California 30th Congressional District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 30th 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: 431,6822024 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

FRIEDMAN, LauraCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: SCHIFF, Adam (2023–2025), SHERMAN, Brad (2021–2023), SHERMAN, Brad (2019–2021), SHERMAN, Brad (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%	106,378	52,366	164,118
2020	D	+44.0%	133,302	50,415	188,537
2016	D	+49.3%	108,457	33,877	151,145
2012	D	+41.9%	97,566	38,964	140,000
2008	D	+40.4%	101,041	42,092	146,037
2004	D	+27.5%	83,960	47,365	133,055
2000	D	+31.1%	75,280	38,374	118,614
1996	D	+28.4%	62,962	32,856	106,109
1992	D	+23.5%	63,662	35,191	121,178
1988	D	+5.0%	60,398	54,560	116,393
1984	R	−10.2%	51,004	62,676	114,995
1980	R	−10.0%	43,123	53,892	107,393
1976	D	+1.9%	53,776	51,709	108,225
1972	R	−12.7%	52,371	68,203	124,565
1968	R	−1.6%	53,836	55,738	116,978
1964	D	+14.9%	69,021	51,099	120,188
1960	D	+0.8%	58,262	57,330	115,945
1956	R	−11.1%	44,357	55,462	100,142
1952	R	−12.6%	41,814	53,999	96,876
1948	D	+0.5%	35,767	35,394	76,097
1944	D	+14.1%	39,004	29,330	68,725
1940	D	+17.6%	36,208	25,274	62,286
1936	D	+35.4%	33,331	15,729	49,750
1932	D	+18.6%	24,403	16,448	42,672
1928	R	−41.5%	9,240	22,600	32,185
1924	R	−58.2%	1,477	13,189	20,133
1920	R	−47.5%	2,450	7,839	11,345
1916	R	−8.0%	5,020	5,966	11,791
1912	O	+33.3%	2,425	0	7,275
1908	R	−26.6%	972	1,826	3,216
1904	R	−46.0%	441	1,431	2,151
1900	R	−17.3%	579	845	1,534
1896	R	−2.5%	706	743	1,498
1892	R	−9.3%	357	450	1,003
1888	R	−14.7%	445	608	1,112
1884	R	−8.4%	206	246	477
1880	R	−0.7%	126	128	268
1876	D	+8.5%	159	134	294

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 30 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 30$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-30 anchors the San Fernando Valley's urban core, where dense, diverse communities have backed Democratic presidential nominees by 30-point-plus margins in recent cycles, making it among the most reliably blue districts in the state.

The Democratic margin in California 30th 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 431,682 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 30, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 30, California voted Democratic by 32.9 points (D+33), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 164,118 votes cast, 106,378 went Democratic and 52,366 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 30, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 30, 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 30, California last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 30, California voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Congressional District 30, California?

Congressional District 30, California has a population of 431,682 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 30, California?

Median household income in Congressional District 30, 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 30, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 30, 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 30th Congressional District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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