California's 19th Congressional District
California · CA-19
California's 19th Congressional District is one of 52 U.S. House districts in California, represented in Congress by Jimmy Panetta (Democrat). It is home to roughly 747,507 people, with a median age of 41.2. The population is about 48% White. The median household income is $123,743, and 47% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+34).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 2,832 square miles, CA-19 is the 201st-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 264 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.09 ranks 419th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 65% of CA-19 voters backed Kamala Harris and 31% Donald Trump — a D+34 margin. That is a 6.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+40.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 41.2 years old; 19.6% of residents are under 18 and 19% are 65 or older. About 23.5% of residents were born outside the United States, and 35.1% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $123,743, the district's median household income ranks 27th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $1,102,576, and the median rent is $2,356 a month. 8.3% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 29.3-minute commute (18.1% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).