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California 13th Congressional District
presidential margin
2008D+18.92012D+20.62016D+21.12020D+17.72024D+0.4
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+0.4
2024
median income$73,754U.S. $80,734 · CA $99,122
median age33.1U.S. 39.1 · CA 37.9
poverty rate17.5%U.S. 12.5% · CA 12.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)18.9%U.S. 35.6% · CA 36.6%
non-english46.5%U.S. 22.3% · CA 44.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Mexican60.1%
Salvadoran1.0%
Puerto Rican0.6%
Aztec7.2%
German6.4%
English5.3%
Irish5.2%
Asian Indian2.2%
Filipino1.6%
Hmong0.9%
African American†3.2%
African0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Merced County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

California 13th Congressional District

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2024 presidential electionCalifornia 13th Congressional DistrictHarrisD+0.4
California 13th Congressional District premium atlas map: Harris D+0.4, 586 precincts, 5 city labels.
2024
586 precincts by 2024 margin · 5 cities, own margin · ◎ bluest & reddest city
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +0.4% in 2024.+0.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+18.9%
2012+20.6%
2016+21.1%
2020+17.7%
2024+0.4%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DAdam GrayU.S. House · CA-13-0.22
DAdam SchiffU.S. Senate-0.35
DAlex PadillaU.S. Senate-0.44

Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.

Source · Voteview HSall_members.csv.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races

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.

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
202413D
50.0%105,554
50.0%105,367
210,921
202213R
49.8%66,496
50.2%67,060
133,556
202013D
90.4%327,863
9.6%34,955
362,818
201813D
88.4%260,580
0.0%0
294,837
201613D
90.8%293,117
9.2%29,754
322,871
201413D
88.5%168,491
11.5%21,940
190,431
201213D
86.8%250,436
0.0%0
288,582
201013D
72.0%118,278
27.7%45,575
164,378
200813D
76.4%166,829
23.6%51,447
218,276
200613D
74.9%110,756
25.1%37,141
147,897
200413D
71.6%144,605
24.0%48,439
201,921
200213D
71.1%86,495
22.1%26,852
121,723
200013D
70.4%129,012
24.3%44,499
183,146
199813D
71.2%101,671
26.6%38,050
142,787
199613D
65.2%114,408
30.4%53,385
175,539
199413D
64.6%97,344
30.2%45,555
150,642
199213D
60.2%123,795
31.6%64,953
205,516
199013D
58.0%97,286
35.7%59,773
167,646
198813D
67.1%143,980
29.8%63,959
214,522
198613D
69.7%107,696
30.3%46,754
154,450
198413D
65.2%139,851
33.0%70,666
214,353
198213D
65.9%110,805
31.4%52,806
168,164
198013D
58.9%132,246
35.5%79,766
224,609
197813D
57.5%100,809
39.5%69,306
175,361
197613D
66.8%135,291
31.2%63,130
202,611

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
58.9%9,036,252
41.1%6,312,594
15,348,846
2022D
61.1%6,621,621
38.9%4,222,029
10,843,650
2018D
100.0%11,113,364
0.0%0
11,113,364
2016D
100.0%12,244,170
0.0%0
12,244,170
2012D
62.5%7,864,624
37.5%4,713,887
12,578,511
2010D
52.2%5,218,441
42.2%4,217,366
10,000,093
2006D
59.4%5,076,289
35.0%2,990,822
8,541,150
2004D
57.7%6,955,728
37.8%4,555,922
12,053,242
2000D
55.8%5,932,522
36.6%3,886,853
10,623,608
1998D
53.1%4,410,056
43.0%3,575,078
8,311,905
1994D
46.7%3,979,152
44.8%3,817,025
8,513,916
1992D
47.9%5,173,467
43.0%4,644,182
10,799,436
1988R
44.0%4,287,253
52.8%5,143,409
9,743,547
1986D
49.3%3,646,672
47.9%3,541,804
7,398,462
1982R
44.8%3,494,968
51.5%4,022,565
7,805,450
1980D
56.5%4,704,098
37.1%3,091,671
8,324,012
1976R
46.9%3,502,862
50.2%3,748,973
7,470,586

California's 13th covers the urban East Bay core around Oakland, where the 2024 presidential result landed at D+73 — a margin that places it among the most Democratic-leaning districts in the country by raw vote spread.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.1 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 17.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.4 points.

A population of 758,655, a 32% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,754 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 21 and Congressional District 22.

Political twins — districts

The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Congressional District 21
California
95.8twin score
% Latinomedian age% White
Congressional District 22
California
95.4twin score
% Latino12-yr trendelasticity
Congressional District 33
California
95.2twin score
% Latino12-yr trend% White

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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Places within California 13th Congressional District

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Frequently asked questions

How did California 13th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 13th Congressional District voted a near-tie (D+0.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 205,077 votes cast, 100,026 went Democratic and 99,123 went Republican.
How many people live in California 13th Congressional District?
California 13th Congressional District has a population of 758,655 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in California 13th Congressional District?
Median household income in California 13th Congressional District is $73,754 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 13th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in California 13th Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.