California 2nd Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +27.9% |
| 2012 | +23.8% |
| 2016 | +24.5% |
| 2020 | +28.4% |
| 2024 | +24.6% |
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
| Year | District | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | D | 71.9%272,883 | 28.1%106,734 | 379,617 |
| 2022 | 2 | D | 74.4%229,720 | 25.6%79,029 | 308,749 |
| 2020 | 2 | D | 75.7%294,435 | 24.3%94,320 | 388,755 |
| 2018 | 2 | D | 77.0%243,081 | 23.0%72,576 | 315,657 |
| 2016 | 2 | D | 76.9%254,194 | 23.1%76,572 | 330,766 |
| 2014 | 2 | D | 75.0%163,124 | 25.0%54,400 | 217,524 |
| 2012 | 2 | D | 71.2%226,216 | 28.8%91,310 | 317,526 |
| 2010 | 2 | R | 42.8%98,092 | 57.1%130,837 | 228,940 |
| 2008 | 2 | R | 42.1%118,878 | 57.9%163,459 | 282,337 |
| 2006 | 2 | R | 32.5%68,234 | 64.2%134,911 | 210,202 |
| 2004 | 2 | R | 33.1%90,310 | 66.9%182,119 | 272,429 |
| 2002 | 2 | R | 29.3%52,455 | 65.8%117,747 | 178,985 |
| 2000 | 2 | R | 28.2%72,075 | 65.7%168,172 | 255,856 |
| 1998 | 2 | R | 34.5%70,837 | 62.5%128,372 | 205,347 |
| 1996 | 2 | R | 33.7%80,401 | 60.8%144,913 | 238,326 |
| 1994 | 2 | R | 26.0%55,959 | 64.2%137,864 | 214,860 |
| 1992 | 2 | R | 28.0%71,780 | 65.2%167,247 | 256,556 |
| 1990 | 2 | R | 31.2%65,333 | 63.7%133,315 | 209,401 |
| 1988 | 2 | R | 38.5%91,088 | 58.8%139,010 | 236,351 |
| 1986 | 2 | R | 39.6%74,602 | 58.3%109,758 | 188,414 |
| 1984 | 2 | R | 30.5%69,793 | 69.5%158,679 | 228,472 |
| 1982 | 2 | R | 40.5%81,314 | 57.9%116,172 | 200,612 |
| 1980 | 2 | R | 42.0%109,789 | 54.2%141,698 | 261,674 |
| 1978 | 2 | R | 45.3%99,712 | 52.0%114,451 | 220,260 |
| 1976 | 2 | R | 41.0%88,829 | 56.0%121,290 | 216,563 |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 58.9%9,036,252 | 41.1%6,312,594 | 15,348,846 |
| 2022 | D | 61.1%6,621,621 | 38.9%4,222,029 | 10,843,650 |
| 2018 | D | 100.0%11,113,364 | 0.0%0 | 11,113,364 |
| 2016 | D | 100.0%12,244,170 | 0.0%0 | 12,244,170 |
| 2012 | D | 62.5%7,864,624 | 37.5%4,713,887 | 12,578,511 |
| 2010 | D | 52.2%5,218,441 | 42.2%4,217,366 | 10,000,093 |
| 2006 | D | 59.4%5,076,289 | 35.0%2,990,822 | 8,541,150 |
| 2004 | D | 57.7%6,955,728 | 37.8%4,555,922 | 12,053,242 |
| 2000 | D | 55.8%5,932,522 | 36.6%3,886,853 | 10,623,608 |
| 1998 | D | 53.1%4,410,056 | 43.0%3,575,078 | 8,311,905 |
| 1994 | D | 46.7%3,979,152 | 44.8%3,817,025 | 8,513,916 |
| 1992 | D | 47.9%5,173,467 | 43.0%4,644,182 | 10,799,436 |
| 1988 | R | 44.0%4,287,253 | 52.8%5,143,409 | 9,743,547 |
| 1986 | D | 49.3%3,646,672 | 47.9%3,541,804 | 7,398,462 |
| 1982 | R | 44.8%3,494,968 | 51.5%4,022,565 | 7,805,450 |
| 1980 | D | 56.5%4,704,098 | 37.1%3,091,671 | 8,324,012 |
| 1976 | R | 46.9%3,502,862 | 50.2%3,748,973 | 7,470,586 |
CA-2 spans the North Coast and parts of the Bay Area, where presidential margins have exceeded 40 points in recent cycles, making it among the most consistently one-sided congressional districts in the country.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.4 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.6 points.
A population of 764,902, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,003 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 1 and Congressional District 3.
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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