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California's 42nd Congressional District

The current officeholder, the 2024 result, and a precinct-level model you can run yourself — built from how California actually voted.

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California's 42nd Congressional District — highlighted within California's U.S. House districts · 2024: D+36.3 · open the interactive map →

Current officeholder

Robert Garcia Democratic

2024 result

Democratic D+36.3

2024 votes cast

233,533

Office

U.S. House

District health & safety estimate

Context for Robert Garcia's district

CDC WONDER, 2016–2022 · translated from county data

#182 highest estimated rate of 412 districts with publishable coverage

6.3estimated homicides per 100,000 residents / year

Reporting-population coverage100.0%

This is a county-derived estimate, not a direct CDC congressional-district statistic. Counties with suppressed small counts are missing, never counted as zero. Rank 1 is the highest estimated rate.

Who lives in this district

This district is home to about 744,568 people, median age 35.7, median household income $78,006.

Population

744,568

Median age

35.7

Median household income

$78,006

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.5%

Race & ethnicity: White 18.3% · Black 6.1% · Hispanic 65.5% · Asian 7.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019–2023 American Community Survey (5-year).

Precinct results — 2024 general

312 precincts reported in California's 42nd Congressional District's 2024 general election. The twenty largest:

Precinct Winner Margin Votes
06037-3850255AA Democratic D+29.2 3,859
06037-3850210AA Democratic D+66.5 3,422
06037-3850072AA Democratic D+62.8 3,184
06037-3850294AA Democratic D+23.8 3,132
06037-3850280AA Democratic D+8.7 2,914
06037-3850270AA Democratic D+47.0 2,859
06037-3850275AA Democratic D+38.6 2,750
06037-3850223AA Democratic D+49.4 2,566
06037-3850007AA Democratic D+69.9 2,560
06037-3850217AA Democratic D+65.3 2,382
06037-3450059AA Democratic D+11.5 2,366
06037-3850541AA Democratic D+25.9 2,348
06037-3850158AA Democratic D+67.7 2,195
06037-3850639BA Democratic D+32.3 2,162
06037-3850051AA Democratic D+33.9 2,141
06037-3850305AA Democratic D+35.0 2,108
06037-3850352AA Democratic D+23.1 2,068
06037-3850649AA Democratic D+26.0 2,037
06037-3850416AA Democratic D+61.3 2,016
06037-6450009AA Democratic D+49.2 1,913

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Frequently asked

Who represents California's 42nd Congressional District?
Robert Garcia (Democratic) currently holds this U.S. House seat.
What was the 2024 result in California's 42nd Congressional District?
D+36.3 — 159,137 Democratic, 74,396 Republican, of 233,533 votes cast.
Can I model this race myself?
Yes — open it in the electionsmcp simulator and model vote-share swing and turnout from the real 2024 baseline, down to the precinct, then roll it up to chamber control.
What is the homicide-rate estimate for California's 42nd Congressional District?
California's 42nd Congressional District has a county-derived estimate of 6.3 homicides per 100,000 residents per year and ranks 182 of 412 districts with publishable coverage, where rank 1 is the highest estimated rate. Reporting-population coverage is 100.0%.

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