California's 9th Congressional District
California · CA-09
California's 9th Congressional District is one of 52 U.S. House districts in California, represented in Congress by Josh Harder (Democrat). It is home to roughly 777,343 people, with a median age of 35.9. The population is about 39% Hispanic. The median household income is $95,963, and 23% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election the district was highly competitive (R+2).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 625 square miles, CA-09 is the 307th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 1,244 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.11 ranks 408th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 48% of CA-09 voters backed Kamala Harris and 49% Donald Trump — a R+2 margin, the 12th-closest result of any district in the country. That is a 15.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+13. Josh Harder is one of only 13 House Democrats representing a district Donald Trump carried.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 35.9 years old; 25.4% of residents are under 18 and 13.3% are 65 or older. About 24.4% of residents were born outside the United States, and 40.3% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $95,963, the district's median household income ranks 93rd of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $547,972, and the median rent is $1,850 a month. 10.8% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 38.4-minute commute (9.8% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).