Congressional District 47 Congressional District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 47th 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: 697,7872024 5-year
Median household income: $116,2882024 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

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	+2.7%	152,467	144,328	306,661
2020	D	+9.0%	179,419	149,107	335,492
2016	D	+8.6%	134,444	111,781	263,948
2012	R	−6.2%	112,949	128,352	247,449
2008	R	−2.6%	121,130	127,632	254,287
2004	R	−20.7%	92,407	141,467	237,031
2000	R	−15.4%	86,363	119,308	213,999
1996	R	−13.8%	72,182	98,461	190,563
1992	R	−12.3%	67,652	94,030	214,362
1988	R	−36.7%	59,295	129,212	190,725
1984	R	−50.4%	45,466	139,964	187,368
1980	R	−45.3%	38,948	116,773	171,969
1976	R	−26.8%	51,191	90,068	144,907
1972	R	−41.3%	38,980	98,809	144,736
1968	R	−33.3%	32,814	69,410	109,923
1964	R	−11.9%	38,913	49,416	88,424
1960	R	−21.9%	24,689	38,549	63,393
1956	R	−34.5%	12,101	25,020	37,446
1952	R	−40.6%	7,171	17,094	24,447
1948	R	−24.5%	6,397	10,710	17,594
1944	R	−14.4%	6,316	8,463	14,869
1940	R	−12.0%	6,225	7,951	14,328
1936	D	+11.7%	6,577	5,179	11,959
1932	D	+2.5%	5,254	4,987	10,862
1928	R	−59.6%	1,678	6,739	8,493
1924	R	−58.7%	565	4,389	6,517
1920	R	−52.0%	772	2,821	3,944
1916	R	−22.1%	1,427	2,339	4,132
1912	O	+38.6%	971	0	2,518
1908	R	−22.1%	421	715	1,331
1904	R	−36.4%	228	587	987
1900	R	−9.0%	392	475	927
1896	R	−5.9%	377	426	834
1892	R	−5.3%	220	254	639
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

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

$116,288

Congressional District 47 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 47$116,288

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 47th 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 47th 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 $116,288, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 697,787 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 47, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 47, California voted Democratic by 2.7 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 306,661 votes cast, 152,467 went Democratic and 144,328 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 47, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 47, 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 47, California last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 47, California voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 47, California?

Congressional District 47, California has a population of 697,787 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 47, California?

Median household income in Congressional District 47, California is $116,288 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.

What is the political history of Congressional District 47, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 47, 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 47th Congressional District delivered D+3 in 2024 — Democratic for the long memory.

Key facts

Demographics

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