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      Home›California›CA-40

      California's 40th Congressional District

      R+10.5
      ↑ D+3.2 vs 2022· California · Latest: 2024

      Leans Republican — flipped 2 times in 25 elections

      Population754K

      Current Representative

      REPYoung KimElected 2024

      118th Congress boundaries — Historical results before 2022 were contested under prior district lines.

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      • Has flipped parties 2 times since 2008
      • All recent elections decided by less than 5 points — highly competitive

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      Who lives in California's 40th Congressional District? 753,713 residents as of the 2020 Census.

      Demographics

      CA-40 vs California vs National

      Population

      Total Population
      754K
      State: 39.3M National: 334.9M
      Share of US Population
      0.23%
      National: 100%
      Voting Age Population
      77.8%
      State: 75.8% National: 75.7%

      Language at Home

      Non-English at Home
      35.7%
      State: 44.4% National: 22.2%
      English Only
      64.3%
      State: 55.6% National: 77.8%

      Economic

      Median Household Income
      $134,712
      State: $102,676 National: $83,960
      Poverty Rate
      7.1%
      State: 12.0% National: 12.5%
      College Degree
      51.5%
      State: 36.6% National: 35.6%
      Homeownership
      71.0%
      State: 55.9% National: 65.2%

      Age & Other

      Median Age
      42.4 yrs
      State: 37.9 yrs National: 39.1 yrs
      Age 18-29
      13.0%
      State: 16.2% National: 15.7%
      Age 65+
      18.3%
      State: 15.7% National: 17.0%
      Foreign Born
      25.2%
      State: 27.0% National: 14.1%

      Who Lives Here

      CA-40 — Census ACS 2024

      White (Non-Hispanic) 46.9%Hispanic 25.2%Asian 20.4%Multiracial 5.1%Black 1.8%Native American 0.6%
      GroupCA-40StateNational
      ▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13)
      46.9%33.8%57.4%
      ▶Hispanic / Latino(20)
      25.2%40.2%19.3%
      ▶Asian(6)
      20.4%15.5%6.0%
      Multiracial / Other
      5.1%3.5%4.0%
      ▶Middle Eastern / North African(11)
      5.1%—0.9%
      ▶Black(11)
      1.8%5.4%12.2%
      ▶Native American / Alaska Native(3)
      0.6%1.3%0.9%

      Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

      Click rows to expand ancestry detail. Ancestry from ACS B04006, B03001, B02020, B02016. Totals may differ from race — individuals can report multiple ancestries.

      MENA estimated from ancestry reporting — Census does not have a separate MENA race category. Not shown in bar (overlaps with other race groups).

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