House districts / California
California's 35th congressional district
CA-35. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Norma Torres Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $923kSpent $981k · Cash $245k
- Mike Cargile Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $10kSpent $10k · Cash $448
2 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 53.2% | Trump 43.7% | 3.1% | D+9.6 | D+10.2 |
| 2020 | Biden 60.7% | Trump 37.2% | 2.1% | D+23.5 | D+28.0 |
| 2016 | Clinton 61.3% | Trump 33.2% | 5.5% | D+28.2 | D+34.6 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 765,081 | |
| Adults (18+) | 577,039 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 83.7% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 23.8% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 29.0% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 32.3% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 15.0% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 18.6% | 57.8% |
| Black | 6.0% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 58.6% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 13.3% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 3.6% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 27.5% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $97,737 | $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 | Norma J. Torres Democrat | 58.4% | Mike Cargile Republican | 41.6% | D+16.8 |
| 2022 | Norma J. Torres Democrat | 57.4% | Mike Cargile Republican | 42.6% | D+14.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Norma J. Torres Democrat | 69.3% | Mike Cargile Republican | 30.7% | D+38.7 |
| 2018 | Norma J. Torres Democrat | 69.4% | Christian Leonel Valiente Republican | 30.6% | D+38.8 |
| 2016 | Norma J. Torres Democrat | 72.4% | Tyler Fischella Republican | 27.6% | D+44.8 |
| 2014 | Norma J. Torres Democrat | 63.5% | Christina Gagnier Democrat | 36.5% | D+26.9 |
| 2012 | Gloria Negrete McLeod Democrat | 55.9% | Joe Baca Democrat | 44.1% | D+11.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 52 to 53 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Maxine Waters Democrat | 79.3% | K. Bruce Brown Republican | 20.7% | D+58.7 |
| 2008 | Maxine Waters Democrat | 82.6% | Ted Hayes Republican others 4.2% | 13.2% | D+69.3 |
| 2006 | Maxine Waters Democrat | 83.8% | Gordon Michael Mego Independent others 7.8% | 8.5% | D+75.3 |
| 2004 | Maxine Waters Democrat | 80.5% | Ross Moen Republican others 4.4% | 15.1% | D+65.5 |
| 2002 | Maxine Waters Democrat | 77.5% | Ross Moen Republican others 3.1% | 19.4% | D+58.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 45 to 52 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Maxine Waters Democrat | 86.5% | Carl McGill Republican others 2.6% | 10.8% | D+75.7 |
| 1998 | Maxine Waters Democrat | 89.3% | Gordon Michael Mego American independent | 10.7% | D+78.6 |
| 1996 | Maxine Waters Democrat | 85.5% | Eric Carlson Republican others 2.4% | 12.1% | D+73.4 |
| 1994 | Maxine Waters Democrat | 78.1% | Nate Truman Republican | 21.9% | D+56.2 |
| 1992 | Maxine Waters Democrat | 82.5% | Nate Truman Republican others 3.5% | 14.0% | D+68.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 43 to 45 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Jerry Lewis Republican | 60.6% | Barry Norton Democrat others 6.5% | 32.9% | R+27.6 |
| 1988 | Jerry Lewis Republican | 70.4% | Paul Sweeney Democrat others 1.9% | 27.7% | R+42.8 |
| 1986 | Jerry Lewis Republican | 76.8% | R. "Sarge" Hall Democrat | 23.1% | R+53.7 |
| 1984 | Jerry Lewis Republican | 85.5% | Kevin Akin Peace and freedom | 14.5% | R+70.9 |
| 1982 | Jerry Lewis Republican | 68.3% | Robert E. Erwin Democrat | 31.7% | R+36.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Dave Dreier Republican | 51.8% | Jim Lloyd Democrat others 2.8% | 45.4% | R+6.4 |
| 1978 | Jim Lloyd Democrat | 54.0% | David Dreier Republican | 46.0% | D+8.0 |
| 1976 | Jim Lloyd Democrat | 53.3% | Louis Brutocao Republican | 46.7% | D+6.5 |
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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-35 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