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California's 12th district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Lateefah Simon

Lateefah Simon

CA · District 12
Democrat
Raised $1,449,191 · 129K followers (office + personal) · missed 0.3% of votes
1.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · House Committee on Small Business +5 more
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Cook PVI: D+39

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population756,336
Median household income$111,408
Median age38.6
Bachelor's degree or higher55.7%
White alone32.1%
Black alone14.0%
Hispanic or Latino24.1%
Asian alone21.1%
Unemployment rate5.6%
Population density (per sq mi)8,163

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.