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Profile of Congressional District 2, CA


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2022 population: 763,623

2022 Census data
White:516,265 67.61%
Black:11,5371.51%
Indian:10,6541.40%
Asian:32,4864.25%
2+ races:39,7445.20%
Hispanic:147,81619.36%
Total non-White:247,35832.39%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 2, CA

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Married Couples (%Fams):
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2022
NumberPercent
44.6
148,202 19.4%
615,421 80.6%
167,126 21.9%
297,718
2.50
184,369 61.9%
141,499 76.7%
14,089 7.6%
113,349 38.1%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 2, CA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units334,954 
Median Value$777,500 
Occupied297,71888.9%
Vacant37,23611.1%
Owned188,08163.2%
Rented109,63736.8%
Median Rent$1,796 
Single-Family Units251,04574.9%
    Detached232,10269.3%
    Attached18,9435.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units41,26112.3%
Mobile Homes17,7575.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 2, CA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00012,9024.3%
$10,000 to $14,9999,9983.4%
$15,000 to $19,9998,2222.8%
$20,000 to $24,9999,1053.1%
$25,000 to $29,9998,9473.0%
$30,000 to $34,9999,2353.1%
$35,000 to $39,9998,5022.9%
$40,000 to $44,9999,3823.2%
$45,000 to $49,9999,4133.2%
$50,000 to $59,99915,3255.1%
$60,000 to $74,99922,2527.5%
$75,000 to $99,99933,25611.2%
$100,000 to $124,99926,4538.9%
$125,000 to $149,99921,1507.1%
$150,000 to $199,99932,15810.8%
$200,000 or more61,41820.6%
Median Household Income93,547 
Per Capita Income58,182 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI16,0205.4%
Public Assistance7,5282.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps28,2809.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed256,99669.3%
Unemployed17,2884.7%
In Armed Forces8020.2%
Total Labor Force275,08674.2%
Not in Labor Force95,73725.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector118,01393,50455.8%
Non-Profit10,09820,39433.1%
Self-Employed37,79327,33958.0%
Local Government12,22820,04837.9%
State Government7,5777,52350.2%
Federal Government2,9382,67252.4%
Total Private + Self155,806120,84356.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.32,84150,63739.3%
Total188,647171,48052.4%
Pct. Govt.14.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts74,87720.7%
Sales and Office Occupations72,07320.0%
Professional, Technical88,25324.4%
Service Occupations64,27217.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing5,3361.5%
All others61,60117.1%
White Collar 65.1%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade40,38011.2%
Professional, scientific, management36,69810.2%
Educational services and health care31,1888.6%
Construction28,0867.8%
Manufacturing24,4876.8%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation24,3136.7%
Other services19,0835.3%
Public administration18,7855.2%
Finance, insurance and real estate14,6724.1%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining10,9093.0%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities10,0702.8%
Information8,3642.3%
Wholesale trade8,1222.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 2, CA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican104,35413.67%
Puerto Rican2,7100.35%
Cuban1,3290.17%
Dominican8090.11%
Total Central American19,3922.54%
Costa Rican6180.08%
Guatemalan10,2521.34%
Honduran6970.09%
Nicaraguan1,8680.24%
Panamanian2370.03%
Salvadoran5,6070.73%
Other Central American1130.01%
Total South American5,8230.76%
Argentinean6200.08%
Bolivian2050.03%
Chilean7260.10%
Colombian1,2390.16%
Ecuadorian8070.11%
Peruvian1,9590.26%
Uruguayan420.01%
Venezuelan1560.02%
Other South American690.01%
Other Hispanic13,3991.75%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese8,3171.09%
Filipino4,6730.61%
Indian3,4640.45%
Vietnamese3,0930.41%
Japanese2,8830.38%
Korean2,5880.34%
Hmong1,8460.24%
Thai6100.08%
Cambodian5240.07%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English590,08381.0%
Spanish93,26812.8%
Other Indo-European11,7971.6%
Other Asian5,4310.7%
Chinese5,2090.7%
German, other Germanic3,7590.5%
Other3,6300.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun3,5440.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic3,2200.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German101,66513.3%
English93,12612.2%
Irish90,76111.9%
Italian54,0187.1%
European27,7563.6%
American22,2662.9%
Scottish21,1932.8%
French20,9322.7%
Polish15,4172.0%
Norwegian13,9351.8%
Swedish13,5731.8%
Russian11,9331.6%
Portuguese11,6291.5%
Dutch9,5521.3%
Scotch-Irish9,3341.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen712,80393.3%
Not a citizen50,8206.7%
Native660,74186.5%
Foreign-born102,88213.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 2, CA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
23,636 4.3%25,661 4.6%100,098 18.0%171,114 30.8%139,122 25.1%95,390 17.2%
  Average years of education: 14.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 23,636 4.3%
9-12 Years 25,661 4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 100,098 18.0%
Some College 171,114 30.8%
Bach. Degree 139,122 25.1%
Grad Degree 95,390 17.2%
Average years of education: 14.1

