California 33rd Congressional District, California: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+2%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+2MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 20,7882024 5-year
- Median household income
- $85,4782024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 32.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 55.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1928MIT Election Lab
D
AGUILAR, Peter Rey
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: LIEU, Ted (2021–2023), LIEU, Ted (2019–2021), LIEU, Ted (2017–2019), LIEU, Ted (2015–2017)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 33, CAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,426 | 3,580 | 7,207 | ||
| D | 4,313 | 3,465 | 7,958 | ||
| D | 3,225 | 2,566 | 6,188 | ||
| D | 2,887 | 2,482 | 5,515 | ||
| D | 2,987 | 2,625 | 5,737 | ||
| R | 2,155 | 2,737 | 4,951 | ||
| R | 2,032 | 2,098 | 4,304 | ||
| D | 1,735 | 1,704 | 3,911 | ||
| D | 1,737 | 1,671 | 4,485 | ||
| R | 1,430 | 2,225 | 3,709 | ||
| R | 1,102 | 2,101 | 3,242 | ||
| R | 868 | 1,636 | 2,742 | ||
| R | 1,037 | 1,072 | 2,166 | ||
| R | 814 | 1,369 | 2,292 | ||
| R | 846 | 1,059 | 2,116 | ||
| D | 1,164 | 872 | 2,038 | ||
| R | 860 | 941 | 1,810 | ||
| R | 614 | 816 | 1,435 | ||
| R | 517 | 699 | 1,227 | ||
| R | 432 | 441 | 907 | ||
| D | 365 | 322 | 693 | ||
| D | 355 | 289 | 652 | ||
| D | 321 | 210 | 539 | ||
| D | 235 | 209 | 469 | ||
| R | 89 | 277 | 370 | ||
| R | 25 | 151 | 265 | ||
| R | 53 | 118 | 188 | ||
| R | 89 | 113 | 223 | ||
| O | 55 | 0 | 145 | ||
| R | 25 | 45 | 85 | ||
| R | 15 | 37 | 63 | ||
| R | 22 | 30 | 57 | ||
| R | 26 | 27 | 55 | ||
| R | 24 | 35 | 72 | ||
| R | 23 | 29 | 54 | ||
| R | 12 | 15 | 28 | ||
| O | 7 | 7 | 14 | ||
| O | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| 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
5.4%
Irish
4.4%
English
4.3%
American
2.6%
Italian
2.2%
French
0.9%
Scottish
0.8%
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: 34.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$85,478
Congressional District 33 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 33$85,478
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.6%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)14.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
55.7%
speak English only
Spanish35.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.8%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
California 33rd Congressional District in the Pacific Coast delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Republican candidate carrying the district by two points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-eight points in 1912; the Republican margin reached fifty-one points in 1928. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 20,788, a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $85,478 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 33, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 33, California voted Republican by 2.1 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,207 votes cast, 3,426 went Democratic and 3,580 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 33, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 33, California as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 24 times, and other 3 times.
When did Congressional District 33, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 33, California voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Congressional District 33, California?
Congressional District 33, California has a population of 20,788 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 33, California?
Median household income in Congressional District 33, California is $85,478 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Congressional District 33, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 33, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.