Summary Description of California's 2001 Congressional Districts
The maps below show districts for California's Congressional delegation. Because of population gains from the 2000 census, the state gained one seat in the House of Representatives, increasing the delegation from 52 to 53 members.
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Please Note: Registration data is from the 15-Day Close Report for the November 2, 2010 General Election and racial percentages are from the 2007-2009 ACS 3-Year Estimates.
District 1 (46.22% D - 26.02% R - 21.25% DCL) - Mike
Thompson - MAP
The rural coastal counties of northern California: Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino,
Lake, Napa, and Yolo Counties. It also includes the eastern portion of Sonoma
County containing the communities of Cloverdale, Healdsburg, Sonoma, and Windsor.
This district is 1.7% African American, 5.3% Asian, 22.3% Latino.
District 2 (32.46% D - 43.14% R - 18.67% DCL) - Wally
Herger - MAP
The rural mountainous and agricultural counties of the northern central California
comprise this district, including the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Shasta, Siskiyou,
Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, and Yuba. It also includes most of Butte County including
the communities of Biggs, Chico, Gridley, Paradise, Concow, Durham, and Magalia
and the northern portion of Yolo County including the communities of Esparto
and Woodland. This district is 1.2% African American, 4.4% Asian, 17.6% Latino.
District 3 (37.26% D - 40.69% R - 17.61% DCL) - Daniel
Lungren - MAP
District three is a rural district composed of Alpine, Amador, and Calaveras.
It also includes the communities of Citrus Heights, Folsom, Galt, Arden-Arcade,
Carmichael, Elk Grove, Fair Oaks, Foothill Farms, Gold River, Laguna, Laguna
West-La, La Riviera, North Highland, Rancho Cordova, Rancho Murieta, Rio Linda,
Vineyard, Wilton in Sacramento County, and a portion of Solano County encompassing
the community of Rio Vista. This district is 6.1% African American, 9.7% Asian,
14.6% Latino.
District 4 (30.14% D - 45.72% R - 19.09% DCL) - Tom
McClintock - MAP
The mountainous counties of the western slopes of Sierra Nevada mountain range
comprise this rural district located in the most northeastern corner of the
state. Traditionally, a republican stronghold it includes the Gold rush counties
of El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, and Sierra. It includes
the western Butte County communities of Oroville, Oroville East, Palermo, South
Oroville, and Thermalito. It also includes a small portion of Sacramento County
containing the community of Orangevale. This district is 1.8% African American,
4.0% Asian, 11.3% Latino.
District 5 (51.38% D - 25.86% R - 18.34% DCL) - Doris
Matsui - MAP
This completely urban district consists of the city of Sacramento, and is a
safe seat for Democrats. It also includes the other Sacramento County communities
of Arden-Arcade, Elk Grove, Florin, Foothill Farms, Laguna West-La, La Riviere,
North Highland, Parkway-South, Rancho-Cordova, and Rosemont. This district is
13.2% African American, 16.3% Asian, 25.6% Latino.
District 6 (53.49% D - 20.85% R - 20.76% DCL) - Lynn
Woolsey - MAP
This rural and suburban district includes all of Marin County and portions of
Sonoma County including the communities Bodega Bay, Boyes Hot springs, Cotati,
Eldridge, El Verano, Fetters Ho tsprings, Forestville, Glen Ellen, Graton, Guerneville,
Larkfield-Wikiup, Monte Rio, Occidental, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Roseland, Santa
Rosa, Sebastopol, and Temelec. This district is 2.1% African American, 4.8% Asian,
19.1% Latino.
