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Profile of Congressional District 12, CA


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2022 population: 750,210

2022 Census data
White:257,396 34.31%
Black:118,31315.77%
Indian:2,3350.31%
Asian:157,19020.95%
2+ races:44,7645.97%
Hispanic:164,61321.94%
Total non-White:492,81465.69%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 12, CA

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Married Couples (%Fams):
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2022
NumberPercent
37.5
136,128 18.1%
614,082 81.9%
112,617 15.0%
288,071
2.53
158,510 55.0%
112,966 71.3%
14,147 8.9%
129,561 45.0%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 12, CA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units311,993 
Median Value$958,800 
Occupied288,07192.3%
Vacant23,9227.7%
Owned128,79444.7%
Rented159,27755.3%
Median Rent$1,990 
Single-Family Units151,48848.6%
    Detached133,18142.7%
    Attached18,3075.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units109,43335.1%
Mobile Homes1,4850.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 12, CA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00014,9095.2%
$10,000 to $14,99910,9763.8%
$15,000 to $19,9997,5052.6%
$20,000 to $24,9998,3342.9%
$25,000 to $29,9997,2122.5%
$30,000 to $34,9997,6852.7%
$35,000 to $39,9997,3302.5%
$40,000 to $44,9996,3802.2%
$45,000 to $49,9997,6902.7%
$50,000 to $59,99913,8864.8%
$60,000 to $74,99919,7966.9%
$75,000 to $99,99929,75110.3%
$100,000 to $124,99924,4398.5%
$125,000 to $149,99920,1557.0%
$150,000 to $199,99931,66111.0%
$200,000 or more70,36224.4%
Median Household Income102,766 
Per Capita Income59,850 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI16,1635.6%
Public Assistance11,9974.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps32,66811.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed294,58373.3%
Unemployed17,2084.3%
In Armed Forces8090.2%
Total Labor Force312,60077.7%
Not in Labor Force89,48422.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector138,577106,18956.6%
Non-Profit16,00630,83934.2%
Self-Employed25,09819,43956.4%
Local Government11,22818,34538.0%
State Government10,75912,55146.2%
Federal Government4,0733,63952.8%
Total Private + Self163,675125,62856.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.42,06665,37439.2%
Total205,741191,00251.9%
Pct. Govt.15.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts84,41421.2%
Sales and Office Occupations65,76116.6%
Professional, Technical135,51634.1%
Service Occupations55,48714.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing8890.2%
All others56,16314.1%
White Collar 71.9%
Industry
 Number%
Professional, scientific, management63,21015.9%
Educational services and health care45,19411.4%
Retail trade31,5867.9%
Manufacturing26,3056.6%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation23,1405.8%
Other services22,0465.5%
Construction21,3255.4%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities19,6404.9%
Public administration16,2314.1%
Information16,0664.0%
Finance, insurance and real estate15,6833.9%
Wholesale trade6,8301.7%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining1,4130.4%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 12, CA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican108,96514.52%
Puerto Rican5,1620.69%
Cuban2,0720.28%
Dominican4780.06%
Total Central American30,9734.13%
Costa Rican3300.04%
Guatemalan14,6451.95%
Honduran2,3840.32%
Nicaraguan1,8730.25%
Panamanian5910.08%
Salvadoran11,1051.48%
Other Central American450.01%
Total South American7,5471.01%
Argentinean1,5750.21%
Bolivian1970.03%
Chilean1,4280.19%
Colombian1,9840.26%
Ecuadorian3910.05%
Paraguayan20.00%
Peruvian1,4080.19%
Uruguayan810.01%
Venezuelan4490.06%
Other South American320.00%
Other Hispanic9,4161.26%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese69,7149.29%
Filipino20,2852.70%
Vietnamese13,8001.84%
Indian12,5391.67%
Korean9,0301.20%
Japanese5,3750.72%
Cambodian3,1220.42%
Taiwanese2,5710.34%
Laotian1,5510.21%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English444,14162.4%
Spanish117,94816.6%
Chinese55,8217.8%
Other Indo-European18,1602.6%
Other Asian15,3372.2%
Tagalog12,6531.8%
Vietnamese11,2261.6%
Other10,9371.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun7,7851.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German48,6786.5%
Irish46,9046.3%
English45,5336.1%
Italian24,7233.3%
European18,5712.5%
American15,3772.0%
French12,2191.6%
Polish11,7681.6%
Scottish10,2231.4%
Russian9,1161.2%
Norwegian7,2811.0%
Swedish6,9850.9%
British6,1370.8%
Portuguese6,0960.8%
Ethiopian5,5680.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen656,87387.6%
Not a citizen93,33712.4%
Native553,37173.8%
Foreign-born196,83926.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 12, CA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
35,541 6.6%26,482 4.9%77,955 14.4%111,398 20.6%156,989 29.1%131,985 24.4%
  Average years of education: 14.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 35,541 6.6%
9-12 Years 26,482 4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 77,955 14.4%
Some College 111,398 20.6%
Bach. Degree 156,989 29.1%
Grad Degree 131,985 24.4%
Average years of education: 14.3