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 2, CA

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 CA02Jared Huffman* (D) 229,720 74.4% Douglas Brower (R) 79,029 25.6% 0 0.0% 308,749
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 CA02Jared Huffman* (D) 294,435 75.7% Dale Mensing (R) 94,320 24.3% 0 0.0% 388,755
2018-11-06 CA02Jared Huffman* (D) 243,081 77.0% Dale Mensing (R) 72,576 23.0% 0 0.0% 315,657
2016-11-08 CA02Jared Huffman* (D) 254,194 76.9% Dale Mensing (R) 76,572 23.1% 0 0.0% 330,766
2014-11-04 CA02Jared Huffman* (D) 163,124 75.0% Dale Mensing (R) 54,400 25.0% 0 0.0% 217,524
2012-11-06 CA02Jared Huffman (D) 226,216 71.2% Daniel Roberts (R) 91,310 28.8% 0 0.0% 317,526
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 4% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 CA06Lynn Woolsey* (D) 172,216 65.9% Jim Judd (R) 77,361 29.6% 11,575 4.4% 261,152
2008-11-04 CA06Lynn Woolsey* (D) 229,672 71.7% Mike Halliwell (R) 77,073 24.1% 13,617 4.3% 320,362
2006-11-07 CA06Lynn Woolsey* (D) 173,190 70.2% Todd Hooper (R) 64,405 26.1% 9,033 3.7% 246,628
2004-11-02 CA06Lynn Woolsey* (D) 226,423 72.6% Paul Erickson (R) 85,244 27.4% 0 0.0% 311,667
2002-11-05 CA06Lynn Woolsey* (D) 139,750 66.7% Paul Erickson (R) 62,052 29.6% 7,761 3.7% 209,563
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 CA06Lynn Woolsey* (D) 182,116 64.3% Ken McAuliffe (R) 80,169 28.3% 20,833 7.4% 283,118
1998-11-03 CA06Lynn Woolsey* (D) 158,446 68.0% Ken McAuliffe (R) 69,295 29.7% 5,240 2.2% 232,981
1996-11-05 CA06Lynn Woolsey* (D) 156,958 61.8% Duane Hughes (R) 86,278 34.0% 10,600 4.2% 253,836
1994-11-08 CA06Lynn Woolsey* (D) 137,642 58.1% Michael Nugent (R) 88,940 37.6% 10,258 4.3% 236,840
1992-11-03 CA06Lynn Woolsey (D) 190,322 65.2% Bill Filante (R) 98,171 33.6% 3,293 1.1% 291,786
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 6% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 CA06Barbara Boxer* (D) 137,306 68.1% Bill Boerum (R) 64,402 31.9% 0 0.0% 201,708
1988-11-08 CA06Barbara Boxer* (D) 176,645 73.4% William Steinmetz (R) 64,174 26.6% 0 0.0% 240,819
1986-11-04 CA06Barbara Boxer* (D) 142,946 73.9% Harry Ernst (R) 50,606 26.1% 0 0.0% 193,552
1984-11-06 CA06Barbara Boxer* (D) 162,511 68.0% Douglas Binderup (R) 71,011 29.7% 5,574 2.3% 239,096
1982-11-02 CA06Barbara Boxer (D) 96,379 52.4% Dennis McQuaid (R) 82,128 44.6% 5,557 3.0% 184,064
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 CA05John Burton* (D) 101,105 51.1% Dennis McQuaid (R) 89,624 45.3% 7,092 3.6% 197,821
