California 47th Congressional District (CA) — Elections 1876–2024

California 47th Congressional District, California: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 697,7722024 5-year
Median household income: $116,2892024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 42.7%2024 5-year
Black: 1.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 34.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+39 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+60 in 1928MIT Election Lab

MIN, DaveCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: PORTER, Katie (2023–2025), LOWENTHAL, Alan (2021–2023), LOWENTHAL, Alan (2019–2021), LOWENTHAL, Alan (2017–2019)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+2.7%	152,463	144,327	306,655
2020	D	+9.0%	179,414	149,106	335,486
2016	D	+8.6%	134,440	111,780	263,943
2012	R	−6.2%	112,946	128,351	247,444
2008	R	−2.6%	121,127	127,630	254,282
2004	R	−20.7%	92,404	141,465	237,027
2000	R	−15.4%	86,360	119,307	213,995
1996	R	−13.8%	72,180	98,460	190,560
1992	R	−12.3%	67,650	94,029	214,358
1988	R	−36.7%	59,293	129,210	190,721
1984	R	−50.4%	45,464	139,962	187,364
1980	R	−45.3%	38,947	116,772	171,965
1976	R	−26.8%	51,189	90,066	144,904
1972	R	−41.3%	38,979	98,807	144,732
1968	R	−33.3%	32,812	69,408	109,919
1964	R	−11.9%	38,911	49,415	88,420
1960	R	−21.9%	24,687	38,547	63,389
1956	R	−34.5%	12,099	25,019	37,443
1952	R	−40.6%	7,170	17,092	24,444
1948	R	−24.5%	6,396	10,709	17,592
1944	R	−14.4%	6,314	8,462	14,867
1940	R	−12.1%	6,223	7,950	14,326
1936	D	+11.7%	6,576	5,178	11,957
1932	D	+2.5%	5,253	4,986	10,861
1928	R	−59.6%	1,678	6,738	8,492
1924	R	−58.7%	565	4,389	6,517
1920	R	−52.0%	772	2,821	3,944
1916	R	−22.0%	1,427	2,338	4,132
1912	O	+38.6%	971	0	2,517
1908	R	−22.1%	421	715	1,331
1904	R	−36.4%	228	587	987
1900	R	−9.0%	392	475	927
1896	R	−5.9%	377	426	834
1892	R	−5.3%	220	254	639
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	58.9%	41.1%	15,348,846
2022	D	61.1%	38.9%	10,843,650
2018	D	100.0%	0.0%	11,113,364
2016	D	100.0%	0.0%	12,244,170
2012	D	62.5%	37.5%	12,578,511
2010	D	52.2%	42.2%	10,000,160
2006	D	59.4%	35.0%	8,541,476
2004	D	57.7%	37.8%	12,053,295
2000	D	55.8%	36.6%	10,623,608
1998	D	53.1%	43.0%	8,311,905
1994	D	46.7%	44.8%	8,514,089
1992	D	47.9%	43.0%	10,799,703
1988	R	44.0%	52.8%	9,743,598
1986	D	49.3%	47.9%	7,398,462
1982	R	44.8%	51.5%	7,805,450
1980	D	56.5%	37.1%	8,324,012
1976	R	46.9%	50.2%	7,470,586

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

7.5%

English

7.3%

Irish

6.0%

American

4.5%

Italian

3.6%

French

1.4%

Polish

1.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 39.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.3%

2.1%

75–84

2.6%

4.4%

65–74

4.9%

6.5%

55–64

6.6%

45–54

6.8%

6.7%

35–44

6.6%

7.2%

25–34

7.0%

4.5%

18–24

4.4%

8.1%

5–17

7.7%

2.7%

2.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$116,289

Congressional District 47 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 47$116,289

California$99,122

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.5%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.7%

Working age (18–64)8.9%

Seniors (65+)12.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

53.6%

speak English only

Spanish24.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander15.8%

Other Indo-European4.9%

Other languages1.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

30.5%

Other Christian

9.8%

Baptist

2.8%

Non-Christian

2.5%

Mainline Protestant

1.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.6%

Methodist

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The Democratic margin in California 47th Congressional District has rarely exceeded thirty-nine points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by three points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 43% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $116,289 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 47, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 47, California voted Democratic by 2.7 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 306,655 votes cast, 152,463 went Democratic and 144,327 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 47, California's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 47, California as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 47, California last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 47, California voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 47, California?

Congressional District 47, California has a population of 697,772 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 47, California?

Median household income in Congressional District 47, California is $116,289 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.

What is the political history of Congressional District 47, California?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 47, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

California 47th Congressional District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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