How did CA-17, California vote in the 2024 presidential election?

CA-17, California voted Democratic in 2024 with a margin of D+39.0. The Democratic candidate received 355,613 votes and the Republican candidate received 149,741 out of 528,517 total votes cast, a 9.2-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

What is CA-17, California's political history?

CA-17, California has 5 presidential elections on record, spanning 2008 to 2024. It has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2008. The largest single-election swing was 9.2 points in 2024.

What are the demographics of CA-17, California?

CA-17, California has a population of 90,546 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 16.2% non-Hispanic white, 19.3% Hispanic, 2.2% Black.

Which places are most similar to CA-17, California?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar congressional districts to CA-17, California are CA-14, CA-15, CA-28. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

California's 17th Congressional District

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Safe Democratic — presidential lean D+39.0 in 2024

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91K
PRES MARGIN
D+39.0
2024
LEAN
Safe D

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What defines California's 17th Congressional District

Methodology

Reliably Democratic since 2008
- Safe D
- 5 straight D wins
Mobilization target, not persuasion target.
Demographically distinctive: 16% non-Hispanic white (-41pp vs national)
- 16% non-Hispanic white (-41pp vs national)
Biggest swing: R+9.2 in 2024
- 2020 → 2024

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Race & Ancestry

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A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

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Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

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Asian 57.6%Hispanic 19.3%White (Non-Hispanic) 16.2%Multiracial 3.1%Black 2.2%Native Hawaiian 0.8%Native American 0.7%

Group	CA-17	State	National
▶Asian(6)	57.6%	15.5%	6.0%
▶Hispanic / Latino(20)	19.3%	40.2%	19.3%
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13)	16.2%	33.8%	57.4%
Multiracial / Other	3.1%	3.5%	4.0%
▶Middle Eastern / North African(11)	2.3%	—	0.9%
▶Black / African American(15)	2.2%	5.4%	12.2%
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(6)	0.8%	0.4%	0.2%
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2)	0.7%	1.3%	0.9%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Click rows to expand ancestry detail. Ancestry from ACS B04006, B03001, B02020, B02016. Totals may differ from race — individuals can report multiple ancestries.

Black / African American (estimated remainder) is derived as Black population share minus reported Sub-Saharan African and West Indian ancestry. It is shown as an estimated ancestry detail, not a standalone Census ancestry category.

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