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California's 42nd 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 Robert Garcia

Robert Garcia

CA · District 42
DemocratRanking Member, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Raised $2,615,120 · 202K followers (office + personal) · missed 5.4% of votes
3.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform +2 more
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Cook PVI: D+8

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population722,218
Median household income$81,927
Median age36.4
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%
White alone17.2%
Black alone4.8%
Hispanic or Latino67.1%
Asian alone7.2%
Unemployment rate5.5%
Population density (per sq mi)3,402

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.