California's 31st congressional district is a congressional district in Los Angeles County, in the U.S. state of California. The district is located in the San Gabriel Valley and contains most of the Hispanic-majority areas in that region.
California's 31st congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Population (2023) | 717,084 |
Median household income | $88,407[1] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+15[2] |
From January 3, 2023, following the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district is currently represented by Democrat Gil Cisneros.
Recent election results from statewide races
editYear | Office | Results[3][4][5][6] |
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2008 | President | Obama 63% - 36% |
2012 | President | Obama 66% - 34% |
2016 | President | Clinton 66% - 29% |
2018 | Governor | Newsom 64% - 36% |
Attorney General | Becerra 67% - 33% | |
2020 | President | Biden 64% - 33% |
2022 | Senate (Reg.) | Padilla 61% - 39% |
Governor | Newsom 58% - 42% | |
Lt. Governor | Kounalakis 59% - 41% | |
Secretary of State | Weber 59% - 41% | |
Attorney General | Bonta 58% - 42% | |
Treasurer | Ma 58% - 42% | |
Controller | Cohen 56% - 44% | |
2024 | President | Harris 57% - 40% |
Senate (Reg.) | Schiff 57% - 43% |
Composition
edit# | County | Seat | Population |
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37 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 9,663,345 |
As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 31st congressional district is located in Southern California. It takes up part of eastern Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles County is split between this district, the 28th district, the 34th district, and the 38th district. The 31st and the 28th are partitioned by Rio Hondo River, Garvey Ave, Highway 19, Highway 10, Eaton Wash, Temple City Blvd, Valley Blvd, Ellis Ln, Lower Azusa Rd, Grande Ave, Santa Anita Ave, Lynrose St, Flood Control Basin, Peck Rd, Randolph St, Cogswell Rd, Clark St, Durfree Ave, Santa Anita Wash, S 10th Ave, Jeffries Ave, Mayflower/Fairgreen Ave, Alta Vista/Fairgreen Ave, El Norte Ave, S 5th Ave, Valencia Way/N 5th Ave, Hillcrest Blvd, E Hillcrest Blvd, Grand Ave, E Greystone Ave, N Bradoaks Ave, Angeles National Forest, W Fork Rd, Highway 39, Cedar Creek, Iron Fork, Glendora Mountain Rd, Morris Reservoir, W Sierra Madre Ave, N Lorraine Ave, E Foothill Blvd, E Carroll Ave, Steffen St, S Lorraine Ave, AT and SF Railway, E Route 66, N Cataract Ave, San Dimas Canyon Rd, Clayton Ct, Live Oak Canyon, Rotary Dr, Highway 30, Williams Ave, Highway 210, Garey Ave, and Summer Ave.
The 31st, 35th, and 38th are partitioned by Whittier Narrows Recreation Area, N Lexington-Gallatin Rd, N Durfree Ave, E Thienes Ave, E Rush St, N Burkett Rd, Cunningham Dr, Eaglemont Dr, Oakman Dr, Arciero Dr, Grossmont Dr, Workman Mill Rd, Bunbury Dr, Fontenoy Ave, Ankerton, Whittier Woods Circle, Union Pacific Railroad, San Gabriel Freeway, N Peck Rd, Mission Mill Rd, Rose Hills Rd, Wildwood Dr, Clark Ave, San Jose Creek, Turnbull Canyon Rd, E Gale Ave, Pomona Freeway, Colima Rd, E Walnut Dr N, Nogales St, E Walnut Dr S, Fairway Dr, E Valley Blvd, Calle Baja, La Puente Rd, S Sentous Ave, N Nogales St, Amar Rd, Walnut City Parkland, San Bernardino Freeway, Fairplex Dr, Via Verde, Puddingstone Reservoir, McKinley Ave, N Whittle Ave, Arrow Highway, Fulton Rd, and Foothill Blvd. The 31st district takes in the cities of El Monte, West Covina, Baldwin Park, Azusa, San Dimas, La Verne, Duarte, South El Monte, Industry, La Puente, Bradbury, Irwindale, and Covina, the south sides of the cities of Glendora and Monrovia, and the census-designated places Avocado Heights, North El Monte, South San Jose Hills, West Puente Valley, Valinda, Mayflower Village, South Monrovia Island, Vincent, Citrus, and Charter Oak
Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people
edit- West Covina – 109,501
- El Monte – 109,450
- Baldwin Park – 72,176
- Glendora – 52,558
- Covina – 51,268
- Azusa – 50,000
- La Puente – 38,062
- Monrovia – 37,931
- San Dimas – 34,064
- La Verne – 31,334
- West Puente Valley – 22,959
- Valinda – 22,437
- Duarte – 21,727
- South San Jose Hills – 19,855
- South El Monte – 19,567
