California's 44th Congressional District
California · CA-44
California's 44th Congressional District is one of 52 U.S. House districts in California, represented in Congress by Nanette Barragan (Democrat). It is home to roughly 752,390 people, with a median age of 35.9. The population is about 71% Hispanic. The median household income is $74,649, and 18% 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 92 square miles, CA-44 is the 412th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 8,178 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 355th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 65% of CA-44 voters backed Kamala Harris and 32% Donald Trump — a D+34 margin. That is a 14.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+48.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 35.9 years old; 23.9% of residents are under 18 and 12.7% are 65 or older. About 36.1% of residents were born outside the United States, and 68.2% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $74,649, the district's median household income ranks 241st of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $613,080, and the median rent is $1,596 a month. 15.3% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 32.6-minute commute (7.2% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).