California 49th Congressional District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 49th Congressional District, California: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+9%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 714,3672024 5-year
Median household income: $111,9972024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 45.1%2024 5-year
Black: 2.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 34.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+42 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50 in 1924MIT Election Lab

LEVIN, MikeCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: ISSA, Darrell (2017–2019), ISSA, Darrell (2015–2017), ISSA, Darrell (2013–2015), ISSA, Darrell (2011–2013)

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	+8.8%	167,512	139,667	316,989
2020	D	+15.0%	194,755	143,099	345,411
2016	D	+13.5%	147,111	109,872	276,509
2012	R	−0.2%	124,435	125,056	255,905
2008	D	+3.0%	132,910	125,035	263,773
2004	R	−14.4%	103,060	138,249	244,449
2000	R	−10.6%	91,264	114,088	214,435
1996	R	−8.6%	78,527	95,109	193,789
1992	R	−6.5%	73,775	87,793	217,253
1988	R	−30.4%	65,709	124,295	192,491
1984	R	−43.1%	50,522	128,653	181,230
1980	R	−40.6%	40,975	108,899	167,342
1976	R	−21.6%	54,489	85,583	143,775
1972	R	−35.8%	42,021	92,404	140,636
1968	R	−28.0%	34,803	64,955	107,582
1964	R	−7.0%	42,480	48,872	91,411
1960	R	−17.5%	30,382	43,313	73,889
1956	R	−31.6%	17,010	32,854	50,161
1952	R	−31.4%	13,675	26,312	40,241
1948	R	−9.6%	12,881	15,716	29,412
1944	D	+0.3%	12,065	12,000	24,217
1940	D	+2.2%	10,266	9,810	20,304
1936	D	+21.3%	9,862	6,351	16,475
1932	D	+7.8%	7,319	6,203	14,279
1928	R	−45.6%	3,098	8,388	11,590
1924	R	−50.2%	605	4,683	8,130
1920	R	−43.3%	1,241	3,495	5,200
1916	R	−9.4%	2,400	2,948	5,818
1912	O	+42.2%	1,474	0	3,495
1908	R	−27.4%	469	922	1,654
1904	R	−38.5%	263	744	1,250
1900	R	−13.0%	478	632	1,186
1896	R	−0.2%	584	587	1,209
1892	R	−12.0%	346	477	1,091
1888	R	−18.0%	297	434	762
1884	R	−16.4%	74	104	183
1880	R	−14.8%	51	69	122
1876	R	−8.8%	62	74	136

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

8.2%

English

7.6%

Irish

6.8%

Italian

3.9%

American

3.6%

French

1.6%

Polish

1.4%

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: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.2%

2.1%

75–84

2.6%

4.4%

65–74

4.9%

6.2%

55–64

6.3%

6.4%

45–54

6.5%

7.0%

35–44

6.7%

7.7%

25–34

7.3%

4.8%

18–24

4.4%

8.0%

5–17

7.6%

2.8%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$111,997

Congressional District 49 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 49$111,997

California$99,122

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.2%

Working age (18–64)9.3%

Seniors (65+)11.2%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

57.5%

speak English only

Spanish24.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander12.4%

Other Indo-European4.4%

Other languages1.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

27.4%

Other Christian

9.9%

Non-Christian

2.8%

Baptist

2.2%

Mainline Protestant

1.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.6%

Methodist

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

CA-49 stretches along north San Diego County's Pacific coast through communities like Carlsbad and Encinitas, blending a large military and veteran population with a growing biotech corridor that has pushed college-degree attainment well above the national median.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached forty-two points in 1912; the Republican margin reached fifty points in 1924. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 714,367, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $111,997 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 49, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 49, California voted Democratic by 8.8 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 316,989 votes cast, 167,512 went Democratic and 139,667 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 49, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 49, California as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 49, California last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 49, California voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 49, California?

Congressional District 49, California has a population of 714,367 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 49, California?

Median household income in Congressional District 49, California is $111,997 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.

What is the political history of Congressional District 49, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 49, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

California 49th Congressional District delivered D+9 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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Demographics

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