California 19th Congressional District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 19th Congressional District, California: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+39%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+39MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Urban anchorAkashic typology
Population: 802,0422024 5-year
Median household income: $129,3792024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 45.2%2024 5-year
Black: 1.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 33.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+45 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49 in 1924MIT Election Lab

PANETTA, James VarniCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: LOFGREN, Zoe (2021–2023), LOFGREN, Zoe (2019–2021), LOFGREN, Zoe (2017–2019), LOFGREN, Zoe (2015–2017)

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

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 4 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	+38.8%	237,892	101,171	352,563
2020	D	+45.4%	277,070	101,085	387,922
2016	D	+45.0%	226,213	77,233	330,874
2012	D	+39.8%	207,530	86,138	304,656
2008	D	+40.7%	220,901	90,698	319,542
2004	D	+29.2%	191,543	103,820	300,581
2000	D	+22.4%	154,223	94,093	268,552
1996	D	+20.7%	136,262	83,753	253,699
1992	D	+23.3%	142,287	76,664	281,211
1988	D	+9.0%	132,954	110,588	247,583
1984	R	−7.1%	106,218	122,625	232,196
1980	R	−13.0%	74,414	101,932	211,950
1976	D	+0.6%	90,351	89,228	187,547
1972	R	−7.7%	82,753	97,008	185,572
1968	R	−3.9%	62,833	68,316	141,030
1964	D	+22.4%	79,208	50,112	129,612
1960	R	−11.8%	48,555	61,596	110,574
1956	R	−21.7%	33,944	52,831	87,051
1952	R	−27.4%	28,557	50,369	79,565
1948	R	−14.1%	23,684	31,886	58,307
1944	R	−0.2%	23,183	23,294	46,792
1940	D	+1.4%	24,055	23,381	48,075
1936	D	+14.5%	21,553	16,029	38,144
1932	D	+14.4%	17,930	13,246	32,609
1928	R	−31.5%	8,844	17,111	26,211
1924	R	−49.3%	1,698	11,167	19,225
1920	R	−42.3%	4,012	11,121	16,797
1916	D	+0.9%	8,995	8,819	19,212
1912	O	+40.9%	6,001	0	14,670
1908	R	−23.4%	3,133	5,457	9,930
1904	R	−33.4%	2,381	5,274	8,660
1900	R	−11.0%	3,449	4,351	8,224
1896	D	+0.2%	4,066	4,047	8,359
1892	R	−6.1%	2,999	3,496	8,115
1888	R	−4.7%	3,401	3,751	7,495
1884	R	−8.3%	2,580	3,059	5,799
1880	R	−4.9%	2,100	2,326	4,627
1876	R	−8.1%	2,203	2,592	4,796

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

8.5%

English

8.4%

Irish

7.5%

Italian

4.6%

American

1.8%

French

1.7%

Scottish

1.2%

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: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.3%

2.2%

75–84

2.7%

4.8%

65–74

5.2%

6.1%

55–64

6.1%

6.3%

45–54

5.9%

6.9%

35–44

6.3%

7.3%

25–34

6.5%

5.8%

18–24

5.5%

7.8%

5–17

7.4%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$129,379

Congressional District 19 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 19$129,379

California$99,122

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.8%

Working age (18–64)9.8%

Seniors (65+)10.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

56.3%

speak English only

Spanish24.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander12.7%

Other Indo-European5.8%

Other languages1.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

28.5%

Other Christian

8.2%

Non-Christian

4.5%

Mainline Protestant

1.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.1%

Baptist

0.8%

Methodist

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 33 points, this Bay Area district ranks among the most reliably one-sided congressional seats in the state, reflecting a dense, highly educated urban electorate.

The Democratic margin in California 19th Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at forty-five points in 2020; the 2024 margin was thirty-nine points, still in line with the district's long pattern.

Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $129,379, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 19, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 19, California voted Democratic by 38.8 points (D+39), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 352,563 votes cast, 237,892 went Democratic and 101,171 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 19, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 19, 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 17 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 19, California last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 19, California voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Congressional District 19, California?

Congressional District 19, California has a population of 802,042 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 19, California?

Median household income in Congressional District 19, California is $129,379 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.

What is the political history of Congressional District 19, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 19, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

California 19th Congressional District has voted Democratic by double digits in every cycle this century.

Key facts

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