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California's 46th congressional district

Coordinates: 33°43′N 118°02′W / 33.72°N 118.04°W / 33.72; -118.04
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California's 46th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from January 3, 2023
Representative
Population (2023[1])746,079
Median household
income		$81,916[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+15[3]

California's 46th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California.

It has been represented by Democrat Lou Correa since 2017, when he succeeded Loretta Sanchez, who retired to run for the U.S. Senate. The district is based in Orange County and includes the communities of Anaheim, Santa Ana, and Stanton, as well as parts of Orange and Fullerton. It is both the most Democratic-leaning and most Latino congressional district in Orange County.

The congressional district contains the theme park Disneyland and Angel Stadium.

From 2003 to 2013 the district covered part of Los Angeles County and Orange County. It included Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa and Rancho Palos Verdes.

Recent results in statewide elections

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Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
1992 President[4] Bush 39.9% – 37.1%
Senator[5] Herschensohn 53.1% – 36.2%
Senator (Special)[5] Seymour 45.7% – 42.6%
1994 Governor[6] Wilson 60.1% – 34.1%
Senator[7] Huffington 54.2% – 33.2%
1996 President[8] Clinton 48.3% – 40.8%
1998 Governor[9] Davis 55.9% - 39.6%
Senator[10] Boxer 49.9% – 44.2%
2000 President[11] Gore 54.1% – 42.3%
Senator[12] Feinstein 49.9% – 44.2%
2002 Governor[13] Simon 55.8% – 36.4%
2003 Recall[14][15] Yes Yes 70.0% – 30.0%
Schwarzenegger 62.2% – 17.8%
2004 President[16] Bush 56.9% – 41.6%
Senator[17] Jones 48.6% – 45.5%
2006 Governor[18] Schwarzenegger 68.9% – 26.3%
Senator[19] Feinstein 47.9% – 47.1%
2008 President[20] McCain 49.8% – 48.0%
2010 Governor[21] Whitman 55.8% – 38.8%
Senator[22] Fiorina 56.4% – 38.4%
2012 President[23] Obama 61.4% – 36.2%
Senator[24] Feinstein 63.0% – 37.0%
2014 Governor[25] Brown 59.5% – 40.5%
2016 President[26] Clinton 66.3% – 27.9%
Senator[27] Sanchez 58.7% – 41.3%
2018 Governor[28] Newsom 63.8% – 36.2%
Lieutenant Governor[29] Hernandez 52.8% – 47.2%
Secretary of State[29] Padilla 67.1% – 32.9%
Controller[29] Yee 67.0% – 33.0%
Treasurer[29] Ma 65.9% – 34.1%
Attorney General[29] Becerra 66.2% – 33.8%
Insurance Commissioner[29] Lara 59.9% – 40.1%
Board of Equalization, 4th District[29] Schaefer 63.4% – 36.6%
Senator[30] Feinstein 52.8% – 47.2%
2020 President[31] Biden 64.3% – 33.5%
2021 Recall[32] No No 64.3% – 35.7%
2022 Governor[33] Newsom 59.6% - 40.4%
Senator[34] Padilla 60.6% - 39.4%
Senator (Special)[35] Padilla 60.4% – 39.6%

Composition

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# 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 is entirely within western Orange County.

Orange County is split between this district, the 40th district, the 45th district, and the 47th district. The 46th and 40th are partitioned by E La Palma Ave, E Jackson Ave, E Frontera St, Santa Ana River, Riverside Freeway, Costa Mesa Freeway, N Tustin St, E Meats Ave, N Orange Olive Rd, Garden Grove Freeway, 16909 Donwest-16791 E Main St, E Chestnut Ave, 16282 E Main St-717 S Lyon St, E McFadden Ave, Warner Ave, and Red Hill Ave.

