California's 47th congressional district

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California's 47th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Population (2023)754,022
Median household
income		$123,229[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+3[2]

California's 47th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California.

Following the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district shifted to Orange County to contain Irvine, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, and Seal Beach. It is currently represented by Democrat Katie Porter.

Competitiveness

The district, a Democratic-leaning swing district with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+3, includes the heavily Democratic city of Irvine, and Republican-leaning coastal cities such as Huntington Beach and Newport Beach.

In statewide races

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
1992 President[3] Bush 45.9% – 31.0%
Senator[4] Herschensohn 58.7% – 33.7%
Senator (Special)[4] Seymour 52.3% – 39.9%
1994 Governor[5] Wilson 65.5% – 27.1%
Senator[6] Huffington 58.6% – 33.1%
1996 President[7] Dole 54.0% – 36.2%
1998 Governor[8] Lungren 54.0% – 43.1%
Senator[9] Fong 58.9% – 37.5%
2000 President[10] Bush 57.5% – 38.8%
Senator[11] Campbell 52.2% – 41.2%
2002 Governor[12] Davis 50.8% – 40.3%
2003 Recall[13][14] Yes Yes 61.7% – 38.3%
Schwarzenegger 48.9% – 31.1%
2004 President[15] Bush 50.0% – 48.6%
Senator[16] Boxer 57.5% – 35.4%
2006 Governor[17] Schwarzenegger 53.6% – 40.3%
Senator[18] Feinstein 59.5% – 33.8%
2008 President[19] Obama 60.1% – 37.8%
2010 Governor[20] Brown 54.4% – 37.8%
Senator[21] Boxer 55.7% – 37.0%
2012 President[22] Obama 60.0% – 37.5%
Senator[23] Feinstein 61.4% – 38.6%
2014 Governor[24] Brown 56.5% – 43.5%
2016 President[25] Clinton 62.6% – 31.0%
Senator[26] Harris 57.7% – 42.3%
2018 Governor[27] Newsom 61.7% – 38.3%
Lieutenant Governor[28][29] Kounalakis 54.8% – 45.2%
Secretary of State[28][29] Padilla 64.1% – 35.9%
Controller[28][29] Yee 65.1% – 34.9%
Treasurer[28][29] Ma 63.8% – 36.2%
Attorney General[28][29] Becerra 63.5% – 36.5%
Insurance Commissioner[28][29] Lara 54.2% – 45.8%
Board of Equalization, 3rd District[29][a] Vazquez 67.6% – 32.4%
Board of Equalization, 4th District[28][a] Anderson 51.5% – 48.5%
Senator[30] Feinstein 55.3% – 44.7%
2020 President[31] Biden 62.4% – 35.3%
2021 Recall[32] No No 62.5% – 37.5%
2022 Governor[33] Dahle 50.3 - 49.7%
Senator[34] Padilla 50.8 - 49.2%
Senator (Special)[35] Padilla 50.8% – 49.2%

Notes

  1. ^ a b Note: The 3rd district of the Board of Equalization only serves the 47th congressional district in Los Angeles County. The 4th district of the Board of Equalization only serves the 47th congressional district in Orange County.

Composition

# County Seat Population
59 Orange Santa Ana 3,135,755

As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 38th congressional district is located in Southern California. It covers the South Coast Metro area of Orange County.

Orange County is split between this district, the 45th district, the 46th district, the 40th district, and the 49th district. The 47th, 45th and 46th are partitioned by Highway 405, Old Ranch Parkway, Seal Beach Blvd, St Cloud Dr, Montecito Rd, Rossmoor Center Way, 12240 Seal Beach Blvd-Los Alamitos Army Airfield, Bolsa Chica Channel, Rancho Rd, Harold Pl, Springdale St, 6021 Anacapa Dr-Willow Ln, Edward St, Bolsa Ave, Goldenwest St, McFadden Ave, Union Pacific Railroad, 15241 Cascade Ln-15241 Cedarwood Ave, Highway 39, Edinger Ave, Newland St, Heil Ave, Magnolia St, Warner Ave, Garfield Ave, the Santa Ana River, MacArthur Blvd, Harbor Blvd, Sunflower Ave, Costa Mesa Freeway, E Alton Parkway, and Red Hill Ave.

