California 29th Congressional District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 29th Congressional District, California: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+33%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+33MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 310,0932024 5-year
Median household income: $90,1122024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 30.9%2024 5-year
Black: 7.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 48.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+49 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+58 in 1924MIT Election Lab

RIVAS, Luz M.Congress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: CÁRDENAS, Tony (2023–2025), CÁRDENAS, Tony (2021–2023), CÁRDENAS, Tony (2019–2021), CÁRDENAS, Tony (2017–2019)

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

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 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	+32.9%	76,415	37,617	117,892
2020	D	+44.0%	95,756	36,215	135,434
2016	D	+49.3%	77,909	24,335	108,573
2012	D	+41.9%	70,086	27,989	100,567
2008	D	+40.4%	72,582	30,237	104,904
2004	D	+27.5%	60,312	34,024	95,579
2000	D	+31.1%	54,076	27,565	85,205
1996	D	+28.4%	45,228	23,601	76,222
1992	D	+23.5%	45,731	25,279	87,047
1988	D	+5.0%	43,386	39,193	83,609
1984	R	−10.1%	36,638	45,022	82,605
1980	R	−10.0%	30,977	38,713	77,145
1976	D	+1.9%	38,629	37,144	77,742
1972	R	−12.7%	37,620	48,993	89,480
1968	R	−1.6%	38,672	40,039	84,030
1964	D	+14.9%	49,581	36,706	86,336
1960	D	+0.8%	41,851	41,183	83,288
1956	R	−11.1%	31,864	39,840	71,936
1952	R	−12.6%	30,036	38,790	69,590
1948	D	+0.5%	25,693	25,425	54,664
1944	D	+14.1%	28,018	21,069	49,368
1940	D	+17.6%	26,010	18,155	44,743
1936	D	+35.4%	23,943	11,299	35,737
1932	D	+18.6%	17,529	11,815	30,653
1928	R	−41.5%	6,637	16,235	23,120
1924	R	−58.2%	1,061	9,474	14,462
1920	R	−47.5%	1,760	5,631	8,149
1916	R	−8.0%	3,606	4,285	8,470
1912	O	+33.3%	1,742	0	5,226
1908	R	−26.5%	698	1,311	2,310
1904	R	−46.0%	317	1,028	1,545
1900	R	−17.3%	416	607	1,102
1896	R	−2.5%	507	534	1,076
1892	R	−9.2%	257	323	720
1888	R	−14.5%	320	436	799
1884	R	−8.5%	148	177	342
1880	R	−1.0%	90	92	192
1876	D	+8.5%	114	96	211

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

4.3%

Irish

3.8%

English

3.8%

American

3.1%

Italian

2.5%

Polish

1.1%

French

1.0%

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: 38.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

1.9%

75–84

2.5%

4.1%

65–74

4.8%

6.1%

55–64

6.3%

6.5%

45–54

6.6%

7.2%

35–44

6.9%

8.0%

25–34

7.8%

4.5%

18–24

4.4%

7.9%

5–17

7.5%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$90,112

Congressional District 29 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 29$90,112

California$99,122

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.7%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.6%

Working age (18–64)12.5%

Seniors (65+)15.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

44.9%

speak English only

Spanish37.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander10.7%

Other Indo-European5.6%

Other languages1.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

31.9%

Other Christian

7.9%

Non-Christian

3.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.0%

Baptist

2.3%

Mainline Protestant

1.1%

Methodist

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

CA-29 anchors the eastern San Fernando Valley, where a heavily Latino electorate and dense working-class neighborhoods have produced presidential margins exceeding 30 points for Democrats across successive election cycles.

The Democratic margin in California 29th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-nine points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was thirty-three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $90,112, a 31% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 310,093 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 29, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 29, California voted Democratic by 32.9 points (D+33), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 117,892 votes cast, 76,415 went Democratic and 37,617 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 29, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 29, California as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 29, California last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 29, California voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Congressional District 29, California?

Congressional District 29, California has a population of 310,093 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 29, California?

Median household income in Congressional District 29, California is $90,112 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.

What is the political history of Congressional District 29, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 29, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

California 29th Congressional District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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