The 46th, 45th, and 47th are partitioned by Red Hill Ave, E Alton Parkway, Costa Mesa Freeway, Sunflower Ave, Harbor Blvd, MacArthur Blvd, Santa Ana River, W Lehnhardt Ave, Gloxinia Ave, Lilac Way, Edinger Ave, Pebble Ct, 10744 W Lehnhardt Ave-10726 Kedge Ave, 724 S Sail St-5641 W Barbette Ave-407 S Starboard St, Starboard St/S Cooper St, Taft St, Hazard Ave, N Euclid St, Westminster Ave, Clinton St, 14300 Clinton St-1001 Mar Les Dr, Mar Les Dr, 2729 Huckleberry Rd, N Fairview St, Fairview St, 13462 Garden Grove Blvd-13252 Marty Ln, Townley St/Siemon Ave, W Garden Grove Blvd, S Lewis St, W Chapman Ave, E Simmons Ave, S Haster St, Ascot Dr, W Orangewood Ave, S 9th St, 2209 S Waverly Dr-11751 S Waverly Dr, Euclid St, Haven Ln, W Dudley Ave, S Euclid St, Katella Ave, Dale St, Rancho Alamitos High School, Orangewood Ave, Barber City Channel, Arrowhead St, Del Rey Dr, Westcliff Dr, Lampson Ave, Fern St, Garden Glove Blvd, Union Pacific Railroad, 7772 W Chapman Ave-Bently Ave, Highway 39, Western Ave, Stanton Storm Channel, Knott Ave, 6970 Via Kannela-6555 Katella Ave, Cerritos Ave, 10490 Carlotta Ave-Ball Rd, John Beat Park, S Knott Ave, Solano Dr, Monterra Way, Campesina Dr, Holder Elementary School, W Orange Ave, 6698 Via Riverside Way-Orangeview Junior High School, W Lincoln Ave, 195 N Western Ave-298 N Western Ave, 3181 W Coolidge Ave-405 N Dale St, W Crescent Ave, N La Reina St, W La Palma Ave, Boisseranc Park, I-5 HOV Lane, Orangethorpe Ave, Fullerton Creek, Whitaker St, Commonwealth Ave, Los Angeles County Metro, W Malvern Ave, W Chapman Ave, E Chapman Ave, S Placentia Ave, Kimberly Ave, E Orangethorpe Ave, and 2500 E Terrace St-Highway 57.

The 46th district takes in the cities of Santa Ana, Stanton, most of Anaheim, southern Fullerton, and western Orange.

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

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List of members representing the district

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

Bob Dornan
(Garden Grove)[36] 		Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1997 		103rd
104th 		Redistricted from the 38th district and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Lost re-election. 		1993–2003
Orange (Garden Grove, Santa Ana)

Loretta Sanchez
(Anaheim)[36] 		Democratic January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2003 		105th
106th
107th 		Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the 47th district.

Dana Rohrabacher
(Costa Mesa)[37] 		Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2013 		108th
109th
110th
111th
112th 		Redistricted from the 45th 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 48th district. 		2003–2013

Los Angeles (Long Beach, Palos Verdes), Orange (Huntington Beach)

Loretta Sanchez
(Santa Ana)[38] 		Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2017 		113th
114th 		Redistricted from the 47th district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator. 		2013–2023

Orange County (Anaheim and Santa Ana)

Lou Correa
(Santa Ana)[39] 		Democratic January 3, 2017 –
present 		115th
116th
117th
118th 		Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2023–present

Orange County (Anaheim and Santa Ana)

Election results

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1992

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1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Dornan (Incumbent) 55,659 50.2
Democratic Robert John Banuelos 45,435 41.0
Libertarian Richard G. Newhouse 9,712 8.8
Total votes 110,806 100.0
Republican hold

1994

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1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Dornan (Incumbent) 50,616 57.1
Democratic Michael P. "Mike" Farber 33,004 37.2
Libertarian Richard G. Newhouse 5,077 5.7
Total votes 88,697 100.0
Republican hold

1996

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1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Loretta Sanchez 47,964 46.9
Republican Bob Dornan (Incumbent) 46,980 45.9
Reform Lawrence Stafford 3,235 3.1
Libertarian Thomas Reimer 2,333 2.2
Natural Law J. Aguirre 1,972 1.9
Total votes 102,484 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

1998

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1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Loretta Sanchez (Incumbent) 47,964 56.4
Republican Bob Dornan 33,388 39.3
Libertarian Thomas E. Reimer 2,316 2.7
Natural Law Larry G. Engwall 1,334 1.6
Total votes 85,002 100.0
Democratic hold