District 7 (55.56% D - 20.41% R - 19.69% DCL) - George
Miller - MAP
This North and East Bay district is heavily Democratic. It includes portions
of Contra Costa and Solano counties that are on or near San Pablo Bay, the Carquinez
Strait and Suisun Bay. It includes the Contra Costa County communities of Clayton,
Concord, Hercules, Martinez, Pinole, Pittsburg, Richmond, San Pablo, Bay Point,
Bayview-Montal, Clyde, Crockett, East Richmond, El Sobrante, Mountain View,
Pacheco, Port Costa, Rodeo, Rollingwood, Tara Hills, and Vine Hill as well as the Solano
County communities of Benicia, Green Valley, Vacaville, and Vallejo. This district
is 14.0% African American, 14.7% Asian, 27.3% Latino.
District 8 (56.84% D - 8.91% R - 29.53% DCL) - Nancy
Pelosi - MAP
This urban district is heavily democratic and occupies nearly 75 percent of
San Francisco, with minorities accounting for 56 percent of the district's population.
The district encompasses San Francisco and is the only city-county incorporated
area in the state. This district is 7.% African American, 29.3% Asian, 15.6%
Latino.
District 9 (64.29% D - 9.38% R - 20.28% DCL) - Barbara
Lee - MAP
This heavily democratic East Bay district also boasts a high Green Party registration
(2.5 percent) and is comprised of the Alameda County communities of Albany,
Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, Piedmont, Ashland, Castro Valley, Cherryland,
and Fairview. It has a minority population of 64 percent, including 20.4% African American,
17% Asian, and 22.1% Latino.
District 10 (47.03% D - 28.63% R - 20.06% DCL) - John Garamendi - MAP
This new district was created by the heavy influx of population into the East
Bay, and most of those new folks are Republicans. The district covers the mostly
white (70 percent) neighborhoods on the eastern side of the East Bay Hills of
Contra Costa and Alameda counties. It includes the Alameda County community
of Livermore and the Contra Costa County communities of Alamo, Antioch, Bethel
Island, Concord, El Cerrito, Kensington, Lafayette, Moraga, Oakley, Orinda,
Pleasant Hill, Waldon, and Walnut Creek. It also includes communities along
the Sacramento River Delta in Sacramento and Solano Counties. This includes
the communities of Isleton and Walnut Grove in Sacramento County and Dixon,
Fairfield, Suison City, and Elmira in Solano County. There is traditionally
a high percentage of registered voters here when compared with other districts
in the state (54 percent). This district is 7.5% African American, 11.9% Asian,
19.7% Latino.
District 11 (38.99% D - 39.31% R - 17.62% DCL) - Jerry McNerney - MAP
This Republican leaning district includes the eastern parts of the high-growth
East Bay including the Alameda County communities of Dublin, Pleasanton, and Sunol
as well as the Contra Costa County communities of Brentwood, Danville, San Ramon, Blackhawk,
Byron, Diablo, and Discovery Bay. It contains nearly all of San Joaquin County
including the communities of Country Club, Escalon, Farmington, Garden Acres,
Lincoln Village, Linden, Lockeford, Lodi, Manteca, Morada, North Woodbird, Ripon,
South Woodbird, Stockton, and Tracy. It also includes a small portion of Santa
Clara County that is comprised mostly of the community of Morgan Hill. It is
65% Caucasian, 24.9% Latino, 4.7% African American, and 13.7% Asian.
District 12 (52.47% D - 18.17% R - 25.65% DCL) - Jackie Speier - MAP
On the San Francisco peninsula, this district includes the southwest corner
of San Francisco and northern San Mateo County, covering the cities of Brisbane,
Broadmoor, Burlingame, Colma, Daly City, El Granada, Emerald Lake, Foster City,
Highlands, Hillsborough, Millbrae, Montara, Moss Beach, Pacifica, Redwood City,
San Bruno, San Carlos, San Mateo, and South San Francisco. Firmly Democratic,
it has a 50% minority population, including 32.7% Asian, 16.5% Latino, and 2.2% African American.
