U.S. House district for California
California's 43rd congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Population (2024) 719,690 Median household income $75,336[ 1] Ethnicity Cook PVI D+27[ 2]
California's 43rd congressional district is acongressional district in theU.S. state ofCalifornia that is currently represented byDemocrat Maxine Waters . The district is centered in the southern part ofLos Angeles County , and includes portions of the cities ofLos Angeles (includingLAX ) andTorrance . It includes the entirety of the cities ofHawthorne ,Lawndale ,Gardena ,Inglewood , andLomita .From 2003 until 2013, the 43rd district was based inSan Bernardino County . TheHispanic -majority district encompassed the southwestern part of the county, and includedSan Bernardino andRialto .
Recent election results from statewide races [ edit ] Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 43rd congressional district is located in theSouth Bay region ofLos Angeles County . This district includesLos Angeles International Airport ; the cities ofHawthorne ,Inglewood ,Lawndale ,Gardena ,Compton , northeastTorrance ; theLos Angeles neighborhood ofWatts ; and the census-designated placesLennox ,Del Aire ,Alondra Park ,West Athens ,Westmont ,West Rancho Dominguez ,Willowbrook , andEast Rancho Dominguez .
This district, the36th district ,37th district ,44th district , and the42nd district are all entirely within Los Angeles County. The 43rd and 36th are partitioned by W Florence Ave, Arbor Vitae St, Westchester Parkway, La Tijera Blvd, W 91st St, Cum Laude Ave, W 92nd St, Waterview St, Napoleon St, Vista Del Mar, W Imperial Highway, Aviation Blvd, Del Aire Park, E Sl Segundo Blvd, S Aviation Blvd, Marine Ave, Inglewood Ave, Highway 91, Redondo Beach Blvd, Hawthorne Blvd, and Sepulveda Blvd.
The 43rd, 37th and 42nd are partitioned by E 91st St, McKinley Ave, E 88th Pl, Avalon Blvd, E Manchester Ave, S Normandie Ave, W 94th Pl, S Halldale Ave, W Century Blvd, La Salle Ave/S Denker Ave, W 104th St, S Western Ave, W 108th St, S Gramercy Pl, S Van Ness Ave, W 76th St, 8th Ave, W 79th St, S Victoria Ave, W 74th St, West Blvd, W 64th St, S La Brea Ave, 6231 S La Brea Ave-Flight Ave, W 64th St, 6404 S Springpark Ave-W Fairview Blvd, W Centinela Ave, Ave, S Central Ave, Firestone Blvd-E 90 St, S Central Ave, E 103rd St, Success Ave, E 92nd St, E 91st, Croesus Ave, and E 97th St.
The 43rd and the 44th are partitioned by Alameda St, E 103rd St, Mona Blvd, E 107th Pl, E 108th St, S Alameda St, Highway 105, Mona Blvd, Santa Fe Ave, E Stockton Ave, N Bullis Rd, Palm Ave/E Killen Pl, N Thorson Ave, McMillan St, Waldorf Dr/N Castlegate Ave, S Gibson Ave, Wright Rd, E Rosecrans Ave, Highway 710, Somerset Blvd, Myrrh St, Hunsake Ave, Alondra Blvd, E Greenleaf Blvd, Main Campus Dr, S Susana Rd, Highway 91, Highway 47, Calle Anita, 2605 Homestead Pl-266 W Apras St, 255 W Victoria St-18300 S Wilmington Ave, W Victoria St, Central Ave, Lincoln Memorial Park, 2600 W Billings St-2973 W Caldwell St, Malloy Ave/S Clymar Ave, W Alondra Blvd, S Figueroa St, W 182nd St, Electric St, and S Western Ave.
Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people[ edit ] Los Angeles – 3,820,914Torrance – 147,067Inglewood – 107,762Compton – 95,740Hawthorne – 88,083Gardena – 61,027Westmont – 33,913Lawndale – 31,807West Rancho Dominguez – 24,347Willowbrook – 24,295Lennox – 20,323East Rancho Dominguez – 15,114Del Aire – 10,338 2,500 – 10,000 people[ edit ] List of members representing the district [ edit ] Member Party Dates Cong ress(es) Electoral history Counties District created January 3, 1973 Victor Veysey (Brawley ) Republican January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 93rd Redistricted from the38th district andre-elected in 1972 . Retired. 1973–1975 Imperial ,Riverside , InlandSan Diego Clair Burgener (Rancho Santa Fe ) Republican January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 94th 95th 96th 97th Redistricted from the42nd district andre-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 . Retired. 1975–1983 Imperial , SouthwesternRiverside ,San Diego Ron Packard (Carlsbad ) Republican January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd Elected as awrite-in candidate in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 . Redistricted to the48th district . 1983–1993 SouthernOrange , NorthwesternSan Diego Ken Calvert (Corona ) Republican January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th Elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 . Redistricted to the44th district .1993–2003 WesternRiverside .Joe Baca (Rialto ) Democratic January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th Redistricted from the42nd district andre-elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 . Redistricted to the35th district and lost. 2003–2013 San Bernardino (Fontana ,Ontario ,San Bernardino )Maxine Waters (Los Angeles ) Democratic January 3, 2013 – present 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th Redistricted from the35th district andre-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 .Re-elected in 2024 . 2013–2023 South Los Angeles (Hawthorne andInglewood )2023–present South Los Angeles (Hawthorne andInglewood )
California's 43rd congressional district, 2024[ 31] [ 32] Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Maxine Waters (incumbent)54,673 69.8 Republican Steve Williams 10,896 13.9 Republican David Knight 5,647 7.2 Democratic Chris Wiggins 4,999 6.4 Democratic Gregory Cheadle 2,075 2.7 Total votes 78,290 100.0 General election Democratic Maxine Waters (incumbent)160,080 75.1 Republican Steve Williams 53,152 24.9 Total votes 213,232 100.0 Democratic hold
Historical district boundaries [ edit ] From 2003 through 2013, the district consisted of many ofSan Bernardino's central suburbs, includingSan Bernardino ,Ontario andFontana . Due toredistricting after the2010 United States census , the district has moved south west into SouthLos Angeles and now includesHawthorne andInglewood .
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The at-large seats only existed from 1850 to 1865 and from 1883 to 1885. The 53rd district is obsolete. See also California's past and presentrepresentatives ,senators , anddelegations
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