California's 47th congressional district is a

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in the

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. The district is centered in

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, extends into the western

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cities of Garden Grove,

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, Stanton,

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, Los Alamitos, and

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, the unincorporated community of Rossmoor, and includes Catalina Island. The district is represented by , who is planning to retire in 2022. Following 2020 redistricting, the district shifted to Orange County where it will contain Irvine, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach and Seal Beach.

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, Brian Burley,

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, Errol Webber, and Amy Phan West announced their intention to run for the seat.

Competitiveness

Although the district's

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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 , however nothing came of it.

In statewide races

Notes

Composition

As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 38th congressional district is located in Southern California. It covers the South Coast Metro area of

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County. 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. The 47th district takes in the cities of

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, Irvine,

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Huntington Beach Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California, located southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. The city is named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington. The population was 198,711 during the 2020 census, maki ...

Newport Beach Newport Beach is a coastal city in South Orange County, California. Newport Beach is known for swimming and sandy beaches. Newport Harbor once supported maritime industries however today, it is used mostly for recreation. Balboa Island, Newport ...

, and

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Cities & CDP with 10,000 or more

* Irvine - 307,670 *

- 198,711 *

- 111,918 *

- 85,239 *

- 25,242 *

- 23,032

List of members representing the district

Election results

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Historical district boundaries

From 2003 through 2013, the district included many of Orange County's central suburbs, including

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, Garden Grove and Santa Ana. Due to

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after the

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, the district has moved west to parts of

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and now includes

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and

San Clemente San Clemente (; Spanish for " St. Clement") is a city in Orange County, California. Located in the Orange Coast region of the South Coast of California, San Clemente's population was 64,293 in at the 2020 census. Situated roughly midway between ...

islands. The district also retains parts of

such as Garden Grove.

In popular culture

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.

References

External links

*GovTrack.us
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