California's 33rd Congressional District
California · CA-33
California's 33rd Congressional District is one of 52 U.S. House districts in California, represented in Congress by Pete Aguilar (Democrat). It is home to roughly 745,307 people, with a median age of 33.1. The population is about 61% Hispanic. The median household income is $85,538, and 23% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted leaning Democratic (D+9).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 214 square miles, CA-33 is the 373rd-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 3,483 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.15 ranks 366th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 53% of CA-33 voters backed Kamala Harris and 44% Donald Trump — a D+9 margin. That is a 16.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+25.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 33.1 years old, making this one of the youngest districts in the nation by median age; 26.6% of residents are under 18 and 10.6% are 65 or older. About 22.9% of residents were born outside the United States, and 49.2% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $85,538, the district's median household income ranks 154th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $485,690, and the median rent is $1,686 a month. 13.5% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 32.4-minute commute (8.7% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).