California's 47th congressional district
California's 47th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California.
Following the 2020 United States [redistricting cycle|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
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.Composition
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
- 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
Election results
2006
2022
Historical district boundaries
2003-13
From 2003 through 2013, the district included many of Orange County's central suburbs, including Anaheim, Garden Grove and Santa Ana.
2013-23
Due to redistricting after the 2010 United States census, the district moved west to parts of Los Angeles County and included Catalina Island (California)|Catalina] and San Clemente islands. The district also retained parts of Orange County such as Garden Grove.