California's 46th congressional district

California's 46th congressional district
California's 46th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries from January 3, 2023
Representative	Lou Correa ; D–Santa Ana
Population (2023)	746,079
Median household; income	$81,916
Ethnicity	65.2% Hispanic ; 15.4% Asian ; 14.8% White ; 1.9% Two or more races ; 1.8% Black ; 0.9% other;
Cook PVI	D+15

Last updated January 28, 2025

California's 46th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California.

It has been represented by Democrat Lou Correa since 2017, when he succeeded Loretta Sanchez, who retired to run for the U.S. Senate. The district is based in Orange County and includes the communities of Anaheim, Santa Ana, and Stanton, as well as parts of Orange and Fullerton. It is both the most Democratic-leaning and most Latino congressional district in Orange County.

The congressional district contains the theme park Disneyland and Angel Stadium.

From 2003 to 2013 the district covered part of Los Angeles County and Orange County. It included Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa and Rancho Palos Verdes.

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
2008	President	Obama 60% - 40%
2012	President	Obama 64% - 36%
2016	President	Clinton 67% - 27%
2018	Governor	Newsom 65% - 35%
2018	Attorney General	Becerra 67% - 33%
2020	President	Biden 64% - 34%
2022	Senate (Reg.)	Padilla 61% - 39%
	Governor	Newsom 60% - 40%
	Lt. Governor	Kounalakis 60% - 40%
	Secretary of State	Weber 60% - 40%
	Attorney General	Bonta 59% - 41%
	Treasurer	Ma 57% - 43%
	Controller	Cohen 58% - 42%
2024	President	Harris 57% - 40%
2024	Senate (Reg.)	Schiff 59% - 41%

Composition

#	County	Seat	Population
59	Orange	Santa Ana	3,135,755

As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 38th congressional district is located in Southern California. It is entirely within western Orange County.

Orange County is split between this district, the 40th district, the 45th district, and the 47th district. The 46th and 40th are partitioned by E La Palma Ave, E Jackson Ave, E Frontera St, Santa Ana River, Riverside Freeway, Costa Mesa Freeway, N Tustin St, E Meats Ave, N Orange Olive Rd, Garden Grove Freeway, 16909 Donwest-16791 E Main St, E Chestnut Ave, 16282 E Main St-717 S Lyon St, E McFadden Ave, Warner Ave, and Red Hill Ave.

The 46th, 45th, and 47th are partitioned by Red Hill Ave, E Alton Parkway, Costa Mesa Freeway, Sunflower Ave, Harbor Blvd, MacArthur Blvd, Santa Ana River, W Lehnhardt Ave, Gloxinia Ave, Lilac Way, Edinger Ave, Pebble Ct, 10744 W Lehnhardt Ave-10726 Kedge Ave, 724 S Sail St-5641 W Barbette Ave-407 S Starboard St, Starboard St/S Cooper St, Taft St, Hazard Ave, N Euclid St, Westminster Ave, Clinton St, 14300 Clinton St-1001 Mar Les Dr, Mar Les Dr, 2729 Huckleberry Rd, N Fairview St, Fairview St, 13462 Garden Grove Blvd-13252 Marty Ln, Townley St/Siemon Ave, W Garden Grove Blvd, S Lewis St, W Chapman Ave, E Simmons Ave, S Haster St, Ascot Dr, W Orangewood Ave, S 9th St, 2209 S Waverly Dr-11751 S Waverly Dr, Euclid St, Haven Ln, W Dudley Ave, S Euclid St, Katella Ave, Dale St, Rancho Alamitos High School, Orangewood Ave, Barber City Channel, Arrowhead St, Del Rey Dr, Westcliff Dr, Lampson Ave, Fern St, Garden Glove Blvd, Union Pacific Railroad, 7772 W Chapman Ave-Bently Ave, Highway 39, Western Ave, Stanton Storm Channel, Knott Ave, 6970 Via Kannela-6555 Katella Ave, Cerritos Ave, 10490 Carlotta Ave-Ball Rd, John Beat Park, S Knott Ave, Solano Dr, Monterra Way, Campesina Dr, Holder Elementary School, W Orange Ave, 6698 Via Riverside Way-Orangeview Junior High School, W Lincoln Ave, 195 N Western Ave-298 N Western Ave, 3181 W Coolidge Ave-405 N Dale St, W Crescent Ave, N La Reina St, W La Palma Ave, Boisseranc Park, I-5 HOV Lane, Orangethorpe Ave, Fullerton Creek, Whitaker St, Commonwealth Ave, Los Angeles County Metro, W Malvern Ave, W Chapman Ave, E Chapman Ave, S Placentia Ave, Kimberly Ave, E Orangethorpe Ave, and 2500 E Terrace St-Highway 57.

