California's 36th Congressional District
California · CA-36
California's 36th Congressional District is one of 52 U.S. House districts in California, represented in Congress by Ted Lieu (Democrat). It is home to roughly 742,938 people, with a median age of 40.2. The population is about 54% White. The median household income is $127,343, and 66% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+39).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 97 square miles, CA-36 is the 410th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 7,659 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.14 ranks 368th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 68% of CA-36 voters backed Kamala Harris and 29% Donald Trump — a D+39 margin. That is a 5.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+44.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 40.2 years old; 17.5% of residents are under 18 and 17.4% are 65 or older. About 24.2% of residents were born outside the United States, and 32.2% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $127,343, the district's median household income ranks 22nd of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $1,477,549, and the median rent is $2,518 a month. 8.4% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 29.6-minute commute (28.2% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).