California's 47th congressional district

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California's 47th congressional district
California US Congressional District 47 (since 2013).tif
California's 47th congressional district since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Alan Lowenthal
D–Long Beach
Population (2019)717,594
Median household
income		$72,493[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+14[2]

California's 47th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is centered in Long Beach, extends into the western Orange County cities of Garden Grove, Westminster, Stanton, Los Alamitos, and Cypress, and includes Catalina Island. The district is represented by Democrat Alan Lowenthal.

Competitiveness[]

Although the district's Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+13 suggests a fairly safe Democratic district, it is actually split between heavily Democratic portions of eastern Los Angeles County, centered around Long Beach, and Republican-leaning portions of western Orange County. However, the Los Angeles County portion has more than double the population of the Orange County portion (Long Beach alone accounts for half the population), pushing the district into the Democratic column.

After being reassigned to this district, the western Orange County cities explored a lawsuit to challenge being merged into a district which is dominated by a much larger city in a different county[citation needed], however nothing came of it.

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)[5] Seymour 52.3% – 39.9%
1994 Governor[6] Wilson 65.5% – 27.1%
Senator[7] Huffington 58.6% - 33.1%
1996 President[8] Dole 54.0% - 36.2%
1998 Governor[9] Lungren 54.0% – 43.1%
Senator[10] Fong 58.9% – 37.5%
2000 President[11] Bush 57.5% – 38.8%
Senator[12] Campbell 52.2% – 41.2%
2002 Governor[13] Davis 50.8% – 40.3%
2003 Recall[14][15] Yes Yes 61.7% – 38.3%
Schwarzenegger 48.9% – 31.1%
2004 President[16] Bush 50.0% – 48.6%
Senator[17] Boxer 57.5% – 35.4%
2006 Governor[18] Schwarzenegger 53.6% – 40.3%
Senator[19] Feinstein 59.5% – 33.8%
2008 President[20] Obama 60.1% – 37.8%
2010 Governor[21] Brown 54.4% – 37.8%
Senator[22] Boxer 55.7% – 37.0%
2012 President[23] Obama 60.0% – 37.5%
Senator[24] Feinstein 61.4% – 38.6%
2014 Governor[25] Brown 56.5% – 43.5%
2016 President[26] Clinton 62.6% – 31.0%
Senator[27] Harris 57.7% – 42.3%
2018 Governor[28] Newsom 61.7% – 38.3%
Senator[29] Feinstein 55.3% – 44.7%
Lieutenant Governor[30][31] Kounalakis 54.8% – 45.2%
Secretary of State[30][31] Padilla 64.1% – 35.9%
Controller[30][31] Yee 65.1% – 34.9%
Treasurer[30][31] Ma 63.8% – 36.2%
Attorney General[30][31] Becerra 63.5% – 36.5%
Insurance Commissioner[30][31] Lara 54.2% – 45.8%
Board of Equalization, 3rd District[31][a] Vazquez 67.6% – 32.4%
Board of Equalization, 4th District[30][a] Anderson 51.5% – 48.5%
2020 President[32] Biden 62.4% – 35.3%

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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.

List of members representing the district[]

Member Party Dates Cong
ress(es) 		Electoral history Counties
District created January 3, 1993
2003 Chris Cox p22.jpg
Christopher Cox 		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 113th Congress.jpg
Loretta Sanchez 		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)
CA-47th.png
Alan Lowenthal 113th Congress.jpg
Alan Lowenthal 		Democratic January 3, 2013 –
present 		113th
114th
115th
116th
117th 		Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020. 		2013–Present
Orange and Los Angeles (Long Beach)
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Election results[]

1992[]

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California[33]
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[34]
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[35]
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[36]
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[37]
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[38]
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[39]
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[40]
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[41]
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[42]
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[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Lowenthal 130,093 56.6
Republican 99,919 43.4
Total votes 230,012 100.0
Democratic hold

2014[]

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California[44]
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[45]
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[46]
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
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

Historical district boundaries[]

From 2003 through 2013, the district consisted of many of Orange County's central suburbs, including Anaheim, Garden Grove and Santa Ana. Due to redistricting after the 2010 United States Census, the district has moved west to parts of Los Angeles County and now includes Catalina and San Clemente islands. The district also retains parts of Orange County such as Garden Grove.

In popular culture[]

California's 47th congressional district was the scene of a congressional election (won by a deceased Democratic challenger), and later a congressional special election (won by the Republican incumbent), featured in several episodes of the political drama The West Wing. However, in that context, several Orange County place names were referenced that are not within the current boundaries of the district, such as the city of Newport Beach. Many of these places are currently located in the 46th and 48th districts.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ US Census
  2. ^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Statement of Vote (1992 President)
  4. ^ Statement of Vote (1992 Senate)
  5. ^ Statement of Vote (1992 Senate)
  6. ^ Statement of Vote (1994 Governor)
  7. ^ Statement of Vote (1994 Senate)
  8. ^ Statement of Vote (1996 President)
  9. ^ Statement of Vote (1998 Governor) Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Statement of Vote (1998 Senate) Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Statement of Vote (2000 President)
  12. ^ Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)
  13. ^ Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
  14. ^ Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
  15. ^ Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
  16. ^ Statement of Vote (2004 President)
  17. ^ Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)
  18. ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
  19. ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)
  20. ^ Statement of Vote (2008 President)
  21. ^ Statement of Vote (2010 Governor)
  22. ^ Statement of Vote (2010 Senator)
  23. ^ Statement of Vote (2012 President)
  24. ^ Statement of Vote (2012 Senator)
  25. ^ Statement of Vote (2014 Governor)
  26. ^ Statement of Vote (2016 President)
  27. ^ Statement of Vote (2016 Senator)
  28. ^ Statement of Vote (2018 Governor)
  29. ^ Statement of Vote (2018 Senator)
  30. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g [1]
  31. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g [2]
  32. ^ https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2012/11/19/1163009/-Daily-Kos-Elections-presidential-results-by-congressional-district-for-the-2012-2008-elections
  33. ^ 1992 election results
  34. ^ 1994 election results
  35. ^ 1996 election results
  36. ^ 1998 election results
  37. ^ 2000 election results
  38. ^ 2002 election results
  39. ^ 2004 election results
  40. ^ 2006 election results
  41. ^ 2008 election results
  42. ^ 2010 election results
  43. ^ 2012 election results
  44. ^ 2014 election results
  45. ^ 2016 election results
  46. ^ 2018 election results

External links[]

Coordinates: 33°46′59″N 117°53′57″W / 33.783024°N 117.899206°W / 33.783024; -117.899206

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