The 46th district takes in the cities of Santa Ana, Stanton, most of Anaheim, southern Fullerton, and western Orange.

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

Anaheim - 346,824
Santa Ana - 306,457
Fullerton - 143,617
Orange - 139,911
Stanton - 37,962

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Dates	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	Counties
District created January 3, 1993
Bob Dornan (Garden Grove)^[8]	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997	103rd 104th	Redistricted from the 38th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Lost re-election.	1993–2003 Orange (Garden Grove, Santa Ana)
Loretta Sanchez (Anaheim)^[8]	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003	105th 106th 107th	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 47th district .	1993–2003 Orange (Garden Grove, Santa Ana)
Dana Rohrabacher (Costa Mesa)^[9]	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Redistricted from the 45th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 48th district .	2003–2013 Los Angeles (Long Beach, Palos Verdes), Orange (Huntington Beach)
Loretta Sanchez (Santa Ana)^[10]	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017	113th 114th	Redistricted from the 47th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.	2013–2023 Orange County (Anaheim and Santa Ana)
Lou Correa (Santa Ana)^[11]	Democratic	January 3, 2017 – present	115th 116th 117th 118th 119th	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2013–2023 Orange County (Anaheim and Santa Ana)
Lou Correa (Santa Ana)^[11]	Democratic	January 3, 2017 – present	115th 116th 117th 118th 119th		2023–present Orange County (Anaheim and Santa Ana)

Election results

1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California ^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Dornan (Incumbent)	55,659	50.2
	Democratic	Robert John Banuelos	45,435	41.0
	Libertarian	Richard G. Newhouse	9,712	8.8
Total votes			110,806	100.0
	Republican hold

1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California ^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Dornan (Incumbent)	50,616	57.1
	Democratic	Michael P. "Mike" Farber	33,004	37.2
	Libertarian	Richard G. Newhouse	5,077	5.7
Total votes			88,697	100.0
	Republican hold

1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California ^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Loretta Sanchez	47,964	46.9
	Republican	Bob Dornan (Incumbent)	46,980	45.9
	Reform	Lawrence Stafford	3,235	3.1
	Libertarian	Thomas Reimer	2,333	2.2
	Natural Law	J. Aguirre	1,972	1.9
Total votes			102,484	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

1998

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California ^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Loretta Sanchez (Incumbent)	47,964	56.4
	Republican	Bob Dornan	33,388	39.3
	Libertarian	Thomas E. Reimer	2,316	2.7
	Natural Law	Larry G. Engwall	1,334	1.6
Total votes			85,002	100.0
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California ^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Loretta Sanchez (Incumbent)	70,381	60.3
	Republican	Gloria Matta Tuchman	40,928	35.0
	Libertarian	Richard B. Boddie	3,159	2.7
	Natural Law	Larry Engwall	2,440	2.0
Total votes			116,908	100.0
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California ^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent)	108,807	61.8
	Democratic	Gerrie Schipske	60,890	34.6
	Libertarian	Keith Gann	6,488	3.6
	Independent	Thomas Lash (write-in)	80	0.0
Total votes			176,165	100.0
	Republican hold

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California ^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent)	171,318	62.0
	Democratic	Jim Brandt	90,129	32.5
	Green	Tom Lash	10,238	3.7
Total votes			271,685	100.0
	Republican hold

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California ^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent)	116,176	59.6
	Democratic	Jim Brandt	71,573	36.7
	Libertarian	Dennis Chang	7,303	3.7
Total votes			195,052	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California ^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent)	149,818	52.5
	Democratic	Debbie Cook	122,891	43.1
	Green	Thomas Lash	8,257	2.9
	Libertarian	Ernst P. Gasteiger	4,311	1.5
Total votes			285,277	100.0
	Republican hold