District 13 (53.72% D - 17.1% R - 24.39% DCL) - Pete
Stark - MAP
This solidly Democratic East Bay district in southern Alameda County hugs the
San Francisco Bay's eastern shore and is a majority minority district with a
minority population of 60 percent. It includes the Alameda County cities of
Alameda, Castro Valley, Cherryland, Fremont, Hayward, Newark, Oakland, Pleasanton,
San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Sunol, and Union City. It is has a Caucasian population
of 29.4%, Asian population of 35%, 23.6% Latino, and 7.1% African American.
District 14 (47.62% D -23.25 % R - 24.69% DCL) - Anna
G. Eshoo - MAP
This South Bay district is composed of the communities in San Mateo, Santa Clara,
and Santa Cruz Counties. It includes the San Mateo County communities of Atherton,
Belmont, East Palo Alto, El Granada, Half Moon Bay, Menlo Park, North Fair Oaks,
Portola Valley, Redwood City, West Menlo Park, and Woodside. It includes the
Santa Clara County cities of Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Monte Sereno, Mountain
View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Saratoga, Sunnyvale, Loyola, and Stanford. It is
also comprised of the Santa Cruz County communities of Aptos Hills, Arnesti,
Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek, Corralitos, Felton, Interlaken, and Scottsdale.
It has a minority population of 42.6% composed of 3.0% African Americans, 20% Asian,
and 19.6% Latino.
District 15 (44.33% D - 24.11% R - 27.95% DCL) - Michael
M. Honda - MAP
This South Bay district holds the western third of Santa Clara County, encompassing
Milpitas, Santa Clara, Cupertino, Campbell, Fruitdale, Cambrian Park, Los Gatos,
Lexington Hills, down to Gilroy. This district has a heavy Asian population;
it is 2.3% African American, 34.8% Asian, 19.2% Latino.
District 16 (48.11% D - 23% R - 25.17% DCL) - Zoe
Lofgren - MAP
This urban district includes the eastern part of the City of San Jose and the
southern part of Santa Clara County. It is a heavily Latino district (39.1 percent),
but Latinos account for just 2 percent of registered voters. Similarly, Asians
account for 27.9 percent of the population, but account for fewer than 5 percent
of the registered voters. This district is 2.7% African American.
District 17 (54.51% D - 22.23% R - 16.76% DCL) - Sam
Farr - MAP
This central coast district runs along the coast from Monterey Bay through Big
Sur and nearly to San Simeon, including Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz
counties. The rural farming areas tend to be Democratic, while Salinas, Santa
Cruz, and the Monterey Peninsula vote Republican. The large Monterey County
district reaches from Santa Cruz south to Bradley. This district is 2.3% African American,
5% Asian, 48% Latino.
District 18 (49.68% D - 31.9% R - 14.35% DCL) - Dennis
Cardoza - MAP
Merced County with parts of Fresno, Madera, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin Counties.
Includes August, Garden Acres, Kennedy, Taft Mosswood, French Camp, Lathrop,
Grayson, Westley, Modesto, Empire, West Modesto, Shackelford, Riverdale Park,
Bret Harte, Ceres, Patterson, Hilmar-Irwin, Delhi, Livingston, Merced, Planada,
Le Grand, Dos Palos, South Dos Palos, Los Banos, and Biola. This district is
5.7% African American, 8.7% Asian, 51.1% Latino.
District 19 (37.06% D - 42.8% R - 14.65% DCL) - George
Radanovich - MAP
Reapportionment gave this formerly Democratic stronghold in the northern San
Joaquin Valley a decidedly Republican flavor thanks to the Supreme Court's desire
to carve a Latino district out of neighboring territory (CD 20). With three-quarters
of the district's population in Fresno County and the remainder divided among
Madera, Mariposa and Stanislaus counties, this district is 3.8% African American,
5.2% Asian, 34.8% Latino and 52.6% White.
