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California's 36th 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 Ted Lieu

Ted Lieu

CA · District 36
Democrat
Raised $1,832,769 · 2.7M followers (office + personal) · missed 3.8% of votes
11.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on the Judiciary · House Committee on Foreign Affairs +1 more
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Cook PVI: D+21

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population754,490
Median household income$131,181
Median age39.3
Bachelor's degree or higher67.5%
White alone52.0%
Black alone4.1%
Hispanic or Latino17.5%
Asian alone18.3%
Unemployment rate5.7%
Population density (per sq mi)7,769

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.