1978-11-07 CA05John Burton* (D) 106,046 66.8% Dolores Skore (R) 52,603 33.2% 0 0.0% 158,649
1976-11-02 CA05John Burton* (D) 103,746 61.8% Branwell Fanning (R) 64,008 38.2% 0 0.0% 167,754
1974-11-04 CA05John Burton* (D) 88,909 59.6% Thomas Caylor (R) 56,274 37.7% 4,077 2.7% 149,260
Redistricting effect (1974); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 6% compared to 1972.
1974-06-04 sp CA06John Burton (D) 73,114 50.0% Thomas Caylor (R) 30,908 21.1% 42,125 28.8% 146,147
1972-11-07 CA06William Mailliard* (R) 119,704 52.1% Roger Boas (D) 110,144 47.9% 0 0.0% 229,848
Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 4% compared to 1970.
1970-11-03 CA01Don Clausen* (R) 108,358 63.4% William Kortum (D) 62,688 36.6% 0 0.0% 171,046
1968-11-05 CA01Don Clausen* (R) 133,597 75.2% Donald Graham (D) 37,756 21.3% 6,262 3.5% 177,615
1966-11-08 CA01Don Clausen* (R) 143,755 64.9% Thomas Storer (D) 77,000 34.7% 888 0.4% 221,643
1964-11-03 CA01Don Clausen* (R) 141,048 59.1% George McCabe (D) 97,651 40.9% 11 0.0% 238,710
1963-01-22 sp CA01Don Clausen (R) 79,292 54.2% William Grader (D) 65,339 44.7% 1,661 1.1% 146,292
1962-11-06 CA01Clem Miller* (D) 100,962 50.7% Don Clausen (R) 97,949 49.2% 31 0.0% 198,942
1960-11-08 CA01Clem Miller* (D) 115,829 51.6% Fred Dupuis (R) 108,505 48.4% 4 0.0% 224,338
1958-11-04 CA01Clem Miller (D) 102,096 54.9% Fred Dupuis (R) 83,807 45.1% 26 0.0% 185,929
1956-11-06 CA01Hubert Scudder* (R) 102,604 53.6% Clem Miller (D) 88,962 46.4% 5 0.0% 191,571
1954-11-02 CA01Hubert Scudder* (R) 83,762 59.1% Max Kortum (D) 58,004 40.9% 3 0.0% 141,769
1952-11-04 CA01Hubert Scudder* (R,D) 137,801 86.3% Carl Sullivan (Indep. Progressive) 21,734 13.6% 116 0.1% 159,651
1950-11-07 CA01Hubert Scudder* (R) 85,122 54.0% Roger Kent (D) 72,584 46.0% 0 0.0% 157,706
1948-11-02 CA01Hubert Scudder (R) 82,947 54.5% Sterling Norgard (D,Prog) 68,951 45.3% 304 0.2% 152,202
1946-11-05 CA01Clarence Lea* (D,R) 77,653 99.8% 156 0.2% 77,809
1944-11-07 CA01Clarence Lea* (D,R) 92,706 100.0% 0 0.0% 92,706
1942-11-03 CA01Clarence Lea* (D,R) 78,281 93.2% Albert Lima (Communist) 5,703 6.8% 0 0.0% 83,984
1940-11-05 CA01Clarence Lea* (D,R) 103,547 93.0% Albert Lima (Communist) 5,647 5.1% 2,112 1.9% 111,306
1938-11-08 CA01Clarence Lea* (D,R) 73,636 63.0% Ernest Mitchell (Townsend) 43,320 37.0% 0 0.0% 116,956
1936-11-03 CA01Clarence Lea* (D) 58,073 53.8% Nelson Van Matre (R) 48,647 45.1% 1,221 1.1% 107,941
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 2, CA


