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California's 51st 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 Sara Jacobs

Sara Jacobs

CA · District 51
DemocratRanking Member, Africa
Raised $1,639,893 · 667K followers (office + personal) · missed 0.3% of votes
5.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Armed Services · House Committee on Foreign Affairs +4 more
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Cook PVI: D+10

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population766,304
Median household income$113,978
Median age36.5
Bachelor's degree or higher50.1%
White alone44.6%
Black alone5.1%
Hispanic or Latino26.0%
Asian alone16.2%
Unemployment rate5.6%
Population density (per sq mi)4,035

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.