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California ^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dana Rohrabacher (Incumbent)	139,822	62.2
	Democratic	Ken Arnold	84,940	37.8
Total votes			224,762	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California ^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Loretta Sanchez (Incumbent)	95,694	63.9
	Republican	Jerry Hayden	54,121	36.1
Total votes			149,815	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California ^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Loretta Sanchez (Incumbent)	49,738	59.7
	Republican	Adam Nick	33,577	40.3
Total votes			83,315	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California ^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lou Correa	115,248	70.0
	Democratic	Bao Nguyen	49,345	30.0
Total votes			164,593	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California ^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lou Correa (Incumbent)	102,278	69.1
	Republican	Russell Rene Lambert	45,638	30.9
Total votes			147,916	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California ^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lou Correa (incumbent)	157,803	68.8
	Republican	James S. Waters	71,716	31.2
Total votes			229,519	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California ^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lou Correa (incumbent)	78,041	61.8
	Republican	Christopher Gonzales	48,257	38.2
Total votes			126,298	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

2003-13

The 2003–2013 iteration of the district was commonly considered^[28] to be typical of gerrymandering. It covered some or all of the following cities in Orange County: Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, and Westminster. In Los Angeles County, the district covered Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Palos Verdes Estates part of Long Beach, and a very small portion of the San Pedro neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, and Santa Catalina Island, on which Avalon was the only city. The district also included the whole of the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

2013-23

Due to redistricting after the 2010 United States census, the district moved East to parts of Orange County such as Anaheim and Santa Ana.

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References

↑ "My Congressional District".
↑ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
↑ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
↑ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::fc9d2d06-7c7f-451c-92cb-122127a79c29
↑ "Complete Supplement to the Statement of Vote" (PDF). November 8, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
↑ California 2022-11-08 results by district (@elium2) (Report).
↑ "Statement of Votes" (PDF). November 5, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 19, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
1 2 "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774–2005" (PDF). govinfo.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
↑ "2nd Revised Edition Congressional Pictorial Directory: 112th Congress" (PDF). July 25, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
↑ "Nominations" (PDF). clerk.house.gov.
↑ Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H154; p:225-7000, DC 20515-6601. "J. Luis Correa (California (CA)), 118th Congress Profile". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved January 18, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ 1992 election results
↑ 1994 election results
↑ 1996 election results
↑ 1998 election results
↑ 2000 election results
↑ 2002 election results
↑ 2004 election results
↑ 2006 election results
↑ 2008 election results
↑ 2010 election results
↑ 2012 election results
↑ 2014 election results
↑ 2016 election results
↑ 2018 election results
↑ 2020 election results
↑ 2022 election results
↑ Patrick McGreevy (December 19, 2010). "New redistricting panel takes aim at bizarre political boundaries". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 23, 2010.

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[1] "My Congressional District".

[2] Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 21, 2024.

[Cook-3] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[4] ttps://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::fc9d2d06-7c7f-451c-92cb-122127a79c29

[5] "Complete Supplement to the Statement of Vote" (PDF). November 8, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

[6] California 2022-11-08 results by district (@elium2) (Report).

[7] "Statement of Votes" (PDF). November 5, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 19, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

[auto-8] 1 2 "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774–2005" (PDF). govinfo.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

[9] "2nd Revised Edition Congressional Pictorial Directory: 112th Congress" (PDF). July 25, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2024.

[10] "Nominations" (PDF). clerk.house.gov.

[11] Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H154; p:225-7000, DC 20515-6601. "J. Luis Correa (California (CA)), 118th Congress Profile". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved January 18, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[12] 1992 election results

[13] 1994 election results

[14] 1996 election results

[15] 1998 election results

[16] 2000 election results

[17] 2002 election results

[18] 2004 election results

[19] 2006 election results

[20] 2008 election results

[21] 2010 election results

[22] 2012 election results

[23] 2014 election results

[24] 2016 election results

[25] 2018 election results

[26] 2020 election results

[27] 2022 election results

[LA_Times-28] Patrick McGreevy (December 19, 2010). "New redistricting panel takes aim at bizarre political boundaries". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 23, 2010.

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