California's 22nd Congressional District
California · CA-22
California's 22nd Congressional District is one of 52 U.S. House districts in California, represented in Congress by David Valadao (Republican). It is home to roughly 762,198 people, with a median age of 30.2. The population is about 74% Hispanic. The median household income is $57,666, and 11% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted leaning Republican (R+6).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 4,649 square miles, CA-22 is the 154th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 164 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 0.14 ranks 369th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 46% of CA-22 voters backed Kamala Harris and 52% Donald Trump — a R+6 margin. That is a 19.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+13.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 30.2 years old, making this one of the youngest districts in the nation by median age; 30.4% of residents are under 18 and 9.3% are 65 or older. About 26.7% of residents were born outside the United States, and 61.7% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $57,666, the district's median household income ranks 408th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $269,816, and the median rent is $1,142 a month. 22.9% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 24.9-minute commute (4.9% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).