City of Poway

List of Offices & Districts
District Incumbent Term Expires Registration Advantage
City Council, 1st District headshot Brian Pepin (R) 2026 D +0.77
City Council, 2nd District headshot Barry Leonard (R) 2024 R +7.48
City Council, 3rd District headshot Peter DeHoff (R) 2026 R +3.35
City Council, 4th District headshot Caylin Frank (R) 2024 D +2.89
Mayor headshot Steve Vaus (R) 2026 R +2.13
Current Registration Data (As of January 2024)
Total Voters DEM REP OTHER MARGIN
32,937 33.48% 35.61% 30.92% R +2.13%
Candidate Performance
Election DEM REP Margin Turnout
2022 Gubernatorial Newsom - 46.75% Dahle - 53.25% R +6.5% 64.11%
2020 Presidential Biden - 51.0% Trump - 46.41% D +4.59% 88.92%
2018 Gubernatorial Newsom - 43.69% Cox - 56.31% R +12.62% 74.34%
2016 Presidential Clinton - 43.46% Trump - 47.99% R +4.53% 86.33%
2014 Gubernatorial Brown - 39.3% Kashkari - 60.7% R +21.40% 56.30%
2012 Presidential Obama - 38.28% Romney - 59.35% R +21.07% 82.56%
Census Data (Voting Age Population)
Total Population Total White Hispanic Black Asian Native Pacific
48,923 59.1% 18.5% 2.8% 18.0% 2.5% 0.8%
Ballot Measure Performance
Ballot Item Description Yes No Margin
Prop 6 (2018) Gas Tax Repeal 60.19% 39.81% 20.39%
Prop 15 (2020) Prop 13 Split-Roll 33.68% 66.32% -32.63%
Prop 16 (2020) Repeal Affirmative Action 29.91% 70.09% -40.19%
Prop 21 (2020) Allow Local Rent Control 27.59% 72.41% -44.83%
Prop 1 (2022) Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment 58.09% 41.91% 16.18%