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



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 12, 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 CA12Barbara Lee* (D) 217,110 90.5% Stephen Slauson (R) 22,859 9.5% 0 0.0% 239,969
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 CA13Barbara Lee* (D) 327,863 90.4% Nikka Piterman (R) 34,955 9.6% 0 0.0% 362,818
2018-11-06 CA13Barbara Lee* (D) 260,580 88.4% Laura Wells (Green) 34,257 11.6% 0 0.0% 294,837
2016-11-08 CA13Barbara Lee* (D) 293,117 90.8% Sue Caro (R) 29,754 9.2% 0 0.0% 322,871
2014-11-04 CA13Barbara Lee* (D) 168,491 88.5% Dakin Sundeen (R) 21,940 11.5% 0 0.0% 190,431
2012-11-06 CA13Barbara Lee* (D) 250,436 86.8% Marilyn Singleton (I) 38,146 13.2% 0 0.0% 288,582
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 CA09Barbara Lee* (D) 180,400 84.3% Gerald Hashimoto (R) 23,054 10.8% 10,631 5.0% 214,085
2008-11-04 CA09Barbara Lee* (D) 238,915 86.1% Charles Hargrave (R) 26,917 9.7% 11,768 4.2% 277,600
2006-11-07 CA09Barbara Lee* (D) 167,245 86.3% John Den Dulk (R) 20,786 10.7% 5,655 2.9% 193,686
2004-11-02 CA09Barbara Lee* (D) 215,630 84.5% Claudia Bermudez (R) 31,278 12.3% 8,131 3.2% 255,039
2002-11-05 CA09Barbara Lee* (D) 135,893 81.4% Jerry Udinsky (R) 25,333 15.2% 5,691 3.4% 166,917
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 CA09Barbara Lee* (D) 182,362 85.0% Arneze Washington (R) 21,033 9.8% 11,265 5.2% 214,660
1998-11-03 CA09Barbara Lee* (D) 140,722 82.8% Clay Sanders (R) 22,431 13.2% 6,742 4.0% 169,895
1998-04-07 sp CA09Barbara Lee (D) 33,497 66.8% Greg Harper (D) 8,048 16.1% 8,595 17.1% 50,140
1996-11-05 CA09Ron Dellums* (D) 154,806 77.0% Deborah Wright (R) 37,126 18.5% 9,044 4.5% 200,976
1994-11-08 CA09Ron Dellums* (D) 129,233 72.2% Deborah Wright (R) 40,448 22.6% 9,194 5.1% 178,875
1992-11-03 CA09Ron Dellums* (D) 164,265 71.9% Billy Hunter (R) 53,707 23.5% 10,495 4.6% 228,467
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 10% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 CA08Ron Dellums* (D) 119,645 61.3% Barbara Galewski (R) 75,544 38.7% 0 0.0% 195,189
1988-11-08 CA08Ron Dellums* (D) 163,221 66.6% John Cuddihy (R) 76,531 31.2% 5,444 2.2% 245,196
1986-11-04 CA08Ron Dellums* (D) 121,790 60.0% Steven Eigenberg (R) 76,850 37.9% 4,295 2.1% 202,935
1984-11-06 CA08Ron Dellums* (D) 144,316 60.3% Charles Connor (R) 94,907 39.7% 0 0.0% 239,223
1982-11-02 CA08Ron Dellums* (D) 121,537 55.9% Claude Hutchison (R) 95,694 44.0% 29 0.0% 217,260
