%	36,803	50,843	91,195
1996	R	−13.8%	30,760	41,959	81,207
1992	R	−12.3%	28,829	40,071	91,349
1988	R	−36.7%	25,268	55,063	81,276
1984	R	−50.4%	19,375	59,645	79,846
1980	R	−45.3%	16,597	49,763	73,283
1976	R	−26.8%	21,814	38,382	61,751
1972	R	−41.3%	16,611	42,107	61,678
1968	R	−33.3%	13,983	29,578	46,842
1964	R	−11.9%	16,582	21,058	37,680
1960	R	−21.9%	10,521	16,427	27,013
1956	R	−34.5%	5,156	10,662	15,956
1952	R	−40.6%	3,055	7,284	10,417
1948	R	−24.5%	2,726	4,564	7,497
1944	R	−14.4%	2,691	3,606	6,335
1940	R	−12.1%	2,652	3,388	6,105
1936	D	+11.7%	2,802	2,207	5,096
1932	D	+2.5%	2,239	2,125	4,628
1928	R	−59.6%	715	2,872	3,619
1924	R	−58.7%	241	1,870	2,777
1920	R	−51.9%	329	1,202	1,681
1916	R	−22.0%	608	996	1,761
1912	O	+38.6%	414	0	1,073
1908	R	−22.2%	179	305	567
1904	R	−36.4%	97	250	420
1900	R	−8.9%	167	202	395
1896	R	−5.6%	161	181	355
1892	R	−5.1%	94	108	272
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

7.5%

English

7.3%

Irish

6.0%

American

4.5%

Italian

3.6%

French

1.4%

Polish

1.3%

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: 39.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.3%

2.1%

75–84

2.6%

4.4%

65–74

4.9%

6.5%

55–64

6.6%

45–54

6.8%

6.7%

35–44

6.6%

7.2%

25–34

7.0%

4.5%

18–24

4.4%

8.1%

5–17

7.7%

2.7%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$116,289

Congressional District 46 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 46$116,289

California$99,122

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.5%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.7%

Working age (18–64)8.9%

Seniors (65+)12.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

53.6%

speak English only

Spanish24.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander15.8%

Other Indo-European4.9%

Other languages1.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

30.5%

Other Christian

9.8%

Baptist

2.8%

Non-Christian

2.5%

Mainline Protestant

1.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.6%

Methodist

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

California 46th Congressional District sits in the Pacific Coast. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 19 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 46th Congressional District reached its widest at thirty-nine points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $116,289, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 297,358 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 46, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 46, California voted Democratic by 2.7 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 130,682 votes cast, 64,973 went Democratic and 61,505 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 46, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 46, 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 46, California last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 46, California voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 46, California?

Congressional District 46, California has a population of 297,358 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 46, California?

Median household income in Congressional District 46, California is $116,289 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.

What is the political history of Congressional District 46, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 46, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

California 46th Congressional District delivered D+3 in 2024 — Democratic for the long memory.

Key facts

Demographics

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