California 11th Congressional District, California: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+65%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+65MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 736,4332024 5-year
- Median household income
- $140,9702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 39.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+75 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1920MIT Election Lab
D
PELOSI, Nancy
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: DESAULNIER, Mark James (2021–2023), DESAULNIER, Mark James (2019–2021), DESAULNIER, Mark James (2017–2019), DESAULNIER, Mark James (2015–2017)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 11, CAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 287,144 | 55,522 | 357,465 | ||
| D | 335,431 | 50,043 | 393,439 | ||
| D | 306,095 | 33,430 | 362,383 | ||
| D | 267,633 | 41,757 | 320,918 | ||
| D | 285,815 | 46,384 | 340,434 | ||
| D | 263,242 | 48,214 | 317,078 | ||
| D | 214,284 | 45,678 | 283,656 | ||
| D | 186,076 | 40,341 | 257,576 | ||
| D | 206,908 | 50,872 | 285,803 | ||
| D | 179,077 | 64,311 | 246,053 | ||
| D | 171,441 | 80,026 | 254,549 | ||
| D | 118,136 | 71,819 | 225,327 | ||
| D | 118,623 | 91,860 | 227,864 | ||
| D | 151,575 | 113,060 | 270,336 | ||
| D | 157,453 | 89,562 | 266,058 | ||
| D | 204,686 | 82,487 | 287,312 | ||
| D | 175,393 | 126,844 | 303,554 | ||
| R | 143,489 | 154,029 | 298,895 | ||
| R | 148,382 | 167,230 | 319,281 | ||
| D | 148,776 | 142,042 | 311,085 | ||
| D | 185,040 | 119,005 | 305,782 | ||
| D | 164,637 | 108,614 | 276,641 | ||
| D | 174,030 | 58,043 | 235,060 | ||
| D | 127,940 | 62,226 | 197,980 | ||
| D | 85,714 | 85,142 | 173,383 | ||
| R | 8,703 | 65,190 | 136,530 | ||
| R | 28,950 | 85,247 | 130,791 | ||
| D | 69,387 | 55,965 | 132,300 | ||
| O | 43,422 | 0 | 89,720 | ||
| R | 18,858 | 29,435 | 53,331 | ||
| R | 15,990 | 35,317 | 58,035 | ||
| R | 22,363 | 31,230 | 56,061 | ||
| R | 27,186 | 27,534 | 55,958 | ||
| D | 27,517 | 21,657 | 51,833 | ||
| D | 25,456 | 22,803 | 49,422 | ||
| R | 18,807 | 22,627 | 42,328 | ||
| D | 19,045 | 16,924 | 36,580 | ||
| R | 18,094 | 18,780 | 36,875 |
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| 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.
Irish
7.6%
German
7.1%
English
6.4%
Italian
4.5%
French
2.1%
American
2.0%
Polish
1.8%
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: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$140,970
Congressional District 11 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 11$140,970
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.0%
Working age (18–64)10.7%
Seniors (65+)19.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
56.4%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander24.7%
Spanish11.1%
Other Indo-European6.7%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
California's 11th district, anchored in Oakland and Berkeley, recorded a 44.5-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a dense, highly educated, majority-minority urban core where competitive general elections are effectively absent.
The Democratic margin in California 11th Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at seventy-five points in 2016; the 2024 margin was sixty-five points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $140,970, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 11, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 11, California voted Democratic by 64.8 points (D+65), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 357,465 votes cast, 287,144 went Democratic and 55,522 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 11, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 11, California as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 27 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Congressional District 11, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 11, California voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in Congressional District 11, California?
Congressional District 11, California has a population of 736,433 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 11, California?
Median household income in Congressional District 11, California is $140,970 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Congressional District 11, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 11, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.