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California's 47th congressional district
From 2023 to 2027, starting with the 2022 elections From 2027, starting with the 2026 electionsInteractive map of district boundaries
Representative	Dave MinD–Irvine
Population (2024)	756,257
Median householdincome	$127,773[1]
Ethnicity	50.2% White 24.8% Asian 17.3% Hispanic 5.3% Two or more races 1.5% Black 0.6% other
Cook PVI	D+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 Dave Min.

Competitiveness

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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.

Recent election results from statewide races

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Year	Office	Results[3][4][5]
2008	President	Obama 51% - 49%
2010	Governor	Whitman 58% - 37%
	Lt. Governor	Maldonado 49% - 39%
	Secretary of State	Dunn 55% - 38%
	Attorney General	Cooley 61% - 31%
	Treasurer	Walters 52% - 40%
	Controller	Strickland 54% - 37%
2012	President	Romney 54% - 46%
2014	Governor	Kashkari 56% - 44%
2016	President	Clinton 51% - 43%
2018	Governor	Newsom 52% - 48%
	Attorney General	Becerra 53% - 47%
2020	President	Biden 54% - 43%
2022	Senate (Reg.)	Padilla 51% - 49%
	Governor	Dahle 50.3% - 49.7%
	Lt. Governor	Kounalakis 50.3% - 49.7%
	Secretary of State	Bernosky 50.05% - 49.95%
	Attorney General	Hochman 51% - 49%
	Treasurer	Guerrero 52% - 48%
	Controller	Chen 55% - 45%
2024	President	Harris 50% - 46%
	Senate (Reg.)	Garvey 50.2% - 49.8%
2025	Proposition 50	Yes 54% - 46%

Composition

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FIPS County Code[6]	County	Seat	Population
59	Orange	Santa Ana	3,135,755

Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 38th congressional district is located in Southern California, covering the South Coast Metro area of Orange County. It includes the cities of Costa Mesa, Irvine, Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach; and parts of Laguna Hills and Laguna Woods.

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.

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

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• Irvine - 307,670
• Huntington Beach - 198,711
• Costa Mesa - 111,918
• Newport Beach - 85,239
• Laguna Hills – 31,374
• Seal Beach - 25,242
• Laguna Beach - 23,032
• Laguna Woods – 17,192

List of members representing the district

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Member	Party	Dates	Congress(es)	Electoral history	Counties
District created January 3, 1993
Christopher Cox(Newport Beach)[7]	Republican	January 3, 1993 –January 3, 2003	103rd104th105th106th107th	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.	1993–2003South-Central Orange
Loretta Sanchez(Anaheim)[7]	Democratic	January 3, 2003 –January 3, 2013	108th109th110th111th112th	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.	2003–2013Central Orange (Anaheim, Garden Grove, Santa Ana)
Alan Lowenthal(Long Beach)[8]	Democratic	January 3, 2013 –January 3, 2023	113th114th115th116th117th	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.	2013–2023Orange and Los Angeles (Long Beach)
Katie Porter(Irvine)[9]	Democratic	January 3, 2023 –January 3, 2025	118th	Redistricted from the 45th district and re-elected in 2022.Retired to run for U.S. senator.	2023–present: Coastal Orange (Irvine, Laguna Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, and Seal Beach)
Dave Min(Irvine)	Democratic	January 3, 2025 –present	119th	Elected in 2024.

Election results

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1992

[edit] 1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California[10]

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

[edit] 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California[11]

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

[edit] 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California[12]

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

[edit] 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California[13]

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

[edit] 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California[14]

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

[edit] 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California[15]

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

[edit] 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California[16]

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

[edit] 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California[17]

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

[edit] 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California[18]

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

[edit] 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California[19]

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

[edit] 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California[20]

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

[edit] 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California[21]

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

[edit] 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California[22]

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

[edit] 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California[23]

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

[edit] 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California[24]

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

[edit] 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California[25]

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

2024

[edit] 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in California[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Dave Min	181,721	51.4
Republican	Scott Baugh	171,554	48.6
Total votes			353,275	100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

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2003-13

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

2013-23

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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.

In popular culture

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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.[27]

See also

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• List of United States congressional districts
• California's congressional districts

References

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1. ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
2. ^ "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
3. ^ "CA 2022 Congressional". davesredistricting.org. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
4. ^ "Supplement to Statement of Vote" (PDF). November 8, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
5. ^ "Supplement to Statement of Vote" (PDF). November 5, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
6. ^ "California FIPS Codes". National Weather Service. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
7. ^ a b "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774–2005" (PDF). govinfo.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
8. ^ Nominations clerk.house.gov
9. ^ 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)
10. ^ 1992 election results
11. ^ 1994 election results
12. ^ 1996 election results
13. ^ 1998 election results
14. ^ 2000 election results
15. ^ 2002 election results
16. ^ 2004 election results
17. ^ 2006 election results
18. ^ 2008 election results
19. ^ 2010 election results
20. ^ 2012 election results
21. ^ 2014 election results
22. ^ 2016 election results
23. ^ 2018 election results
24. ^ 2020 election results
25. ^ 2022 election results
26. ^ 2024 election results
27. ^ "Reel Life Blurs Reality in O.C." LA Times. January 19, 2003. Retrieved November 4, 2022.

External links

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• GovTrack.us: California's 47th congressional district
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
• California Voter Foundation map - CD47

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