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 CA08Ron Dellums* (D) 108,380 55.5% Charles Hughes (R) 76,580 39.2% 10,465 5.4% 195,425
1978-11-07 CA08Ron Dellums* (D) 94,824 57.4% Charles Hughes (R) 70,481 42.6% 0 0.0% 165,305
1976-11-02 CA08Ron Dellums* (D) 122,342 62.1% Philip Breck (R) 68,374 34.7% 6,296 3.2% 197,012
1974-11-04 CA08Ron Dellums* (D) 95,041 56.6% Jack Redden (R) 66,386 39.5% 6,438 3.8% 167,865
Redistricting effect (1974); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 1972.
1972-11-07 CA07Ron Dellums* (D) 126,913 55.9% Peter Hannaford (R) 86,587 38.1% 13,550 6.0% 227,050
Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 1970.
1970-11-03 CA07Ron Dellums (D) 89,794 57.3% John Healy (R) 64,691 41.3% 2,156 1.4% 156,641
1968-11-05 CA07Jeffery Cohelan* (D) 102,689 62.9% Barney Hilburn (R) 48,397 29.6% 12,279 7.5% 163,365
1966-11-08 CA07Jeffery Cohelan* (D) 84,644 63.9% Malcolm Champlin (R) 46,763 35.3% 1,077 0.8% 132,484
1964-11-03 CA07Jeffery Cohelan* (D) 100,901 66.1% Lawrence McNutt (R) 51,675 33.9% 16 0.0% 152,592
1962-11-06 CA07Jeffery Cohelan* (D) 86,215 64.5% Leonard Cantando (R) 47,409 35.5% 76 0.1% 133,700
1960-11-08 CA07Jeffery Cohelan* (D) 79,776 57.0% Lewis Sherman (R) 60,065 42.9% 11 0.0% 139,852
1958-11-04 CA07Jeffery Cohelan (D) 65,699 50.9% John Allen* (R) 63,270 49.1% 7 0.0% 128,976
1956-11-06 CA07John Allen* (R) 75,932 52.8% Laurence Cross (D) 67,931 47.2% 7 0.0% 143,870
1954-11-02 CA07John Allen* (R) 64,083 53.0% Stanley Crook (D) 56,807 47.0% 6 0.0% 120,896
1952-11-04 CA07John Allen* (R,D) 120,666 84.2% John Johnson (Indep. Progressive) 22,408 15.6% 268 0.2% 143,342
1950-11-07 CA07John Allen* (R) 74,069 55.3% Lyle Cook (D) 59,976 44.7% 0 0.0% 134,045
1948-11-02 CA07John Allen* (R) 78,534 51.4% Buell Gallagher (D,Prog) 74,318 48.6% 0 0.0% 152,852
1946-11-05 CA07John Allen (R) 61,508 56.2% Patrick McDonough (D) 47,988 43.8% 0 0.0% 109,496
1944-11-07 CA07John Tolan* (D) 81,762 57.9% Chesley Walter (R) 59,360 42.1% 0 0.0% 141,122
1942-11-03 CA07John Tolan* (D,R) 77,292 100.0% 0 0.0% 77,292
1940-11-05 CA07John Tolan* (D) 72,838 55.5% Ralph Eltse (R) 56,808 43.2% 1,707 1.3% 131,353
1938-11-08 CA07John Tolan* (D) 62,599 55.3% Charles Snook (R) 50,504 44.7% 0 0.0% 113,103
1936-11-03 CA07John Tolan* (D) 69,463 59.8% Charles Fisher (R) 46,647 40.2% 0 0.0% 116,110
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 12, CA


