California's 35th Congressional District
California · CA-35
California's 35th Congressional District is one of 52 U.S. House districts in California, represented in Congress by Norma Torres (Democrat). It is home to roughly 773,900 people, with a median age of 34.7. The population is about 59% Hispanic. The median household income is $93,821, and 26% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted leaning Democratic (D+10).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 226 square miles, CA-35 is the 365th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 3,424 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.17 ranks 354th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 54% of CA-35 voters backed Kamala Harris and 43% Donald Trump — a D+10 margin. That is a 18.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+28.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 34.7 years old; 24.6% of residents are under 18 and 11% are 65 or older. About 27.7% of residents were born outside the United States, and 53.4% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $93,821, the district's median household income ranks 103rd of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $615,841, and the median rent is $1,929 a month. 11.2% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 35-minute commute (11.5% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).