House districts / California
California's 7th congressional district
CA-7. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Doris Matsui Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $7.8mSpent $6.1m · Cash $2.0m
- Mai Vang Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.8mSpent $1.4m · Cash $389k
4 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 3 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 54.5% | Trump 42.2% | 3.2% | D+12.3 | D+29.8 |
| 2020 | Biden 58.7% | Trump 39.0% | 2.3% | D+19.7 | D+37.2 |
| 2016 | Clinton 56.4% | Trump 37.4% | 6.2% | D+19.0 | D+38.6 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 758,734 | |
| Adults (18+) | 586,863 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 91.7% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 18.7% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 27.1% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 32.1% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 22.0% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 40.3% | 57.8% |
| Black | 8.3% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 23.3% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 19.8% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 8.4% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 36.2% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $101,270 | $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 | Doris O. Matsui Democrat | 66.8% | Tom Silva Republican | 33.2% | D+33.5 |
| 2022 | Doris O. Matsui Democrat | 68.3% | Max Semenenko Republican | 31.7% | D+36.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Ami Bera Democrat | 56.6% | Buzz Patterson Republican | 43.4% | D+13.2 |
| 2018 | Ami Bera Democrat | 55.0% | Andrew Grant Republican | 45.0% | D+10.1 |
| 2016 | Ami Bera Democrat | 51.2% | Scott R. Jones Republican | 48.8% | D+2.3 |
| 2014 | Ami Bera Democrat | 50.4% | Doug Ose Republican | 49.6% | D+0.8 |
| 2012 | Ami Bera Democrat | 51.7% | Daniel E. Lungren Republican | 48.3% | D+3.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 52 to 53 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | George Miller Democrat | 68.3% | Rick Tubbs Republican | 31.7% | D+36.6 |
| 2008 | George Miller Democrat | 72.8% | Roger Allen Peterson Republican others 5.4% | 21.8% | D+51.0 |
| 2006 | George Miller Democrat | 84.0% | Camden McConnell Libertarian | 16.0% | D+68.0 |
| 2004 | George Miller Democrat | 76.1% | Charles Hargrave Republican | 23.9% | D+52.2 |
| 2002 | George Miller Democrat | 70.7% | Charles R. Hargrave Republican others 2.9% | 26.4% | D+44.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 45 to 52 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | George Miller Democrat | 76.5% | Christopher A. Hoffman Republican others 2.4% | 21.1% | D+55.3 |
| 1998 | George Miller Democrat | 76.7% | Norman H. Reece Republican | 23.3% | D+53.3 |
| 1996 | George Miller Democrat | 71.8% | Norman H. Reece Republican others 5.9% | 22.3% | D+49.5 |
| 1994 | George Miller Democrat | 69.7% | Charles V. Hughes Republican others 2.9% | 27.4% | D+42.3 |
| 1992 | George Miller Democrat | 70.3% | Dave Scholl Republican others 4.5% | 25.1% | D+45.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 43 to 45 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | George Miller Democrat | 60.5% | Roger A. Payton Republican | 39.5% | D+21.0 |
| 1988 | George Miller Democrat | 68.4% | Jean Last Republican | 31.6% | D+36.8 |
| 1986 | George Miller Democrat | 66.6% | Rosemary Thakar Republican | 33.4% | D+33.1 |
| 1984 | George Miller Democrat | 66.7% | Rosemary Thakar Republican | 33.3% | D+33.4 |
| 1982 | George Miller Democrat | 67.2% | Paul E. Vallely Republican others 2.6% | 30.2% | D+37.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | George Miller Democrat | 63.3% | Giles St. Clair Republican others 5.3% | 31.4% | D+31.9 |
| 1978 | George Miller Democrat | 63.5% | Paula Gordon Republican others 2.8% | 33.7% | D+29.7 |
| 1976 | George Miller Democrat | 74.7% | Robert L. Vickers Republican others 2.0% | 23.3% | D+51.4 |
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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-7 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