The 47th, 40th and 49th are partitioned by Barranca Parkway, Jamboree Rd, Warner Ave, Harvard Ave, Myford Rd, Highway 5, Loma Ridge Nature Preserve, Bee Canyon Access Rd, Portola Parkway, Highway 133, Highway 241, Bake Parkway, San Diego Freeway, Ridge Route Dr, Moulton Parkway, Santa Maria Ave, Via Vista, Alta Vis, Santa Vittoria Dr, Avenida del Sol, Punta Alta, Galle Azul, Bahia Blanca W, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Highway S18, Aliso & Wood Canyons, Vista del Sol, Highway 1, Stonington Rd, Virginia Way, 7th Ave, and Laguna Beach.

The 47th district takes in the cities of Costa Mesa, Irvine, Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, and parts of Laguna Hills and Laguna Woods.

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

List of members representing the district

Member Party Dates Cong
ress(es) 		Electoral history Counties
District created January 3, 1993

Christopher Cox
(Newport Beach)[36] 		Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003 		103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th 		Redistricted from the 40th district and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the 48th district. 		1993–2003
South-Central Orange

Loretta Sanchez
(Anaheim)[36] 		Democratic January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2013 		108th
109th
110th
111th
112th 		Redistricted from the 46th district and re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 46th district. 		2003–2013

Central Orange (Anaheim, Garden Grove, Santa Ana)

Alan Lowenthal
(Long Beach)[37] 		Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2023 		113th
114th
115th
116th
117th 		Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the 42nd district and retired. 		2013–2023

Orange and Los Angeles (Long Beach)

Katie Porter
(Irvine)[38] 		Democratic January 3, 2023 –
present 		118th Redistricted from the 45th district and re-elected in 2022.
Retiring at end of term to run for U.S. senator. 		2023–present:

Coastal Orange (Irvine, Laguna Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, and Seal Beach)

Dave Min (elect)
(Irvine) 		Democratic January 3, 2025 Elected in 2024.

Election results

1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Cox (Incumbent) 165,004 64.9
Democratic John F. Anwiler 76,924 30.3
Peace and Freedom Maxine Bell Quirk 12,297 4.8
Independent Barry Charles (write-in) 32 0.0
Total votes 244,257 100.0
Republican hold

1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Cox (Incumbent) 154,071 71.7
Democratic Gary Kingsbury 53,669 25.0
Libertarian Victor A. Wagner, Jr. 7,257 3.3
Total votes 214,997 100.0
Republican hold

1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Cox (Incumbent) 160,078 65.7
Democratic Tina Laine 70,362 28.9
Natural Law Iris Adam 6,573 2.8
Libertarian Victor Wagner 6,530 2.6
Total votes 243,777 100.0
Republican hold

1998

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Cox (Incumbent) 132,711 67.6
Democratic Christina Avalos 57,938 29.5
Libertarian Victor A. Wagner, Jr. 2,991 1.5
Reform Raymond O. Mills 1,369 0.7
Natural Law Paul Fisher 1,307 0.7
Total votes 196,316 100.0
Republican hold

2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Cox (Incumbent) 181,365 65.7
Democratic John Graham 83,186 30.1
Libertarian David F. Nolan 8,081 2.9
Natural Law Iris Adam 3,769 1.3
Total votes 276,401 100.0
Republican hold

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Loretta Sanchez (Incumbent) 42,501 60.6
Republican Jeff Chavez 24,346 34.7
Libertarian Paul Marsden 2,944 4.2
Independent Kenneth M. Valenzuela-Fisher (write-in) 382 0.5
Independent Michael J. Monge (write-in) 5 0.0
Total votes 70,178 100.0
Democratic hold

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Loretta Sanchez (Incumbent) 65,684 60.4
Republican Alexandria A. "Alex" Coronado 43,099 39.6
Total votes 108,783 100.0
Democratic hold

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California[46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Loretta Sanchez (Incumbent) 47,134 62.4
Republican Tan D. Nguyen 28,485 37.6
Total votes 75,619 100.0
Democratic hold