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2020 redist Joe Biden (D) 328,830 89.3% Donald Trump* (R) 31,734 8.6% 7,642 2.1% 368,206 -26 -38 2.10%
2020 60% Joe Biden (D) 335,474 88.9% Donald Trump* (R) 33,907 9.0% 7,817 2.1% 377,198 -25 -38 2.15%
2016 56% Hillary Clinton (D) 291,926 87.4% Donald Trump (R) 22,743 6.8% 19,525 5.8% 334,194 -25 -39 2.35%
2012 54% Barack Obama* (D) 268,093 87.5% Mitt Romney (R) 27,474 9.0% 10,747 3.5% 306,314 -28 -38 2.35%
2008 59% Barack Obama (D) 260,662 88.1% John McCain (R) 29,186 9.9% 5,919 2.0% 295,767 -27 -36 2.18%
2004 54% John Kerry (D) 228,642 85.9% George W. Bush* (R) 33,450 12.6% 4,082 1.5% 266,174 -32 -38 2.14%
2000 49% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 177,840 78.6% George W. Bush (R) 27,154 12.0% 21,223 9.4% 226,217 -30 -36 2.06%
1996 41% Bill Clinton* (D) 156,998 82.8% Robert Dole (R) 26,321 13.9% 6,277 3.3% 189,596 -24 -27 1.89%
1992 53% Bill Clinton (D) 186,714 78.7% George Bush* (R) 29,394 12.4% 21,207 8.9% 237,315 -20 -25 2.13%
1988 57% Michael Dukakis (D) 178,961 70.6% George Bush (R) 74,533 29.4% 0 0.0% 253,494 -22 -24 2.56%
1984 62% Walter Mondale (D) 173,055 66.1% Ronald Reagan* (R) 88,833 33.9% 0 0.0% 261,888 -24 -25 2.76%
1980 67% Jimmy Carter* (D) 106,500 54.8% Ronald Reagan (R) 65,088 33.5% 22,813 11.7% 194,401 -19 -17 2.26%
1976 66% Jimmy Carter (D) 115,361 59.2% Gerald Ford* (R) 79,368 40.8% 0 0.0% 194,729 -9 -7 2.48%
1972 62% George McGovern (D) 139,721 64.8% Richard Nixon* (R) 75,856 35.2% 0 0.0% 215,577 -20 -26 2.58%
1968 n/a Hubert Humphrey (D) 95,700 60.8% Richard Nixon (R) 54,799 34.8% 6,933 4.4% 157,432 -13 -9 2.17%
1964 n/a Lyndon Johnson* (D) 69.8% Barry Goldwater (R) 30.2% 0.0% -11 -8 n/a
1960 n/a John Kennedy (D) 52.8% Richard Nixon (R) 47.2% 0.0% -3 -2 n/a
1956 71% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 80,822 54.3% Adlai Stevenson (D) 67,813 45.5% 302 0.2% 148,937 -1 -3 2.72%
1952 75% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 86,433 52.7% Adlai Stevenson (D) 75,810 46.2% 1,729 1.1% 163,972 -4 -2 3.19%
* 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 12, 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 737,766 33.6% 15.4% 0.2% 20.4% 7.1% 22.4%
2020 768,889 33.0% 17.5% 20.7% 6.5% 22.3%
2012 712,144 31.8% 19.8% 0.5% 21.5% 5.7% 20.7%
2010 648,766 34.9% 20.3% 0.3% 18.5% 4.0% 22.0%
2002 639,088 35.2% 26.0% 0.4% 15.8% 3.6% 18.7%
2000 597,285 32.9% 26.2% 0.6% 17.8% 5.2% 17.3%
1992 573,458 39.9% 31.8% 0.6% 15.7% 12.0%
1990 561,525 51.8% 24.8% 14.3% 9.1%
1982 525,927 57.9% 26.5% 0.5% 8.6% 6.5%
1980 439,310 24.0% 1.0% 9.0% 7.0%
1976 462,953 21.0% 4.0% 7.0%
1972 462,753 26.0% 4.0% 8.0%
1970 388,415 26.0% 5.0% 4.0%
1960 293,517
1950 326,643

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 12, CA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2022 435,330 22,998 5.3% 302,911 69.6% 109,421 25.1% Dem +279,913 Dem +64.3% 75%
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.