District 20 (51.23% D - 31.12% R - 12.73% DCL) - Jim Costa - MAP
Kings County district with parts of Fresno, and Kern Counties reaching from
Fresno to Bakersfield. This district is prime land for agriculture and is home
to many vibrant crops and livestock. Consistently Democratic in House and White
House elections, this district is 6.1% African American, 5.8% Asian, 68.7% Latino.
District 21 (34.39% D - 46.4% R - 13.79% DCL) - Devin
Nunes - MAP
Basically, this district was what remained in southern San Joaquin Valley after
Court masters constructed the minority-dominant 20th District. The district
includes Kern County, minus Bakersfield, and surges north to include the remainder
of Tulare County. Solidly in the Republican camp, Whites make up 40% of the
district; Latinos 49%; African Americans 2.2 %, and Asians with 5.8%.
District 22 (30.49% D - 47.85% R - 16.87% DCL) - Kevin McCarthy - MAP
Right in the middle of the Central California coast is a district that is more
conservative than the rest of the state's coastal areas. Centered on San Luis
Obispo County, including most of Santa Barbara County, and a small northwest
portion of Los Angeles County, this area has almost always sent Republicans
to the state Legislature or to Congress. The exceptions have come when the area
is split, pushing half its population to the north or south, or pairing it with
equally conservative inland districts. The Supreme Court did not do that, making
this district safe for Republicans. This district is 6% African American,
3.4% Asian, 30% Latino.
District 23 (46.63% D - 27.46% R - 20.59% DCL) - Lois
Capps - MAP
Central Coast district encompassing parts of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara,
and Ventura Counties. Home to coastal communities such as Cambria, Morro Bay,
San Luis Obispo, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, and Oxnard. This
district is 1.9% African American, 5.5% Asian, 45.4% Latino.
District 24 (35.42% D - 41.6% R - 18.02% DCL) - Elton
Gallegly - MAP
Covering most of Ventura County and inland Santa Barbara County, this district
stretches from Orcutt, Lompoc and Solvang across to Santa Paula, San Buenaventura,
Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks. Portions of Los Padres National Forest and Channel
Islands National Park are found in this district. This district is 1.3% African American,
5.5% Asian, 27.8% Latino.
District 25 (36.89% D - 39.47% R - 18.47% DCL) - Howard
P. "Buck" McKeon - MAP
The northern part of Los Angeles County in the Antelope Valley (Palmdale, Lancaster
and Santa Clarita) is more akin politically to the Central Valley than to the
rest of the county to the south. This district includes all that area and dips
over to pick up Chatsworth and Northridge from the San Fernando Valley as well.
Indeed, this part of the county at times has tried to split off and form a new
county of its own. San Bernardino, Inyo, and Mono counties are also found in
this district. It's solidly Republican. This district is 9.5% African American,
5.2% Asian, 38.2% Latino.
District 26 (35.14% D - 40.23% R - 20.47% DCL) - David
Dreier - MAP
This district straddles the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County and western
San Bernardino County. Residents live at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains,
and much of the rest of the district's space falls within the Angeles National
Forest. Cities in this district include Wrightwood, Upland, Glendora, Monrovia,
Arcadia, Rancho Cucamonga, San Antonio Heights, Claremont, Montclair, San Dimas,
Walnut, Mayflower Village, and San Marino. This district is 4% African American,
18.1% Asian, 30% Latino.
District 27 (48.66% D - 25.37% R - 21.13% DCL) - Brad
Sherman - MAP
The suburbs north of downtown Los Angeles, including Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena,
and La Canada. The politics here are Republican even though nearly 40 percent
of the population is minority. The trouble is, most of the minority population
isn't registered and doesn't vote. Latinos, for example, make up 20 percent
of the population but fewer than 8 percent of the registered voters. This district
is 4.4% African American, 11.9% Asian, 41.5% Latino.
