California 47th Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | −6.1% |
| 2016 | +11.3% |
| 2020 | +16.1% |
| 2024 | +10.1% |
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
| Year | District | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47 | D | 51.4%181,721 | 48.6%171,554 | 353,275 |
| 2022 | 47 | D | 51.7%137,374 | 48.3%128,261 | 265,635 |
| 2020 | 47 | D | 63.3%197,028 | 36.7%114,371 | 311,399 |
| 2018 | 47 | D | 64.9%143,354 | 35.1%77,682 | 221,036 |
| 2016 | 47 | D | 63.7%154,759 | 36.3%88,109 | 242,868 |
| 2014 | 47 | D | 56.0%69,091 | 44.0%54,309 | 123,400 |
| 2012 | 47 | D | 56.6%130,093 | 43.4%99,919 | 230,012 |
| 2010 | 47 | D | 53.0%50,832 | 39.3%37,679 | 95,954 |
| 2008 | 47 | D | 69.5%85,878 | 25.4%31,432 | 123,584 |
| 2006 | 47 | D | 62.3%47,134 | 37.7%28,485 | 75,619 |
| 2004 | 47 | D | 60.4%65,684 | 39.6%43,099 | 108,783 |
| 2002 | 47 | D | 60.6%42,501 | 34.7%24,346 | 70,178 |
| 2000 | 47 | R | 30.1%83,186 | 65.6%181,365 | 276,401 |
| 1998 | 47 | R | 29.5%57,938 | 67.6%132,711 | 196,316 |
| 1996 | 47 | R | 28.9%70,362 | 65.7%160,078 | 243,777 |
| 1994 | 47 | R | 25.0%53,669 | 71.7%154,071 | 214,997 |
| 1992 | 47 | R | 30.3%76,924 | 64.9%165,004 | 254,257 |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 58.9%9,036,252 | 41.1%6,312,594 | 15,348,846 |
| 2022 | D | 61.1%6,621,621 | 38.9%4,222,029 | 10,843,650 |
| 2018 | D | 100.0%11,113,364 | 0.0%0 | 11,113,364 |
| 2016 | D | 100.0%12,244,170 | 0.0%0 | 12,244,170 |
| 2012 | D | 62.5%7,864,624 | 37.5%4,713,887 | 12,578,511 |
| 2010 | D | 52.2%5,218,441 | 42.2%4,217,366 | 10,000,093 |
| 2006 | D | 59.4%5,076,289 | 35.0%2,990,822 | 8,541,150 |
| 2004 | D | 57.7%6,955,728 | 37.8%4,555,922 | 12,053,242 |
| 2000 | D | 55.8%5,932,522 | 36.6%3,886,853 | 10,623,608 |
| 1998 | D | 53.1%4,410,056 | 43.0%3,575,078 | 8,311,905 |
| 1994 | D | 46.7%3,979,152 | 44.8%3,817,025 | 8,513,916 |
| 1992 | D | 47.9%5,173,467 | 43.0%4,644,182 | 10,799,436 |
| 1988 | R | 44.0%4,287,253 | 52.8%5,143,409 | 9,743,547 |
| 1986 | D | 49.3%3,646,672 | 47.9%3,541,804 | 7,398,462 |
| 1982 | R | 44.8%3,494,968 | 51.5%4,022,565 | 7,805,450 |
| 1980 | D | 56.5%4,704,098 | 37.1%3,091,671 | 8,324,012 |
| 1976 | R | 46.9%3,502,862 | 50.2%3,748,973 | 7,470,586 |
CA-47 stretches along the Orange County coast through cities like Huntington Beach and Irvine, where high educational attainment and a large Asian American population have accelerated a decade-long partisan realignment, producing a 21.9-point Democratic margin in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.1 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 6.1 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.1 points.
A population of 759,270, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $129,700 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 50 and Congressional District 11.
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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California 47th Congressional District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/cd/0647/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.