Orange County is a county located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Southern California,United States. As of the 2020 census,the population was 3,186,989,making it the third-most-populous county in California,the sixth-most-populous in the United States,and more populous than 19 American states and Washington,D.C. Although largely suburban,it is the second-most-densely-populated county in the state behind San Francisco County. The county's three most-populous cities are Anaheim,Santa Ana,and Irvine,each of which has a population exceeding 300,000. Santa Ana is also the county seat. Six cities in Orange County are on the Pacific coast:Seal Beach,Huntington Beach,Newport Beach,Laguna Beach,Dana Point,and San Clemente.
La Habra –archaic spelling of La Abra –is a city in the northwestern corner of Orange County,California,United States. In the 2010 census,the city had a population of 60,239.
Rancho Santa Margarita is a city in Orange County,California,United States. One of Orange County's youngest cities,Rancho Santa Margarita is a master-planned community. The population was 47,853 at the 2010 census,up from 47,214 at the 2000 census. Although it is named for Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores,which was in San Diego County,the city limits fall within the borders of Rancho Mission Viejo. At 20 characters long,it is the longest city name in California.
Stanton is a city in northern Orange County,California,United States,within the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The population was 37,962 at the 2020 United States Census. The city was incorporated in 1956 and operates under the council–manager form of government,providing a full range of municipal services. Stanton is bounded by Cypress on the west,Anaheim on the north,and east,and Garden Grove on the east and south.
Lawrence Alan Agran is an American lawyer and the current mayor of Irvine,California.
Irvine is a master-planned city in central Orange County,California,United States,in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on December 28,1971. The 66-square-mile (170 km2) city had a population of 307,670 at the 2020 census. As of 2023,it is the second most populous city in Orange County,fifth most in the Greater Los Angeles region,and 63rd most in the United States.
Michelle Eunjoo Steel is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 45th congressional district since 2023,previously representing the 48th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,she concurrently served as a member of House Minority Whip Steve Scalise's Whip Team for the 117th Congress. Steel ran for re-election to a third term in 2024,but she was defeated in the general election by Democratic challenger Derek Tran.
Miguel A. Pulido is an American politician and businessman who served as mayor of Santa Ana,California from 1994 to 2020.
Steven Seokho Choi is an American politician serving as a California State Senator,representing the 37th District since December 2,2024. A Republican from Orange County,California,he previously served three terms as a California State Assemblymember representing the 68th Assembly District from 2016 to 2022.
Sukhee Kang is an American Democratic Party politician from Orange County,California. From 2008 to 2012,Kang served as Mayor of Irvine,California,the first Korean American to serve as mayor of a major American city.
Donald P. Wagner is an American politician,currently serving as a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd district and chair. He previously served as mayor of Irvine,California and as a Republican member of the California State Assembly,representing the 68th district,which includes portions of Orange County. In 2019,Wagner won a seat as a nonpartisan representative on the Orange County Board of Supervisors,representing District 3.
Young Oak Kim is a South Korean-born American politician and businesswoman serving as the U.S. representative for California's 40th congressional district,previously representing the 39th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. Her district includes northern parts of Orange County. In the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections,Kim,Michelle Park Steel,and Marilyn Strickland became the first three Korean-American women elected to the United States Congress. Kim and Steel are also the first Korean-Americans elected to Congress from California since Jay Kim.
David Kunnghee Min is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party he serves as the state senator for California's 37th Senate district,which includes portions of Orange County. He was an assistant law professor at the University of California,Irvine School of Law before he was elected to the California State Senate.
The 2018 California's 39th congressional district election was held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,with a primary election being held on June 5,2018.
The 2020 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections was held on March 3,2020,as part of the primary election on March 3,2020. Two of the five seats of the Orange County,California Board of Supervisors were up for election.
Mayoral elections in Irvine,California,are held every two years.
Katrina Anne Foley is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors from the 5th district,assuming office as supervisor on March 26,2021. She is Chair of the Orange County Housing Finance Trust,and also serves on the boards of the Orange County Transportation Authority and Orange County Fire Authority.
The 2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections were held on June 7 and November 8,2022. Three of the five seats of the Orange County,California Board of Supervisors were up for election. This was the first set of elections held after the 2020 redistricting cycle. County elections in California are officially nonpartisan. A two-round system was used for the election,starting with the first round in June. Runoffs were held in all three districts,as no candidate managed to reach the 50% + 1 threshold.
Farrah N. Khan is an American politician who served as the 23rd mayor of Irvine,California from 2020 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party,Khan first served Irvine as a member of City Council before being elected mayor in 2020.
The 2024 California's 45th congressional district election was held on November 5,2024,to elect the United States representative for California's 45th congressional district,concurrently with elections for the other U.S. House districts in California and the rest of the country,as well as the 2024 U.S. Senate race in California,other elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The primary election was held on March 5,2024,concurrently with the Super Tuesday presidential primaries.
