| State: | California |
| District Number: | 47 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries |
| Population: | 756,257 |
| Population Year: | 2024 |
| Median Income: | $127,773[1] |
| Percent White: | 50.2 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 17.3 |
| Percent Black: | 1.5 |
| Percent Asian: | 24.8 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 5.3 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.6 |
| Cpvi: | D+3[2] |
California's 47th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California.
Following the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district shifted to Orange County to contain Irvine, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, and Seal Beach. It is currently represented by Democrat Dave Min.
The district, a Democratic-leaning swing district with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+3, includes the heavily Democratic city of Irvine, and Republican-leaning coastal cities such as Huntington Beach and Newport Beach.
| Year | Office | Results[3] [4] [5] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | Obama 51% - 49% | |
| 2010 | Governor | Whitman 58% - 37% | |
| Lt. Governor | Maldonado 49% - 39% | ||
| Secretary of State | Dunn 55% - 38% | ||
| Attorney General | Cooley 61% - 31% | ||
| Treasurer | Walters 52% - 40% | ||
| Controller | Strickland 54% - 37% | ||
| 2012 | President | Romney 54% - 46% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Kashkari 56% - 44% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 51% - 43% | |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 52% - 48% | |
| Attorney General | Becerra 53% - 47% | ||
| 2020 | President | Biden 54% - 43% | |
| 2022 | Senate (Reg.) | Padilla 51% - 49% | |
| Governor | Dahle 50.3% - 49.7% | ||
| Lt. Governor | Kounalakis 50.3% - 49.7% | ||
| Secretary of State | Bernosky 50.05% - 49.95% | ||
| Attorney General | Hochman 51% - 49% | ||
| Treasurer | Guerrero 52% - 48% | ||
| Controller | Chen 55% - 45% | ||
| 2024 | President | Harris 50% - 46% | |
| Senate (Reg.) | Garvey 50.2% - 49.8% | ||
| 2025 | Proposition 50 | Yes 54% - 46% |
Orange County is split between this district, the 45th district, the 46th district, the 40th district, and the 49th district. The 47th, 45th and 46th are partitioned by Highway 405, Old Ranch Parkway, Seal Beach Blvd, St Cloud Dr, Montecito Rd, Rossmoor Center Way, 12240 Seal Beach Blvd-Los Alamitos Army Airfield, Bolsa Chica Channel, Rancho Rd, Harold Pl, Springdale St, 6021 Anacapa Dr-Willow Ln, Edward St, Bolsa Ave, Goldenwest St, McFadden Ave, Union Pacific Railroad, 15241 Cascade Ln-15241 Cedarwood Ave, Highway 39, Edinger Ave, Newland St, Heil Ave, Magnolia St, Warner Ave, Garfield Ave, the Santa Ana River, MacArthur Blvd, Harbor Blvd, Sunflower Ave, Costa Mesa Freeway, E Alton Parkway, and Red Hill Ave.
The 47th, 40th and 49th are partitioned by Barranca Parkway, Jamboree Rd, Warner Ave, Harvard Ave, Myford Rd, Highway 5, Loma Ridge Nature Preserve, Bee Canyon Access Rd, Portola Parkway, Highway 133, Highway 241, Bake Parkway, San Diego Freeway, Ridge Route Dr, Moulton Parkway, Santa Maria Ave, Via Vista, Alta Vis, Santa Vittoria Dr, Avenida del Sol, Punta Alta, Galle Azul, Bahia Blanca W, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Highway S18, Aliso & Wood Canyons, Vista del Sol, Highway 1, Stonington Rd, Virginia Way, 7th Ave, and Laguna Beach.
| Member | Party | Dates | Cong ress(es) | Electoral history | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 3, 1993 | ||||||||
| align=left | Christopher Cox [7] | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the . | 1993–2003 South-Central Orange | ||
| align=left | Loretta Sanchez | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the . | 2003–2013 Central Orange (Anaheim, Garden Grove, Santa Ana) | ||
| align=left | Alan Lowenthal [8] | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023 | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the and retired. | 2013–2023 Orange and Los Angeles (Long Beach) | ||
| align=left | Katie Porter [9] | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | 2023–present: Coastal Orange (Irvine, Laguna Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, and Seal Beach) | ||
| align=left | Dave Min | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2025 – present | Elected in 2024. | |||
From 2003 through 2013, the district included many of Orange County's central suburbs, including Anaheim, Garden Grove and Santa Ana.
Due to redistricting after the 2010 United States census, the district moved west to parts of Los Angeles County and included Catalina and San Clemente islands. The district also retained parts of Orange County such as Garden Grove.
California's 47th congressional district was the scene of a congressional election (won by a deceased Democrat), and later a congressional special election (won by the Republican incumbent), featured in several episodes of the political drama The West Wing. Like the real district, the fictional one from the show is in Orange County.[10]
