California 38th Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +22.7% |
| 2012 | +25.7% |
| 2016 | +34.3% |
| 2020 | +28.8% |
| 2024 | +12.4% |
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
| Year | District | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38 | D | 59.8%165,110 | 40.2%110,818 | 275,928 |
| 2022 | 38 | D | 58.1%101,260 | 41.9%73,051 | 174,311 |
| 2020 | 38 | D | 100.0%256,206 | 0.0%0 | 256,206 |
| 2018 | 38 | D | 68.9%139,188 | 31.1%62,968 | 202,156 |
| 2016 | 38 | D | 70.5%163,590 | 29.5%68,524 | 232,114 |
| 2014 | 38 | D | 59.1%58,192 | 40.9%40,288 | 98,480 |
| 2012 | 38 | D | 67.5%145,280 | 32.5%69,807 | 215,087 |
| 2010 | 38 | D | 73.5%85,459 | 26.5%30,883 | 116,342 |
| 2008 | 38 | D | 81.7%130,211 | 0.0%0 | 159,324 |
| 2006 | 38 | D | 75.3%75,181 | 24.7%24,620 | 99,801 |
| 2004 | 38 | D | 100.0%116,851 | 0.0%0 | 116,851 |
| 2002 | 38 | D | 71.1%62,600 | 26.3%23,126 | 88,027 |
| 2000 | 38 | R | 47.5%85,498 | 48.4%87,266 | 180,122 |
| 1998 | 38 | R | 44.3%59,767 | 52.9%71,386 | 134,858 |
| 1996 | 38 | R | 42.7%71,627 | 52.6%88,136 | 167,645 |
| 1994 | 38 | R | 36.8%53,681 | 58.5%85,225 | 145,769 |
| 1992 | 38 | R | 43.4%82,108 | 48.6%92,038 | 189,321 |
| 1990 | 38 | R | 41.9%43,693 | 58.1%60,561 | 104,254 |
| 1988 | 38 | R | 35.6%52,399 | 59.5%87,690 | 147,369 |
| 1986 | 38 | R | 42.4%50,625 | 55.3%66,032 | 119,464 |
| 1984 | 38 | R | 45.0%73,231 | 53.2%86,545 | 162,797 |
| 1982 | 38 | D | 52.4%73,914 | 43.4%61,279 | 141,182 |
| 1980 | 38 | D | 55.5%91,880 | 40.0%66,256 | 165,437 |
| 1978 | 38 | D | 58.6%75,471 | 41.4%53,298 | 128,769 |
| 1976 | 38 | D | 63.6%103,317 | 36.4%59,092 | 162,409 |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 58.9%9,036,252 | 41.1%6,312,594 | 15,348,846 |
| 2022 | D | 61.1%6,621,621 | 38.9%4,222,029 | 10,843,650 |
| 2018 | D | 100.0%11,113,364 | 0.0%0 | 11,113,364 |
| 2016 | D | 100.0%12,244,170 | 0.0%0 | 12,244,170 |
| 2012 | D | 62.5%7,864,624 | 37.5%4,713,887 | 12,578,511 |
| 2010 | D | 52.2%5,218,441 | 42.2%4,217,366 | 10,000,093 |
| 2006 | D | 59.4%5,076,289 | 35.0%2,990,822 | 8,541,150 |
| 2004 | D | 57.7%6,955,728 | 37.8%4,555,922 | 12,053,242 |
| 2000 | D | 55.8%5,932,522 | 36.6%3,886,853 | 10,623,608 |
| 1998 | D | 53.1%4,410,056 | 43.0%3,575,078 | 8,311,905 |
| 1994 | D | 46.7%3,979,152 | 44.8%3,817,025 | 8,513,916 |
| 1992 | D | 47.9%5,173,467 | 43.0%4,644,182 | 10,799,436 |
| 1988 | R | 44.0%4,287,253 | 52.8%5,143,409 | 9,743,547 |
| 1986 | D | 49.3%3,646,672 | 47.9%3,541,804 | 7,398,462 |
| 1982 | R | 44.8%3,494,968 | 51.5%4,022,565 | 7,805,450 |
| 1980 | D | 56.5%4,704,098 | 37.1%3,091,671 | 8,324,012 |
| 1976 | R | 46.9%3,502,862 | 50.2%3,748,973 | 7,470,586 |
CA-38 covers a dense stretch of Los Angeles County suburbs with a majority-Hispanic and Asian-American population, and has returned Democratic presidential margins above 15 points in each of the last three cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.3 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 16.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.4 points.
A population of 756,891, a 23% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,072 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 31 and Congressional District 35.
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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California 38th Congressional District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/cd/0638/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.