2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Loretta Sanchez (Incumbent) 85,878 69.5
Republican Rosemarie "Rosie" Avila 31,432 25.4
American Independent Robert Lauten 6,274 5.1
Total votes 123,584 100.0
Democratic hold

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California[48]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Loretta Sanchez (Incumbent) 50,832 53.0
Republican Van Tran 37,679 39.3
Independent Cecilia Igleseis 7,443 7.7
Total votes 95,954 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Lowenthal 130,093 56.6
Republican Gary DeLong 99,919 43.4
Total votes 230,012 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Lowenthal (Incumbent) 69,061 56.0
Republican Andy Whallon 54,309 44.0
Total votes 123,370 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California[51]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Lowenthal (Incumbent) 154,759 63.7
Republican Andy Whallon 88,109 36.3
Total votes 242,868 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Lowenthal (Incumbent) 143,354 64.9
Republican John Briscoe 77,682 35.1
Total votes 221,036 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Lowenthal (incumbent) 197,028 63.3
Republican John Briscoe 114,371 36.7
Total votes 311,399 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California[54]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Katie Porter (Incumbent) 137,374 51.7
Republican Scott Baugh 128,261 48.3
Total votes 265,635 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

2003-13


From 2003 through 2013, the district included many of Orange County's central suburbs, including Anaheim, Garden Grove and Santa Ana.

2013-23


Due to redistricting after the 2010 United States census, the district moved west to parts of Los Angeles County and included Catalina and San Clemente islands. The district also retained parts of Orange County such as Garden Grove.

California's 47th congressional district was the scene of a congressional election (won by a deceased Democrat), and later a congressional special election (won by the Republican incumbent), featured in several episodes of the political drama The West Wing. Like the real district, the fictional one from the show is in Orange County.[55]

See also

References

  1. ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Statement of Vote (1992 President)
  4. ^ a b Statement of Vote (1992 Senator)
  5. ^ Statement of Vote (1994 Governor)
  6. ^ Statement of Vote (1994 Senator)
  7. ^ Statement of Vote (1996 President)
  8. ^ "Statement of Vote (1998 Governor)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.
  9. ^ "Statement of Vote (1998 Senator)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.
  10. ^ Statement of Vote (2000 President)
  11. ^ Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)
  12. ^ Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
  13. ^ Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
  14. ^ Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
  15. ^ Statement of Vote (2004 President)
  16. ^ Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)
  17. ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
  18. ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)
  19. ^ Statement of Vote (2008 President)
  20. ^ Statement of Vote (2010 Governor)
  21. ^ Statement of Vote (2010 Senator)
  22. ^ Statement of Vote (2012 President)
  23. ^ Statement of Vote (2012 Senator)
  24. ^ Statement of Vote (2014 Governor)
  25. ^ Statement of Vote (2016 President)
  26. ^ Statement of Vote (2016 Senator)
  27. ^ Statement of Vote (2018 Governor)
  28. ^ a b c d e f g Orange County Elections
  29. ^ a b c d e f g Los Angeles Elections
  30. ^ Statement of Vote (2018 Senator)
  31. ^ Statement of Vote (2020 President)
  32. ^ "Counties by Congressional District for Recall Question" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. September 14, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  33. ^ "Counties by Congressional Districts for Governor" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. November 8, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  34. ^ Statement of Vote (2022 Senator)
  35. ^ Statement of Vote (2022 Senator)
  36. ^ a b "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774–2005" (PDF). govinfo.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  37. ^ Nominations clerk.house.gov
  38. ^ Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H154; p:225-7000, DC 20515-6601. "Katie Porter (California (CA)), 118th Congress Profile". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved January 18, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  39. ^ 1992 election results
  40. ^ 1994 election results
  41. ^ 1996 election results
  42. ^ 1998 election results
  43. ^ 2000 election results
  44. ^ 2002 election results
  45. ^ 2004 election results
  46. ^ 2006 election results
  47. ^ 2008 election results
  48. ^ 2010 election results
  49. ^ 2012 election results
  50. ^ 2014 election results
  51. ^ 2016 election results
  52. ^ 2018 election results
  53. ^ 2020 election results
  54. ^ 2022 election results
  55. ^ "Reel Life Blurs Reality in O.C." LA Times. January 19, 2003. Retrieved November 4, 2022.

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