California's 48th congressional district

California's 48th congressional district
California's 48th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative	Michelle Steel R–Surfside
Population (2019)	718,359
Median household income	$100,604[1]
Ethnicity	56.1% White 21.1% Hispanic 17.9% Asian 2.8% Two or more races 1.2% Black 0.8% other
Cook PVI	R+1[2]

California's 48th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in Orange County in Southern California. It is currently represented by Republican Michelle Steel.

The district includes Costa Mesa, Emerald Bay, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Newport Beach, Seal Beach, Surfside and parts of Garden Grove, Midway City, Aliso Viejo, Santa Ana and Westminster.^[3]

From 2003 to 2013, the district included the cities of Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest (formerly known as El Toro), Tustin, parts of Irvine and parts of Newport Beach and San Juan Capistrano.

Following the 2018 House elections, Democrat Harley Rouda became the district's representative, declaring victory after amassing a 3.6% and growing lead in the results, defeating incumbent Republican Dana Rohrabacher.^[4] Rouda was defeated by Republican Michelle Steel in 2020.

Demographics[]

According to the APM Research Lab's Voter Profile Tools (featuring the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey), the district contained about 514,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18+). Of these, 61% are White, 19% Asian, and 16% Latino. Immigrants make up 21% of the district's potential voters. Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $102,800. As for the educational attainment of potential voters in the district, 44% hold a bachelor's or higher degree.

Competitiveness[]

As of 2021, this district is one of nine that voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election while being held or won by a Republican.

In statewide races[]

Election results from statewide races
Year	Office	Results
1992	President[5]	Bush 44.1% – 29.1%
	Senator[6]	Herschensohn 58.2% – 32.1%
	Senator (Special)[7]	Seymour 51.9% – 38.4%
1994	Governor[8]	Wilson 71.8% – 24.1%
	Senator[9]	Huffington 61.1% - 29.9%
1996	President[10]	Dole 55.5% - 33.8%
1998	Governor[11]	Lungren 56.5% – 40.1%
	Senator[12]	Fong 59.6% – 36.3%
2000	President[13]	Bush 60.4% – 35.7%
	Senator[14]	Campbell 53.1% – 39.2%
2002	Governor[15]	Simon 59.4% – 32.8%
2003	Recall[16][17]	Yes 72.9% – 27.1%
		Schwarzenegger 65.2% – 16.3%
2004	President[18]	Bush 58.3% – 40.4%
	Senator[19]	Jones 51.4% – 43.7%
2006	Governor[20]	Schwarzenegger 71.5% – 24.0%
	Senator[21]	Mountjoy 49.7% – 45.5%
2008	President[22]	Obama 49.3% – 48.6%
2010	Governor[23]	Whitman 58.7% – 36.4%
	Senator[24]	Fiorina 59.3% – 36.3%
2012	President[25]	Romney 54.7% – 43.0%
	Senator[26]	Emken 55.1% – 44.9%
2014	Governor[27]	Kashkari 57.6% – 42.4%
2016	President[28]	Clinton 47.9% – 46.2%
	Senator[29]	Harris 56.4% – 43.6%
2018	Governor[30]	Cox 52.1% – 47.9%
	Senator[31]	Feinstein 55.1% – 44.9%
	Lieutenant Governor[32]	Kounalakis 56.8% – 43.2%
	Secretary of State[32]	Meuser 50.7% – 49.3%
	Controller[32]	Yee 50.2% – 49.8%
	Treasurer[32]	Conlon 51.0% – 49.0%
	Attorney General[32]	Bailey 51.1% – 48.9%
	Insurance Commissioner[32]	Poizner 61.2% – 38.8%
	State Board of Equalization, 4th District[32]	Anderson 54.4% – 45.6%
2020	President[33]	Biden 49.7% – 48.2%

List of members representing the district[]

Member	Party	Dates	Cong ress	Electoral history	Counties
District created January 3, 1993
Ron Packard	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001	103rd 104th 105th 106th	Redistricted from the 43rd district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Retired.	1993–2003 Southern Orange, Riverside (Temecula), Northwestern San Diego
Darrell Issa	Republican	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003	107th	Elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 49th district.
Christopher Cox	Republican	January 3, 2003 – August 2, 2005	108th 109th	Redistricted from the 47th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Resigned to become Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.	2003–2013 South-central Orange
Vacant		August 2, 2005 – December 6, 2005	109th
John Campbell	Republican	December 6, 2005 – January 3, 2013	109th 110th 111th 112th	Elected to finish Cox's term. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 45th district.
Dana Rohrabacher	Republican	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019	113th 114th 115th	Redistricted from the 46th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Lost re-election.	2013–present Coastal Orange County (Huntington Beach)
Harley Rouda	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021	116th	Elected in 2018. Lost re-election.
Michelle Steel	Republican	January 3, 2021 – Present	117th	Elected in 2020.

Election results[]

District created January 3, 1993.

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Historical district boundaries[]

From 2003 through 2013, the district consisted of many of Orange's south-central suburbs, including Irvine, and Newport Beach. Due to redistricting after the 2010 United States census, the district has moved south east along the coast of Orange and now includes Laguna Beach and Huntington Beach.

See also[]

• List of United States congressional districts
• California 48th congressional district special election, 2005

References[]

External links[]

• GovTrack.us: California's 48th congressional district
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
• California Voter Foundation map - CD48

Coordinates: 33°37′06″N 117°52′19″W / 33.618408°N 117.871971°W / 33.618408; -117.871971