California's 8th Congressional District
California · CA-08
California's 8th Congressional District is one of 52 U.S. House districts in California, represented in Congress by John Garamendi (Democrat). It is home to roughly 753,779 people, with a median age of 39. The population is about 32% Hispanic. The median household income is $100,345, and 32% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+44).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 1,348 square miles, CA-08 is the 260th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 559 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.22 ranks 289th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 70% of CA-08 voters backed Kamala Harris and 27% Donald Trump — a D+44 margin. That is a 10.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+54.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 39 years old; 21.6% of residents are under 18 and 16.6% are 65 or older. About 25.1% of residents were born outside the United States, and 37.6% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $100,345, the district's median household income ranks 68th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $621,358, and the median rent is $2,082 a month. 10.3% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 34.8-minute commute (12.4% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).