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Congressional District 32·California

California 32nd Congressional District moved 9 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

San Gabriel Valley corridor where Asian-American voters shape federal margins

2008 — 2024·5 elections
CA
LatestD+31in 2024
TypologyNew Americancluster typology
Population703,9762024 ACS

California 32nd Congressional District: New American district. In 2024, voted D+31%. Democratic peak: D+45 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+31MIT Election Lab
Political typology
New AmericanAkashic typology
Population
703,9762024 5-year
Median household income
$90,1582024 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+45 in 2016MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
SHERMAN, BradCongress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.34 sits at approximately the 33rd percentile.0-0.34−1 liberal+1 conservative
SHERMAN scores -0.34 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: NAPOLITANO, Grace Flores (2021–2023), NAPOLITANO, Grace Flores (2019–2021), NAPOLITANO, Grace Flores (2017–2019), NAPOLITANO, Grace Flores (2015–2017)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 32
HarrisD+31
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 32, CAA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 32, CA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Ventura County, CA · D+15Los Angeles County, CA · D+33
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic64.2%224,114
Donald TrumpRepublican32.9%114,726
OtherAll other candidates2.9%10,204
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +31.3% in 2024.+31.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+36.5%
2012+33.3%
2016+45.0%
2020+40.8%
2024+31.3%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+31.3%
224,114114,726349,044
D
+40.8%
270,933111,986389,992
D
+45.0%
222,08179,269317,656
D
+33.3%
198,13899,059297,197
D
+36.5%
201,45893,618295,779
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024D58.9%41.1%15,348,846
2022D61.1%38.9%10,843,650
2018D100.0%0.0%11,113,364
2016D100.0%0.0%12,244,170
2012D62.5%37.5%12,578,511
2010D52.2%42.2%10,000,160
2006D59.4%35.0%8,541,476
2004D57.7%37.8%12,053,295
2000D55.8%36.6%10,623,608
1998D53.1%43.0%8,311,905
1994D46.7%44.8%8,514,089
1992D47.9%43.0%10,799,703
1988R44.0%52.8%9,743,598
1986D49.3%47.9%7,398,462
1982R44.8%51.5%7,805,450
1980D56.5%37.1%8,324,012
1976R46.9%50.2%7,470,586

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
4.3%
English
3.8%
Irish
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.
2024 ACS
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%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$90,158
Congressional District 32 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 32$90,158
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
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.
2024 ACS
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.
2020 religion census
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-32 stretches through the eastern San Gabriel Valley, home to one of the densest concentrations of Asian-American residents in the country. Its D+17.9 presidential margin in 2024 reflects a diverse suburban electorate that has trended consistently Democratic over the past decade.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-five points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved nine points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-one points.

A population of 703,976, a 31% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,158 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 32, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 32, California voted Democratic by 31.3 points (D+31), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 349,044 votes cast, 224,114 went Democratic and 114,726 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 32, California's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 32, California in the "New American" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 32, California?
Congressional District 32, California has a population of 703,976 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 32, California?
Median household income in Congressional District 32, California is $90,158 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Congressional District 32, California?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 32, California from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.