California 5th Congressional District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 5th Congressional District, California: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Democratic peak: D+51 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 871,9042024 5-year
Median household income: $78,8962024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 47.5%2024 5-year
Black: 3.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 44.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+51 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+32 in 1924MIT Election Lab

McCLINTOCK, TomCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: THOMPSON, Michael (2021–2023), THOMPSON, Michael (2019–2021), THOMPSON, Michael (2017–2019), THOMPSON, Michael (2015–2017)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

8 counties · 0 D · 8 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	−13.5%	141,157	186,704	336,901
2020	R	−4.2%	168,305	183,606	360,453
2016	R	−6.0%	125,478	143,106	292,028
2012	R	−6.7%	121,547	139,535	268,961
2008	R	−4.8%	132,019	145,632	284,569
2004	R	−20.4%	102,455	155,779	261,462
2000	R	−14.6%	93,024	126,517	229,796
1996	R	−5.7%	90,035	102,216	212,884
1992	D	+0.4%	87,248	86,455	223,965
1988	R	−7.5%	83,305	97,075	183,035
1984	R	−17.4%	71,476	102,071	175,620
1980	R	−15.3%	56,573	79,673	150,890
1976	D	+3.2%	64,695	60,605	128,844
1972	R	−7.9%	55,825	65,779	126,056
1968	D	+1.1%	50,087	48,915	108,599
1964	D	+30.1%	68,716	36,882	105,722
1960	D	+6.7%	53,756	46,991	101,285
1956	D	+6.2%	48,267	42,610	91,131
1952	R	−5.8%	39,654	44,539	84,955
1948	D	+12.0%	35,791	27,830	66,389
1944	D	+19.6%	31,307	20,986	52,742
1940	D	+29.4%	38,836	21,034	60,584
1936	D	+48.6%	35,083	11,916	47,632
1932	D	+39.3%	27,062	11,345	40,025
1928	R	−12.6%	13,670	17,688	31,765
1924	R	−31.8%	3,666	12,696	28,422
1920	R	−26.0%	7,728	13,891	23,697
1916	D	+13.1%	14,397	10,781	27,701
1912	D	+50.7%	11,090	0	21,863
1908	R	−8.7%	5,887	7,167	14,640
1904	R	−16.8%	5,270	7,695	14,434
1900	D	+0.3%	7,313	7,261	14,944
1896	D	+13.0%	7,803	5,974	14,036
1892	D	+13.9%	5,989	4,241	12,617
1888	D	+5.3%	6,371	5,712	12,393
1884	D	+2.4%	5,462	5,196	10,904
1880	D	+6.4%	5,316	4,673	10,034
1876	D	+9.7%	4,789	3,945	8,734

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	58.9%	41.1%	15,348,846
2022	D	61.1%	38.9%	10,843,650
2018	D	100.0%	0.0%	11,113,364
2016	D	100.0%	0.0%	12,244,170
2012	D	62.5%	37.5%	12,578,511
2010	D	52.2%	42.2%	10,000,160
2006	D	59.4%	35.0%	8,541,476
2004	D	57.7%	37.8%	12,053,295
2000	D	55.8%	36.6%	10,623,608
1998	D	53.1%	43.0%	8,311,905
1994	D	46.7%	44.8%	8,514,089
1992	D	47.9%	43.0%	10,799,703
1988	R	44.0%	52.8%	9,743,598
1986	D	49.3%	47.9%	7,398,462
1982	R	44.8%	51.5%	7,805,450
1980	D	56.5%	37.1%	8,324,012
1976	R	46.9%	50.2%	7,470,586

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

9.1%

English

7.8%

Irish

7.5%

Italian

3.5%

American

1.9%

Scottish

1.5%

French

1.4%

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: 37.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.1%

2.3%

75–84

2.6%

4.7%

65–74

5.2%

5.8%

55–64

5.9%

5.8%

45–54

5.5%

6.7%

35–44

6.4%

6.9%

25–34

6.6%

4.5%

18–24

4.2%

9.6%

5–17

9.2%

3.1%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$78,896

Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 5$78,896

California$99,122

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

15.5%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1820.0%

Working age (18–64)13.8%

Seniors (65+)13.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

64.2%

speak English only

Spanish28.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.5%

Other Indo-European3.2%

Other languages0.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.9%

Other Christian

10.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.3%

Baptist

1.7%

Non-Christian

1.2%

Mainline Protestant

1.1%

Methodist

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Centered in the Sacramento region, CA-5 posted a D+40.6 margin in 2024, placing it among the most lopsided congressional districts in the state. Its urban core and demographic composition consistently produce outsized Democratic pluralities.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached fifty-one points in 1912; the Republican margin reached thirty-two points in 1924. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 871,904, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $78,896 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 5, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 5, California voted Republican by 13.5 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 336,901 votes cast, 141,157 went Democratic and 186,704 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 5, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 5, California as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 5, California last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 5, California voted Democratic was 1992.

How many people live in Congressional District 5, California?

Congressional District 5, California has a population of 871,904 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, California?

Median household income in Congressional District 5, California is $78,896 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.

What is the political history of Congressional District 5, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

California 5th Congressional District delivered R+14 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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