by David Lindfield
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has built much of her political career around addressing racial disparities in housing and emphasizing the importance of black communities, but her newly purchased California home sits in one of the state’s least racially diverse neighborhoods.
Harris’s new 4,000-square-foot residence, reportedly purchased for $8.15 million, is located in the exclusive Point Dume community overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
The property features ocean views, multiple wine refrigerators, private golf greens, and parking for five vehicles.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, Point Dume falls within Census tract 8004.08, which was estimated to be approximately 94% white and 0.2% black as of 2019.
Harris Previously Spoke About the Importance of Black Communities
Harris has frequently discussed how attending Howard University shaped her understanding of black identity after growing up in predominantly white environments.
“When you’re at (a historically black college or university), and especially one with the size and with the history of Howard University — and also in the context of also being in D.C., which was known forever as being ‘Chocolate City’ — it just becomes about you understanding that there is a whole world of people who are like you,” Harris told The Washington Post in 2019.
“It was more, for me, about the numerosity than it was the diversity; I grew up in a community where there were many representations of diversity,” she continued.
“Going to Howard, there were so many (black people)!
“And they’re all in your age group, in your phase of life.”
The decision to purchase a home in Point Dume has drawn attention because of Harris’s longstanding emphasis on racial representation and community.
In a 2025 review of the area, two non-white surfers argued that access to Point Dume’s beaches remained difficult for minority communities.