District 28 (56.32%D - 17.18%R - 21.82% DCL) - Howard
L. Berman - MAP
Los Angeles County district covering Los Angeles and San Fernando and the Pacoima,
Arleta, Panorama City, Van Nuys, and North Hollywood communities. This district
is 55.65% Hispanic, and is a reliable Democratic district in Presidential elections.
This district is 3.1% African American, 6.8% Asian, 57.6% Latino.
District 29 (45.37% D - 26.15% R - 24.16% DCL) - Adam
Schiff - MAP
The affluent communities of Los Angeles' westside, including Beverly Hills,
Santa Monica, Westwood and Hancock Park, have been collected into this solidly
Democratic district that has been dominated by liberal Jewish politicians. The
area's affluence has been magnified by the fact that much of the Hollywood community
also lives here. This district is 5% African American, 26.8% Asian, 24.7% Latino.
District 30 (50.57% D - 22.83% R - 22.08% DCL) - -Henry
Waxman - MAP
This major urban district includes downtown Los Angeles and extends up
to the city's northeastern boarder. Latinos make up 9.9 percent of the population, African Americans make up 3.2 percent, and
another 10 percent is Asian.
District 31 ( 59.21%D - 13.61%R - 22.46% DCL) - Xavier
Becera - MAP
A heavily Latino Los Angeles County district which encompasses Agoura Hills, Beverly Hills, Calabasas,
Hidden Hills, Malibu, Santa Monica, West Hollywood and Westlake Village, and
the communities of Pacific Palisades, Bel-Air, Century City, Westwood, Brentwood,
Topanga, Chatsworth, Woodland Hills, Beverlywood and West Los Angeles. This
district is 4% African American, 14.2% Asian, 69.1% Latino.
District 32 (51.19% D - 22.83% R - 21.86% DCL) -Judy Chu - MAP
Formerly Los Angeles' 31st congressional district, it is nestled within the
San Gabriel Valley and includes the cities of West Covina, Baldwin Park, and
El Monte. It is largely Latino at 64.9%, followed by 20.6 % Asian, and 2.1%
African American.
District 33 (65.5% D - 10.43% R - 19.78% DCL) - Diane
Watson - MAP
The state's third largest Democratic district with 68.5% registered Democrats,
it includes a portion of Los Angeles and Culver City in its entirety, all within
L.A. County. The minority population accounts for almost 75% of the population,
with 36.3% Latino, 26.4% African American, and 12.6% Asian.
District 34 (58.48% D - 17.83% R - 19.45% DCL) - Lucille
Roybal-Allard - MAP
With the largest Latino population within the California congressional delegation,
District 34 includes portions of Los Angeles, the cities of Downey and Huntington
Beach. The Latino population is an overwhelming 80.6%, trailed by 5.9% Asian,
and 4.1% African American. It is a safe democratic stronghold.
District 35 (66.39% D - 12.79% R - 16.79% DCL) - Maxine
Waters - MAP
The most Democratic congressional district in the state includes the cities
of Inglewood and Hawthorne as well as south-central Los Angeles. The district's
population is 29.4% African American, 52.9% Latino, and 5.7% Asian. The new district stretches
towards the beaches south and east of Hawthorne, diluting its Democratic base,
but not threatening Maxine Waters' incumbency.
District 36 (45.33% D - 27.57% R - 22.15% DCL) -
Jane Harman - MAP
This district runs along Santa Monica Bay from south of Santa Monica through
the Palos Verdes Peninsula and includes the cities of El Segundo, Manhattan
Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance and Lomita. The district has a large minority population, with 32.1% Latino, 4.3% African American, and 15.1%
Asian.
District 37 (60.29% D - 16.64% R - 18.55% DCL) - Laura Richardson - MAP
The fourth strongest Democratic district in the state, it includes parts of
Los Angeles as well as the cities of Compton, Carson and the downtown portion
of Long Beach. Formerly a Republican seat held by Steve Horn, it is over 60%
registered Democrat, with a large minority population of 82%, with the largest
ethnic group being that of Latinos, who make up 49% of the population. Asians make up 11.8% while African Americans make up 21.3%.
