California 26th Congressional District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 26th Congressional District, California: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+16%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Urban anchorAkashic typology
Population: 837,1012024 5-year
Median household income: $108,1072024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 50.2%2024 5-year
Black: 2.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 44.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+41 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+56 in 1924MIT Election Lab

BROWNLEY, JuliaCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: DREIER, David Timothy (2011–2013), DREIER, David Timothy (2009–2011), DREIER, David Timothy (2007–2009), DREIER, David Timothy (2005–2007)

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

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 2 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	+16.4%	216,380	153,914	381,587
2020	D	+22.8%	251,897	156,610	417,744
2016	D	+19.7%	195,690	126,551	350,555
2012	D	+9.5%	172,428	141,684	322,754
2008	D	+14.3%	188,241	140,281	335,938
2004	R	−1.4%	149,997	154,373	308,331
2000	D	+1.3%	134,296	130,817	278,057
1996	D	+2.6%	111,699	105,254	247,194
1992	D	+3.2%	101,069	92,584	264,736
1988	R	−22.0%	91,437	143,957	238,195
1984	R	−36.0%	69,300	148,760	220,591
1980	R	−28.8%	58,633	113,989	192,084
1976	R	−7.9%	71,570	84,148	160,012
1972	R	−28.2%	53,772	98,443	158,534
1968	R	−8.9%	52,633	63,834	125,706
1964	D	+17.3%	64,308	45,297	109,771
1960	D	+0.5%	41,984	41,592	83,923
1956	R	−2.9%	31,393	33,302	64,885
1952	R	−6.6%	26,596	30,363	57,369
1948	D	+9.0%	22,492	18,620	42,865
1944	D	+17.6%	21,425	14,998	36,608
1940	D	+15.7%	19,899	14,464	34,705
1936	D	+29.8%	17,778	9,543	27,651
1932	D	+20.7%	14,024	9,050	24,039
1928	R	−41.3%	4,934	12,001	17,100
1924	R	−55.8%	1,078	7,408	11,351
1920	R	−54.8%	1,600	6,085	8,178
1916	R	−14.1%	3,426	4,630	8,554
1912	O	+41.4%	2,330	0	5,627
1908	R	−21.6%	1,241	2,007	3,546
1904	R	−38.0%	841	2,061	3,213
1900	R	−12.2%	1,314	1,701	3,170
1896	R	−2.8%	1,456	1,543	3,065
1892	R	−11.6%	935	1,247	2,682
1888	R	−10.2%	902	1,113	2,064
1884	R	−10.4%	585	725	1,348
1880	R	−6.6%	498	569	1,073
1876	R	−1.0%	567	578	1,144

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

8.0%

English

8.0%

Irish

7.5%

Italian

4.1%

American

3.3%

French

1.7%

Polish

1.6%

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: 39.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.3%

2.3%

75–84

2.8%

4.8%

65–74

5.3%

6.5%

55–64

6.7%

6.3%

45–54

6.3%

6.7%

35–44

6.4%

6.9%

25–34

6.5%

4.5%

18–24

4.3%

8.4%

5–17

8.0%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$108,107

Congressional District 26 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 26$108,107

California$99,122

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.1%

Working age (18–64)8.6%

Seniors (65+)10.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

60.2%

speak English only

Spanish30.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.7%

Other Indo-European3.3%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

30.0%

Other Christian

9.6%

Non-Christian

5.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.8%

Baptist

1.6%

Mainline Protestant

1.5%

Methodist

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

California's 26th stretches along the Ventura County coast and into the Santa Monica Mountains, where college-educated suburban voters and a sizable Latino population have made the district one of the more reliably Democratic seats in Southern California.

The Democratic margin in California 26th Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at forty-one points in 1912; the 2024 margin was sixteen points, still in line with the district's long pattern.

Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $108,107, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 26, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 26, California voted Democratic by 16.4 points (D+16), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 381,587 votes cast, 216,380 went Democratic and 153,914 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 26, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 26, 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 15 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 26, California last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 26, California voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in Congressional District 26, California?

Congressional District 26, California has a population of 837,101 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 26, California?

Median household income in Congressional District 26, California is $108,107 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.

What is the political history of Congressional District 26, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 26, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

California 26th Congressional District delivered D+16 in 2024 — a Democratic stronghold for as long as anyone now living can remember.

Key facts

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