House districts / California
California's 49th congressional district
CA-49. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Mike Levin Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $3.6mSpent $2.5m · Cash $1.4m
- Armen Kurdian Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $189kSpent $159k · Cash $30k
1 other 2026 candidate filed reports (primary candidate). 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 54.3% | Trump 42.8% | 2.8% | D+11.5 | D+7.8 |
| 2020 | Biden 56.5% | Trump 41.3% | 2.2% | D+15.2 | D+11.4 |
| 2016 | Clinton 51.7% | Trump 42.3% | 6.0% | D+9.5 | D+5.6 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 758,652 | |
| Adults (18+) | 591,574 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 91.1% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 20.7% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 24.8% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 33.3% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 21.3% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 57.3% | 57.8% |
| Black | 2.0% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 21.6% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 12.5% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 6.7% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 56.7% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $135,559 | $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 | Mike Levin Democrat | 52.2% | Matt Gunderson Republican | 47.8% | D+4.3 |
| 2022 | Mike Levin Democrat | 52.6% | Brian Maryott Republican | 47.4% | D+5.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Mike Levin Democrat | 53.1% | Brian Maryott Republican | 46.9% | D+6.3 |
| 2018 | Mike Levin Democrat | 56.4% | Diane L. Harkey Republican | 43.6% | D+12.8 |
| 2016 | Darrell E. Issa Republican | 50.3% | Doug Applegate Democrat | 49.7% | R+0.5 |
| 2014 | Darrell E. Issa Republican | 60.2% | Dave Peiser Democrat | 39.8% | R+20.3 |
| 2012 | Darrell E. Issa Republican | 58.2% | Jerry Tetalman Democrat | 41.8% | R+16.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 52 to 53 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Darrell E. Issa Republican | 62.8% | Howard Katz Democrat others 5.7% | 31.5% | R+31.3 |
| 2008 | Darrell E. Issa Republican | 58.3% | Robert Hamilton Democrat others 4.2% | 37.5% | R+20.9 |
| 2006 | Darrell E. Issa Republican | 63.3% | Jeeni Criscenzo Democrat others 3.2% | 33.5% | R+29.9 |
| 2004 | Darrell E. Issa Republican | 62.5% | Mike Byron Democrat others 2.5% | 34.9% | R+27.6 |
| 2002 | Darrell E. Issa Republican | 77.2% | Karl W. Dietrich Libertarian others 0.8% | 21.9% | R+55.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 45 to 52 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Susan A. Davis Democrat | 49.6% | Brian P. Bilbray Republican others 4.2% | 46.2% | D+3.5 |
| 1998 | Brian P. Bilbray Republican | 48.8% | Christine T. Kehoe Democrat others 4.6% | 46.6% | R+2.2 |
| 1996 | Brian P. Bilbray Republican | 52.6% | Peter Navarro Democrat others 5.5% | 41.9% | R+10.7 |
| 1994 | Brian P. Bilbray Republican | 48.5% | Lynn Schenk Democrat others 5.5% | 46.0% | R+2.5 |
| 1992 | Lynn Schenk Democrat | 51.1% | Judy Jarvis Republican others 6.2% | 42.7% | D+8.5 |
| CA-49 did not exist before 1992: California had 43 districts in 1976-1980 and 45 in 1982-1990. | |||||
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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-49 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