House districts / California
California's 32nd congressional district
CA-32. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Brad Sherman Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $2.9mSpent $4.1m · Cash $2.7m
- Larry Thompson Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $66kSpent $59k · Cash $7k
7 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 5 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | 2024 lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 60.9% | Trump 36.2% | 2.9% | D+24.7 | D+31.3 |
| 2020 | Biden 65.9% | Trump 32.2% | 1.9% | D+33.7 | D+40.8 |
| 2016 | Clinton 65.8% | Trump 28.8% | 5.3% | D+37.0 | D+45.1 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 758,634 | |
| Adults (18+) | 619,152 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 88.7% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 18.4% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 26.5% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 33.0% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 22.1% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 53.4% | 57.8% |
| Black | 3.6% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 24.9% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 12.5% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 5.6% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 51.8% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $115,198 | $80,734 |
* Estimated for the 2026 lines from census blocks (ACS 2020-2024). Population, adults and race: 2020 Census, counted on the 2026 lines. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2022-2024: redrawn for 2026 seat count changed from 53 to 52 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | Brad Sherman Democrat | 66.2% | Larry Thompson Republican | 33.8% | D+32.4 |
| 2022 | Brad Sherman Democrat | 69.2% | Lucie Lapointe Volotzky Republican | 30.8% | D+38.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Grace F. Napolitano Democrat | 66.6% | Joshua M. Scott Republican | 33.4% | D+33.2 |
| 2018 | Grace F. Napolitano Democrat | 68.8% | Joshua M. Scott Republican | 31.2% | D+37.6 |
| 2016 | Grace F. Napolitano Democrat | 61.6% | Roger Hernndez Democrat | 38.4% | D+23.1 |
| 2014 | Grace F. Napolitano Democrat | 59.7% | Arturo Enrique Alas Republican | 40.3% | D+19.3 |
| 2012 | Grace F. Napolitano Democrat | 65.7% | David L. Miller Republican | 34.3% | D+31.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 52 to 53 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Judy Chu Democrat | 71.0% | Edward "Ed" Schmerling Republican | 29.0% | D+42.1 |
| 2008 | Hilda L. Solis Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 2006 | Hilda L. Solis Democrat | 83.0% | Leland Faegre Libertarian | 17.0% | D+65.9 |
| 2004 | Hilda L. Solis Democrat | 85.0% | Leland Faegre Libertarian | 15.0% | D+70.0 |
| 2002 | Hilda L. Solis Democrat | 68.8% | Emma E. Fischbeck Republican others 3.7% | 27.5% | D+41.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 45 to 52 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Julian C. Dixon Democrat | 83.5% | Kathy Williamson Republican others 4.3% | 12.1% | D+71.4 |
| 1998 | Julian C. Dixon Democrat | 86.7% | Laurence Ardito Republican others 2.0% | 11.3% | D+75.4 |
| 1996 | Julian C. Dixon Democrat | 82.4% | Larry Ardito Republican others 5.2% | 12.4% | D+70.0 |
| 1994 | Julian C. Dixon Democrat | 77.6% | Ernie A. Farhat Republican others 4.8% | 17.6% | D+60.0 |
| 1992 | Julian C. Dixon Democrat | 87.2% | Bob Weber Libertarian others 5.7% | 7.2% | D+80.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 43 to 45 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Glenn M. Anderson Democrat | 61.5% | Sanford W. Kahn Republican | 38.5% | D+23.0 |
| 1988 | Glenn M. Anderson Democrat | 66.9% | Sanford W. Kahn Republican others 3.5% | 29.6% | D+37.3 |
| 1986 | Glenn M. Anderson Democrat | 68.5% | Joyce M. Robertson Republican others 2.1% | 29.4% | D+39.0 |
| 1984 | Glenn M. Anderson Democrat | 60.7% | Roger E. Fiola Republican others 2.7% | 36.6% | D+24.0 |
| 1982 | Glenn M. Anderson Democrat | 58.0% | Brian Lungren Republican others 2.4% | 39.6% | D+18.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Glenn M. Anderson Democrat | 65.9% | John R. Adler Republican others 3.3% | 30.8% | D+35.1 |
| 1978 | Glenn M. Anderson Democrat | 71.4% | Sonya Mathison Republican others 6.1% | 22.4% | D+49.0 |
| 1976 | Glenn M. Anderson Democrat | 72.2% | Clifford O. Young Republican | 27.8% | D+44.4 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020, and 2024 on the new lines, are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block. The last column is the margin in CA-32 on the 2024 lines.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Who lives here (2026 lines) is estimated from Census survey figures split by population.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits