House districts / California
California's 5th congressional district
CA-5. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Thomas Mcclintock Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.3mSpent $1.1m · Cash $314k
- Michael Masuda Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $582kSpent $522k · Cash $60k
3 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 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 38.2% | Trump 59.3% | 2.5% | R+21.1 | R+17.7 |
| 2020 | Biden 41.7% | Trump 56.2% | 2.2% | R+14.5 | R+12.3 |
| 2016 | Clinton 38.3% | Trump 55.9% | 5.8% | R+17.6 | R+15.2 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 770,847 | |
| Adults (18+) | 599,254 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 93.3% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 18.0% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 25.4% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 31.7% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 25.0% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 55.5% | 57.8% |
| Black | 2.3% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 29.1% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 6.1% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 7.0% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 29.1% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $90,920 | $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 | Tom McClintock Republican | 61.8% | Michael J. “Mike” Barkley Democrat | 38.2% | R+23.5 |
| 2022 | Tom McClintock Republican | 61.3% | Michael J. “Mike” Barkley Democrat | 38.7% | R+22.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Mike Thompson Democrat | 76.1% | Scott Giblin Republican | 23.9% | D+52.2 |
| 2018 | Mike Thompson Democrat | 78.9% | Anthony Mills No Party Preference | 21.1% | D+57.7 |
| 2016 | Mike Thompson Democrat | 76.9% | Carlos Santamaria Republican | 23.1% | D+53.7 |
| 2014 | Mike Thompson Democrat | 75.7% | James Hinton No party preference | 24.3% | D+51.5 |
| 2012 | Mike Thompson Democrat | 74.5% | Randy Loftin Republican | 25.5% | D+48.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 52 to 53 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Doris O. Matsui Democrat | 72.0% | Paul A. Smith Republican others 2.7% | 25.3% | D+46.8 |
| 2008 | Doris O. Matsui Democrat | 74.3% | Paul A. Smith Republican others 4.9% | 20.8% | D+53.5 |
| 2006 | Doris O. Matsui Democrat | 70.8% | Claire Yan Republican others 5.7% | 23.5% | D+47.3 |
| 2004 | Robert T. Matsui Democrat | 71.4% | Mike Dugas Republican others 5.3% | 23.3% | D+48.0 |
| 2002 | Robert T. Matsui Democrat | 70.5% | Richard Frankhuizen Republican others 3.1% | 26.4% | D+44.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 45 to 52 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Robert T. Matsui Democrat | 68.7% | Kenneth J. Payne Republican others 5.2% | 26.1% | D+42.5 |
| 1998 | Robert T. Matsui Democrat | 71.9% | Robert S. Dinsmore Republican others 2.1% | 26.0% | D+45.9 |
| 1996 | Robert T. Matsui Democrat | 70.4% | Robert S. Dinsmore Republican others 3.4% | 26.1% | D+44.3 |
| 1994 | Robert T. Matsui Democrat | 68.5% | Robert S. Dinsmore Republican others 2.5% | 29.0% | D+39.5 |
| 1992 | Robert T. Matsui Democrat | 68.6% | Robert S. Dinsmore Republican others 5.9% | 25.5% | D+43.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 43 to 45 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Nancy Pelosi Democrat | 77.2% | Alan Nichols Republican | 22.8% | D+54.4 |
| 1988 | Nancy Pelosi Democrat | 76.4% | Bruce Michael O'Neill Republican others 4.3% | 19.3% | D+57.1 |
| 1986 | Sala Burton Democrat | 75.2% | Mike Garza Republican others 2.8% | 22.1% | D+53.1 |
| 1984 | Sala Burton Democrat | 72.3% | Tom Spinosa Republican others 3.9% | 23.8% | D+48.5 |
| 1982 | Phillip Burton Democrat | 57.9% | Milton Marks Republican others 1.6% | 40.5% | D+17.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | John L. Burton Democrat | 51.1% | Dennis McQuaid Republican others 3.6% | 45.3% | D+5.8 |
| 1978 | John L. Burton Democrat | 66.8% | Dolores Skore Republican | 33.2% | D+33.7 |
| 1976 | John L. Burton Democrat | 61.8% | Branwell Fanning Republican | 38.2% | D+23.7 |
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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-5 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