California's 15th Congressional District
California · CA-15
California's 15th Congressional District is one of 52 U.S. House districts in California, represented in Congress by Kevin Mullin (Democrat). It is home to roughly 740,731 people, with a median age of 40.5. The population is about 37% Asian. The median household income is $145,651, and 48% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+48).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 121 square miles, CA-15 is the 404th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 6,122 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.25 ranks 259th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 72% of CA-15 voters backed Kamala Harris and 24% Donald Trump — a D+48 margin. That is a 9.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+57.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 40.5 years old; 19.6% of residents are under 18 and 16.8% are 65 or older. About 39.8% of residents were born outside the United States, and 51.8% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $145,651, the district's median household income ranks 8th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $1,403,687, and the median rent is $2,812 a month. 7.1% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 30.5-minute commute (20.2% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).