| State: | California |
| District Number: | 34 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Jimmy Gomez |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Los Angeles |
| Population: | 754,617 |
| Population Year: | 2024 |
| Median Income: | $63,879[1] |
| Percent White: | 10.5 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 63.8 |
| Percent Black: | 4.4 |
| Percent Asian: | 19.6 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 1.2 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.5 |
| Cpvi: | D+28[2] |
California's 34th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. Located in Los Angeles County, the district is represented by Democrat Jimmy Gomez. Its previous U.S. representative, Democrat Xavier Becerra of Los Angeles, resigned January 24, 2017, to become attorney general of California. Representative Gomez won a special election on June 6, 2017, beating fellow Democrat Robert Lee Ahn to replace Becerra.[3] He was later sworn in as the district's U.S. representative on July 11, 2017.[4]
The district is almost entirely within the City of Los Angeles and includes the following neighborhoods in Central, East, and Northeast Los Angeles: Boyle Heights, Chinatown, City Terrace, Cypress Park, Downtown Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, El Sereno, Garvanza, Glassell Park, Highland Park, Koreatown, Little Bangladesh, Little Tokyo, Lincoln Heights, Montecito Heights, Monterey Hills, Mount Washington, and Westlake.
| Year | Office | Results[5] [6] [7] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | Obama 80%–19% |
| 2010 | Governor | Brown 78%–16% |
| Lt. Governor | Newsom 69%–20% | |
| Secretary of State | Bowen 75%–14% | |
| Attorney General | Harris 68%–23% | |
| Treasurer | Lockyer 77%–15% | |
| Controller | Chiang 74%–14% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 86%–14% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 84%–16% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 84%–10% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 85%–15% |
| Attorney General | Becerra 88%–12% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 81%–17% |
| 2022 | Senate (Reg.) | Padilla 83%–17% |
| Governor | Newsom 82%–18% | |
| Lt. Governor | Kounalakis 81%–19% | |
| Secretary of State | Weber 82%–18% | |
| Attorney General | Bonta 81%–19% | |
| Treasurer | Ma 80%–20% | |
| Controller | Cohen 77%–23% | |
| 2024 | President | Harris 73%–22% |
| Senate (Reg.) | Schiff 76%–24% |
Los Angeles County is split between this district, the 28th district, the 30th district, the 37th district, the 38th district, and the 42nd district. The 34th and 28th are partitioned by Colorado Blvd, Lantana Dr, Church St, Adelaide Pl, Highway 110, N Huntingdon Dr, S Winchester Ave, Valley Blvd, Laguna Channel, Highway 710, l-10 Express Ln, Rollins Dr, Floral Dr, E Colonia, Belvedere Park, Highway 60, S Atlantic Blvd, and Pomona Blvd.
The 34th, 37th and 30th are partitioned by S Alameda St, E 7th St, Harbor Freeway, Highway 10, S Normandie Ave, W Pico Blvd, Crenshaw Blvd, Wilshire Blvd, S Van Ness Ave, S Wilton Pl, N Wilton Pl, Beverly Blvd, N Western Ave, Melrose Ave, Hollywood Freeway, Douglas St, Lilac Ter, N Boylston St, Academy Rd, Pasadena Freeway, Highway 5, Duvall St, Blake Ave, Fernleaf St, Crystal St, Blake Ave, Meadowvale Ave, Los Angeles, Benedict St, N Coolidge Ave, Glendale Freeway, Roswell St, Delay Dr, Fletcher Dr, Southern Pacific Railroad, S Glendale Ave, Vista Superba Dr, Verdugo Rd, Plumas St, Carr Park, Harvey Dr, and Eagle Rock Hilside Park.
The 34th, 38th and 42nd are partitioned by S Gerhart Ave, Simmons Ave, Dewar Ave, W Beverly Blvd, Repetto Ave, Allston St, S Concourse Ave, Ferguson Dr, Simmons Ave/S Gerhart Ave, Highway 72, Goodrich Blvd, Telegraph Rd, S Marianna Ave, Noakes St, S Bonnie Beach Pl, Union Pacific Ave, S Indiana St, Union Pacific Railroad, Holabird Ave, S Grande Vista Ave, AT & SF Railway, Harriet St, and E 25th St.
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From 2003 through 2013, the district consisted of parts of downtown Los Angeles, including Downey, Bellflower and Maywood. Due to redistricting after the 2010 United States census, the district pivoted north east within Los Angeles County and still includes downtown Los Angeles and areas north east.