2000

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2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Loretta Sanchez (Incumbent) 70,381 60.3
Republican Gloria Matta Tuchman 40,928 35.0
Libertarian Richard B. Boddie 3,159 2.7
Natural Law Larry Engwall 2,440 2.0
Total votes 116,908 100.0
Democratic hold

2002

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2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent) 108,807 61.8
Democratic Gerrie Schipske 60,890 34.6
Libertarian Keith Gann 6,488 3.6
Independent Thomas Lash (write-in) 80 0.0
Total votes 176,165 100.0
Republican hold

2004

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2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California[46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent) 171,318 62.0
Democratic Jim Brandt 90,129 32.5
Green Tom Lash 10,238 3.7
Total votes 271,685 100.0
Republican hold

2006

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2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent) 116,176 59.6
Democratic Jim Brandt 71,573 36.7
Libertarian Dennis Chang 7,303 3.7
Total votes 195,052 100.0
Republican hold

2008

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2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California[48]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent) 149,818 52.5
Democratic Debbie Cook 122,891 43.1
Green Thomas Lash 8,257 2.9
Libertarian Ernst P. Gasteiger 4,311 1.5
Total votes 285,277 100.0
Republican hold

2010

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2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent) 139,822 62.2
Democratic Ken Arnold 84,940 37.8
Total votes 224,762 100.0
Republican hold

2012

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2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Loretta Sanchez (Incumbent) 95,694 63.9
Republican Jerry Hayden 54,121 36.1
Total votes 149,815 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California[51]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Loretta Sanchez (Incumbent) 49,738 59.7
Republican Adam Nick 33,577 40.3
Total votes 83,315 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lou Correa 115,248 70.0
Democratic Bao Nguyen 49,345 30.0
Total votes 164,593 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lou Correa (Incumbent) 102,278 69.1
Republican Russell Rene Lambert 45,638 30.9
Total votes 147,916 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

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2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California[54]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lou Correa (incumbent) 157,803 68.8
Republican James S. Waters 71,716 31.2
Total votes 229,519 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

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2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California[55]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lou Correa (incumbent) 78,041 61.8
Republican Christopher Gonzales 48,257 38.2
Total votes 126,298 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

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2003-13

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The 2003–2013 iteration of the district was commonly considered[56] to be typical of gerrymandering. It covered some or all of the following cities in Orange County: Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, and Westminster. In Los Angeles County, the district covered Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Palos Verdes Estates part of Long Beach, and a very small portion of the San Pedro neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, and Santa Catalina Island, on which Avalon was the only city. The district also included the whole of the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

2013-23

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Due to redistricting after the 2010 United States census, the district moved East to parts of Orange County such as Anaheim and Santa Ana.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "My Congressional District".
  2. ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Statement of Vote (1992 President)
  5. ^ a b 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)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.
  10. ^ "Statement of Vote (1998 Senate)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.
  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 Senate)
  25. ^ Statement of Vote (2014 Governor)
  26. ^ Statement of Vote (2016 President)
  27. ^ Statement of Vote (2016 Senate)
  28. ^ Statement of Vote (2018 Governor)
  29. ^ a b c d e f g Orange County Elections
  30. ^ Statement of Vote (2018 Senator)
  31. ^ "Statement of Votes" (PDF). OCVote. Orange County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  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. ^ "2nd Revised Edition Congressional Pictorial Directory: 112th Congress" (PDF). July 25, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  38. ^ "Nominations" (PDF). clerk.house.gov.
  39. ^ Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H154; p:225-7000, DC 20515-6601. "J. Luis Correa (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)
  40. ^ 1992 election results
  41. ^ 1994 election results
  42. ^ 1996 election results
  43. ^ 1998 election results
  44. ^ 2000 election results
  45. ^ 2002 election results
  46. ^ 2004 election results
  47. ^ 2006 election results
  48. ^ 2008 election results
  49. ^ 2010 election results
  50. ^ 2012 election results
  51. ^ 2014 election results
  52. ^ 2016 election results
  53. ^ 2018 election results
  54. ^ 2020 election results
  55. ^ 2022 election results
  56. ^ Patrick McGreevy (December 19, 2010). "New redistricting panel takes aim at bizarre political boundaries". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
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33°43′N 118°02′W / 33.72°N 118.04°W / 33.72; -118.04

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