- Vincent – 15,714
- Avocado Heights – 13,317
- Citrus – 10,243
2,500 to 10,000 people
edit- Charter Oak – 9,739
- South Monrovia Island – 6,515
- Mayflower Village – 5,402
- North El Monte – 3,730
List of members representing the district
editElection results
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1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022 |
1962
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (Incumbent) | 76,631 | 52.2 | ||
Republican | Gordon Hahn | 70,154 | 47.8 | ||
Total votes | 146,785 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
1964
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (Incumbent) | 114,246 | 64.0 | |
Republican | Norman G. Shanahan | 64,256 | 36.0 | |
Total votes | 178,502 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
1966
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (Incumbent) | 92,875 | 63.4 | |
Republican | Norman G. Shanahan | 53,708 | 36.6 | |
Total votes | 146,583 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
1968
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (Incumbent) | 94,387 | 58.9 | |
Republican | James R. Dunn | 62,711 | 39.1 | |
American Independent | Stanley L. Schulte | 3,134 | 2.0 | |
Total votes | 160,232 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
1970
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (Incumbent) | 102,071 | 73.2 | |
Republican | Fred L. Casmir | 37,416 | 26.8 | |
Total votes | 139,487 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
1972
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (Incumbent) | 85,954 | 52.3 | |
Republican | Ben Valentine | 69,876 | 42.5 | |
Peace and Freedom | Roberta Lynn Wood | 8,582 | 5.2 | |
Total votes | 164,412 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
1974
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (Incumbent) | 60,560 | 70.5 | |
Republican | Norman A. Hodges | 23,039 | 26.8 | |
Peace and Freedom | William C. Taylor | 2,349 | 2.7 | |
Total votes | 85,948 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
1976
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (Incumbent) | 83,155 | 100.0 | |
Democratic hold |
1978
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (Incumbent) | 55,667 | 67.8 | |
Republican | Don Grimshaw | 26,490 | 32.2 | |
Total votes | 82,157 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
1980
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally | 69,146 | 64.4 | |
Republican | Don Grimshaw | 38,203 | 35.6 | |
Total votes | 107,349 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
1982
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally (Incumbent) | 86,718 | 72.4 | |
Republican | Henry C. Minturn | 33,043 | 27.6 | |
Total votes | 119,761 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
1984
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally (Incumbent) | 100,658 | 70.7 | |
Republican | Henry C. Minturn | 41,691 | 29.3 | |
Total votes | 142,349 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
1986
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally (Incumbent) | 77,126 | 70.3 | |
Republican | Jack McMurray | 30,322 | 27.6 | |
Peace and Freedom | B. Kwaku Duren | 2,333 | 2.1 | |
Total votes | 109,781 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
1988
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally (Incumbent) | 100,919 | 71.6 | |
Republican | Arnold C. May | 36,017 | 25.5 | |
Peace and Freedom | B. Kwaku Duren | 4,091 | 2.9 | |
Total votes | 151,027 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
1990
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally (Incumbent) | 56,394 | 67.1 | |
Republican | Eunice N. Sato | 27,593 | 32.9 | |
Total votes | 83,987 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
1992
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Matthew G. Martínez (Incumbent) | 68,324 | 62.6 | |
Republican | Reuben D. Franco | 40,873 | 37.4 | |
Total votes | 109,197 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
1994
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Matthew G. Martínez (Incumbent) | 50,541 | 59.1 | |
Republican | John V. Flores | 34,926 | 40.9 | |
Total votes | 85,467 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
