House districts / California
California's 44th congressional district
CA-44. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Nanette Barragan Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.0mSpent $1.4m · Cash $1.1m
- Genevieve Angel Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $22kSpent $11k · Cash $11k
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 68.2% | Trump 28.6% | 3.2% | D+39.6 | D+33.8 |
| 2020 | Biden 75.4% | Trump 22.3% | 2.3% | D+53.0 | D+48.2 |
| 2016 | Clinton 79.7% | Trump 15.3% | 5.0% | D+64.4 | D+56.5 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 757,709 | |
| Adults (18+) | 577,278 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 76.6% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 22.0% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 28.0% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 32.6% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 17.4% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 8.0% | 57.8% |
| Black | 9.3% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 70.5% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 9.0% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 3.2% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 18.9% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $78,423 | $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 | Nanette Diaz Barragán Democrat | 71.4% | Roger Groh Republican | 28.6% | D+42.7 |
| 2022 | Nanette Diaz Barragán Democrat | 72.2% | Paul Jones Republican | 27.8% | D+44.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Nanette Diaz Barragán Democrat | 67.8% | Analilia Joya Democrat | 32.2% | D+35.6 |
| 2018 | Nanette Diaz Barragán Democrat | 68.3% | Aja L. Brown Democrat | 31.7% | D+36.7 |
| 2016 | Nanette Diaz Barragan Democrat | 52.2% | Isadore Hall III Democrat | 47.8% | D+4.4 |
| 2014 | Janice Hahn Democrat | 86.7% | Adam Shbeita Peace and freedom | 13.3% | D+73.3 |
| 2012 | Janice Hahn Democrat | 60.2% | Laura Richardson Democrat | 39.8% | D+20.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 52 to 53 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Ken Calvert Republican | 55.6% | Bill Hedrick Democrat | 44.4% | R+11.2 |
| 2008 | Ken Calvert Republican | 51.2% | Bill Hedrick Democrat | 48.8% | R+2.4 |
| 2006 | Ken Calvert Republican | 60.0% | Louis Vandenberg Democrat others 3.0% | 37.0% | R+23.0 |
| 2004 | Ken Calvert Republican | 61.6% | Louis Vandenberg Democrat others 3.4% | 35.0% | R+26.6 |
| 2002 | Ken Calvert Republican | 63.7% | Louis Vandenberg Democrat others 4.8% | 31.6% | R+32.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 45 to 52 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Mary Bono Republican | 59.1% | Ron Oden Democrat others 2.9% | 37.9% | R+21.2 |
| 1998 | Mary Bono Republican | 60.1% | Ralph Waite Democrat others 4.2% | 35.7% | R+24.3 |
| 1996 | Sonny Bono Republican | 57.8% | Anita Rufus Democrat others 3.7% | 38.6% | R+19.2 |
| 1994 | Sonny Bono Republican | 55.6% | Steve Clute Democrat others 6.3% | 38.1% | R+17.6 |
| 1992 | Alfred A. (Al) McCandless Republican | 54.2% | Georgia Smith Democrat others 5.7% | 40.1% | R+14.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 43 to 45 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Randy "Duke" Cunningham Republican | 46.3% | Jim Bates Democrat others 8.9% | 44.8% | R+1.5 |
| 1988 | Jim Bates Democrat | 59.7% | Rob Butterfield Republican others 3.8% | 36.5% | D+23.2 |
| 1986 | Jim Bates Democrat | 64.2% | Bill Mitchell Republican others 2.7% | 33.1% | D+31.1 |
| 1984 | Jim Bates Democrat | 69.7% | Neill Campbell Republican others 2.2% | 28.0% | D+41.7 |
| 1982 | Jim Bates Democrat | 65.0% | Shirley M. Gissendanner Republican others 3.2% | 31.8% | D+33.1 |
| CA-44 did not exist before 1982: California had 43 districts in 1976-1980. | |||||
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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-44 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