District 38 (55.9% D - 21.14% R - 19.12% DCL) - Grace
Napolitano - MAP
This district encompasses the ethnically mixed working class communities of
Pomona, Norwalk, Pico Rivera, and Montebello. Formerly CD 34, this district
remains substantially Latino at 75.6%, followed by 10.3% Asian, and 3.1% African American.
The district had gone Republican through the first half of the 1990s, but the
races all were competitive and registration favors Democrats enough to keep
it that way until the next redistricting.
District 39 (51.84% D - 25.46% R - 18.65% DCL) - Linda
Sanchez - MAP
One-third of this district's voters live in the Los Angeles County communities
of Cerritos, La Mirada, and Paramount. This district formerly had a small portion
within Orange County but was recently drawn to remain entirely within LA County,
thus providing a relatively safe Democratic seat. These LA voters are predominantly
Democratic with 52% registration compared to a 25% GOP contingent. The district
has a large minority population -- 65.9% Latino, 10.6% Asian, and 5.0% African American.
District 40 (33.39% D - 42.5% R - 19.83% DCL) - Edward
R. Royce - MAP
This Orange County District includes the communities of Orange, Fullerton, and
Buena Park. It is a relatively safe Republican seat with an closely split White
(40.6%) and minority population of 34.8% Latino, 19.2% Asian, and 2.7% African American.
This oddly shaped district carefully surrounds the city of Anaheim, avoiding
Anaheim Democrats to secure the GOP's incumbency.
District 41 (33.1% D - 44.4% R - 17.15% DCL) - Jerry
Lewis- MAP
A 29% minority district split between San Bernardino and Riverside counties.
Republicans outnumber Democrats here, thanks to conservative voters found in
Redlands, Colton, and San Jacinto, among others. More than 80% live within San
Bernardino County, a safe GOP county. Only 32.6% of the district is Latino,
which is overwhelmingly White (53.5%).
District 42 (30.05% D - 45.82% R -20.27% DCL) - Gary
Miller - MAP
A GOP district that includes the counties of San Bernardino, Orange, and Los
Angeles, and includes the cities of Mission Viejo, La Habra, Anaheim, and Yorba
Linda. It maintains only a 40% minority population, with 28.4% Latino, 18.3%
Asian, and 2.4% African American. CD 42 has experienced serious tension during the 1990s
as Republicans ousted liberal veteran Democrat George Brown Jr. with Republican
Gary Miller.
District 43 (49.07% D - 29.64% R - 17.43% DCL) - Joe
Baca - MAP
Found entirely within San Bernardino County, CD 43 contains the cities of Ontario,
Rialto, and Fontana. The majority of the population is made
up of Latinos (67.4%), trailed far behind by Asians (3.8%) and African Americans (10.4%).
This district swallowed up Ontario to provide incumbent Joe Baca a safe Democratic
seat.
District 44 (33.47% D - 43.36% R - 18.46% DCL) - Ken
Calvert - MAP
Including the Orange and Riverside counties of San Clemente, Riverside, and
Corona, the district is more than a third minority, with Latinos alone accounting
for 43.1%, followed by 5.6% African Americans, and 6.2% Asians. CD 44 has and will probably
remain a safe Republican seat for incumbent Ken Calvert.
District 45 (38.14% D - 41.39% R - 16.12% DCL) - Mary
Bono Mack - MAP
Within Riverside County and a historic GOP bastion that incorporates the communities
of Coachella, Moreno Valley, and Palm Springs, it is more than 42.6% white, and
has 43.9% Latino, 6.1% African American, and 4.5% Asian. Despite voting for Davis in '98,
CD 45 was drawn to provide a safe haven for Republican incumbent, Mary Bono.