1996
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Matthew G. Martínez (Incumbent) | 69,285 | 67.5 | |
Republican | John Flores | 28,705 | 28.0 | |
Libertarian | Michael Everling | 4,700 | 4.5 | |
Total votes | 102,690 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
1998
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Matthew G. Martínez (Incumbent) | 61,173 | 70.0 | |
Republican | Frank C. Moreno | 19,786 | 22.7 | |
Green | Krista Lieberg-Wong | 4,377 | 5.0 | |
Libertarian | Michael B. Everling | 1,121 | 1.3 | |
Natural Law | Gary Hearne | 903 | 1.03 | |
Total votes | 87,360 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2000
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hilda Solis | 89,600 | 79.4 | |
Green | Krista Lieberg-Wong | 10,294 | 9.1 | |
Libertarian | Michael McGuire | 7,138 | 6.3 | |
Natural Law | Richard D. Griffin | 5,882 | 5.2 | |
Total votes | 112,914 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2002
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Xavier Becerra (Incumbent) | 54,569 | 81.2 | |
Republican | Luis Vega | 12,674 | 18.8 | |
Total votes | 67,243 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2004
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Xavier Becerra (Incumbent) | 89,363 | 80.3 | |
Republican | Luis Vega | 22,048 | 19.7 | |
Total votes | 111,411 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2006
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Xavier Becerra (Incumbent) | 64,952 | 100.0 | |
Democratic hold |
2008
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Xavier Becerra (Incumbent) | 110,955 | 100.0 | |
Democratic hold |
2010
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Xavier Becerra (Incumbent) | 76,363 | 83.8 | |
Republican | Stephen C. Smith | 14,740 | 16.2 | |
Total votes | 91,103 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2012
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gary Miller (Incumbent) | 88,964 | 55.2 | |
Republican | Robert Dutton | 72,255 | 44.8 | |
Total votes | 161,219 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2014
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Pete Aguilar | 51,622 | 51.7 | |
Republican | Paul Chabot | 48,162 | 48.3 | |
Total votes | 99,784 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2016
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Pete Aguilar (Incumbent) | 121,070 | 56.1 | |
Republican | Paul Chabot | 94,866 | 43.9 | |
Total votes | 215,936 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2018
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Pete Aguilar (Incumbent) | 110,343 | 58.7 | |
Republican | Sean Flynn | 77,352 | 41.3 | |
Total votes | 187,695 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2020
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Pete Aguilar (Incumbent) | 175,315 | 61.3 | |
Republican | Agnes Gibboney | 110,735 | 38.7 | |
Total votes | 286,045 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2022
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Grace Napolitano (Incumbent) | 91,472 | 59.5 | |
Republican | Daniel Bocic Martinez | 62,153 | 40.5 | |
Total votes | 153,625 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Historical district boundaries
editFormerly, from 2003 to 2013, the district was located in Los Angeles County. It was the only congressional district entirely based within the City of Los Angeles, and included Hollywood and some predominantly Hispanic/Latino sections of central and northeast Los Angeles.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ US Census
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. 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 Cast by District" (PDF). November 5, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ^ 1962 election results
- ^ 1964 election results
- ^ 1966 election results
- ^ 1968 election results
- ^ 1970 election results
- ^ 1972 election results
- ^ 1974 election results
- ^ 1976 election results
- ^ 1978 election results
- ^ 1980 election results
- ^ 1982 election results
- ^ 1984 election results
- ^ 1986 election results
- ^ 1988 election results
- ^ 1990 election results
- ^ 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