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2020 redist Joe Biden (D) 310,592 73.5% Donald Trump* (R) 101,570 24.0% 10,279 2.4% 422,441 -10 -23 2.41%
2020 70% Joe Biden (D) 294,489 73.6% Donald Trump* (R) 95,658 23.9% 9,710 2.4% 399,857 -10 -23 2.28%
2016 61% Hillary Clinton (D) 238,157 69.0% Donald Trump (R) 80,545 23.3% 26,269 7.6% 344,971 -8 -23 2.42%
2012 59% Barack Obama* (D) 230,212 69.0% Mitt Romney (R) 89,908 27.0% 13,322 4.0% 333,442 -10 -20 2.55%
2008 65% Barack Obama (D) 253,087 76.0% John McCain (R) 73,345 22.0% 6,613 2.0% 333,045 -15 -24 2.45%
2004 64% John Kerry (D) 226,051 70.4% George W. Bush* (R) 90,432 28.2% 4,574 1.4% 321,057 -16 -23 2.58%
2000 58% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 181,497 61.9% George W. Bush (R) 88,144 30.1% 23,384 8.0% 293,025 -12 -18 2.67%
1996 52% Bill Clinton* (D) 155,313 61.7% Robert Dole (R) 78,166 31.0% 18,431 7.3% 251,910 -7 -10 2.51%
1992 68% Bill Clinton (D) 169,301 56.1% George Bush* (R) 71,564 23.7% 60,920 20.2% 301,785 -9 -14 2.71%
1988 54% Michael Dukakis (D) 164,296 64.8% George Bush (R) 89,300 35.2% 0 0.0% 253,596 -16 -18 2.56%
1984 58% Walter Mondale (D) 141,884 57.1% Ronald Reagan* (R) 106,610 42.9% 0 0.0% 248,494 -15 -16 2.61%
1980 56% Jimmy Carter* (D) 91,480 45.9% Ronald Reagan (R) 80,930 40.6% 26,904 13.5% 199,314 -12 -10 2.32%
1976 53% Gerald Ford* (R) 95,721 50.4% Jimmy Carter (D) 94,329 49.6% 0 0.0% 190,050 1 2 2.42%
1972 68% Richard Nixon* (R) 121,081 52.3% George McGovern (D) 110,541 47.7% 0 0.0% 231,622 -3 -8 2.77%
1968 n/a Richard Nixon (R) 86,230 47.5% Hubert Humphrey (D) 80,311 44.2% 14,989 8.3% 181,530 0 4 2.50%
1964 n/a Lyndon Johnson* (D) 62.9% Barry Goldwater (R) 37.1% 0.0% -4 -1 n/a
1960 68% Richard Nixon (R) 121,961 53.2% John Kennedy (D) 106,523 46.4% 956 0.4% 229,440 3 4 3.53%
1956 58% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 117,398 59.9% Adlai Stevenson (D) 78,069 39.9% 396 0.2% 195,863 5 3 3.58%
1952 53% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 113,106 63.9% Adlai Stevenson (D) 62,157 35.1% 1,749 1.0% 177,012 8 9 3.44%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 2, CA


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 764,439 65.5% 1.5% 1.5% 4.4% 5.7% 20.2%
2020 708,434 71.0% 1.8% 3.9% 5.1% 18.2%
2012 707,530 70.6% 1.8% 2.3% 3.9% 4.4% 17.0%
2010 664,468 68.8% 2.0% 0.5% 4.8% 2.8% 21.1%
2002 639,087 76.1% 2.0% 0.6% 3.9% 2.7% 14.5%
2000 644,600 74.7% 2.1% 0.9% 4.0% 3.9% 14.4%
1992 571,227 84.5% 2.4% 0.8% 3.4% 8.9%
1990 580,737 69.2% 9.2% 13.6% 8.0%
1982 525,724 64.6% 13.7% 0.6% 12.7% 8.4%
1980 467,013 9.0% 12.0% 5.0%
1976 463,523 10.0% 9.0% 7.0%
1972 461,088 4.0% 6.0% 7.0%
1970 494,079 1.0% 2.0% 3.0%
1960 547,593
1950 547,593

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 2, CA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2022 482,452 87,662 18.2% 264,286 54.8% 130,504 27.1% Dem +176,624 Dem +36.6% 80%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.