District 46 (31.5% D - 43.21% R - 20.57% DCL) - Dana
Rohrabacher - MAP
A 75% non-minority district in Los Angeles and Orange Counties that is only
19.1% Latino, 18.2% Asian, and 1.4% African American. It includes the cities of Avalon, Costa
Mesa, Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, and the wealthier Rancho Palos Verdes and
Rolling Hills. This district was drawn to isolate Palos Verdes Republicans who
troubled the Democrats throughout the 1990s. It is a safe seat for the GOP.
District 47 (46.79% D - 30.85% R - 18.83% DCL) - Loretta
Sanchez - MAP
Interior Orange County is relatively safe Democratic territory. It includes
only portions of the cities of Santa Ana, Anaheim, and Garden Grove. It is home
to a growing Latino population (69.8%), which should make it a safe Democratic
seat, but maintains a Republican-leaning contingent that voted for Bill Jones
in '98 for Secretary of State. It also has a 14.8% Asian and a minuscule 1.2%
African American population.
District 48 (28.92% D - 44.15% R - 22.73% DCL) - John Campbell - MAP
Orange County district which includes Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Irvine, Laguna
Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, and Newport Beach.
It is a safe Republican district with a small minority population, including
16.6% Latino, 17.2% Asian, and 1.5% African American. Held by incumbent Chris Cox, CD 48
represents the state's strongest GOP seat.
District 49 (29.8% D - 44.96% R - 20.26% DCL) - Darrell
E. Issa - MAP
District 49 is primarily composed of the geographic area that was formerly District
48. Voters in this region have elected republicans as their representatives
for the past two decades. Republican Darrel Issa has represented this district
since his election in 2000. Prior to 2000, Ron Packard represented this area
for ten years as the representative for the 48th Congressional district. This
district is composed mostly of the San Diego County communities of Oceanside,
San Diego, Vista, Bonsall, Fallbrook, and Camp Pendleton, among others. The
district extends north into Riverside County to include the communities of Canyon
Lake, Lake Elsinore, Perris, Temecula, and Murrieta Hot Springs. CD 49 is 50.9%
White, followed by 35.9 % Latino, 4.1% African American, and 5.1% Asian.
District 50 (30.56% D - 41.05% R - 23.98% DCL) - Brian P. Bilbray - MAP
This San Diego County district includes the cities of Carlsbad, Escondido, Encinitas,
and Del Mar. Predominantly Republican, it has a minority population of only
40% (21.7% Latino, 12.8% Asian, and 1.7% African American).
District 51 (48.45% D - 25.94% R - 21.89% DCL) - Bob
Filner - MAP
This US-Mexico border district includes a very southern sliver of San Diego
County, including the cities of Chula Vista and National City, and the remainder
from Imperial County, running the width of California from the coast to Arizona.
Its diverse population includes a 61.1% Latino, 11.9% Asian, and 7.8% African American
contingent, forming a safe Democratic seat.
District 52 (30.91% D - 42.79% R - 21.53% DCL) - Duncan
Hunter - MAP
This desert San Diego County district encompasses most of eastern San Diego
County. With a small minority population of 4% African American, 7.8% Asian and 18.5% Latino,
it consolidates the GOP territory around increasingly Democratic areas. It includes
the communities of Borrego Springs, Pine Valley, San Diego Country Estates,
Ramona, Poway, Santee, Lakeside, Winter Gardens, Bostonia, Harbison Canyon,
Alpine, El Cajon Granite Hills, La Mesa, Rancho San Diego, Spring Valley, Jamul,
and parts of eastern San Diego.
District 53 (44.24% D - 25.05% R - 25.55% DCL) - Susan
A. Davis - MAP
This new California congressional district is held by Democrat Susan Davis,
elected in 2000 when the seat was created after the census reported a significant
population increase in the area. The district includes the communities of Imperial
Beach, Coronado, and Lemon Grove. It is home to 30.6% Latinos, 9% Asians,
and 6.3% African Americans.
