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California's 34th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Jimmy Gomez D–Los Angeles
Population (2023)	714,948
Median household income	$62,008
Ethnicity	63.8% Hispanic 19.6% Asian 10.5% White 4.4% Black 1.2% Two or more races 0.5% other
Cook PVI	D+32

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. He was later sworn in as the district's U.S. representative on July 11, 2017.

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.

Recent results in statewide elections

Year	Office	Results
1990	Governor	Wilson 47.0% - 46.9%
1992	President	Clinton 50.9% - 31.1%
	Senator	Boxer 47.0% - 42.1%
	Senator (Special)	Feinstein 56.1% - 34.2%
1994	Governor	Brown 52.0% - 43.8%
	Senator	Feinstein 48.8% - 40.0%
1996	President	Clinton 63.5% - 27.2%
1998	Governor	Davis 69.6% - 27.7%
	Senator	Boxer 63.5% – 32.7%
2000	President	Gore 67.3% - 29.5%
	Senator	Feinstein 68.9% - 24.2%
2002	Governor	Davis 63.4% - 27.3%
2003	Recall	57.2% - 42.8%
		Bustamante 52.6% - 33.4%
2004	President	Kerry 68.8% - 29.8%
	Senator	Boxer 73.7% - 21.1%
2006	Governor	Angelides 62.6% - 32.4%
	Senator	Feinstein 73.7% - 20.7%
2008	President	Obama 74.7% - 23.1%
2010	Governor	Brown 71.5% - 23.0%
	Senator	Boxer 71.2% - 22.7%
2012	President	Obama 83.0% - 14.1%
	Senator	Feinstein 84.6% - 15.4%
2014	Governor	Brown 83.7% – 16.3%
2016	President	Clinton 83.6% - 10.7%
	Senator	Harris 55.4% - 44.6%
2018	Governor	Newsom 84.5% – 15.5%
	Senator	Feinstein 52.0% – 48.0%
2020	President	Biden 80.8% - 16.9%
2021	Recall	84.3% - 15.7%
2022	Governor	Newsom 81.8 - 18.2%
	Senator	Padilla 83.1 - 16.9%

Composition

As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 34th congressional district is located in Southern California. The district is almost entirely within the city of Los Angeles.

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. The 34th district takes in the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights, Naud Junction, El Sereno, Highland Park, Glassell Park, Mount Washington, Eagle Rock, Garvanza, Pico-Union, Harvard Heights, Koreatown, Westlake, Chinatown, Elysian Park, Montecito Heights, and Cypress Park, as well as the census-designated place East Los Angeles.

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

• Los Angeles – 3,820,914
• East Los Angeles – 118,786

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	Counties
District created January 3, 1963
Richard T. Hanna (Anaheim)	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – December 31, 1974	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Resigned.	1963–1969 Orange
					1969–1973 Los Angeles, Orange
					1973–1975 Los Angeles, Orange
Vacant		December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975	93rd
Mark W. Hannaford (Lakewood)	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979	94th 95th	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Lost re-election.	1975–1983 Los Angeles, Northwestern Orange
Dan Lungren (Long Beach)	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983	96th 97th	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 42nd district.
Esteban Torres (La Puente)	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1999	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired.	1983–1993 Los Angeles (Norwalk)
					1993–2003 Los Angeles (Norwalk)
Grace Napolitano (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2003	106th 107th	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 38th district.
Lucille Roybal-Allard (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Redistricted from the 33rd district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 40th district.	2003–2013 Los Angeles (Downtown L.A., Downey)
Xavier Becerra (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 24, 2017	113th 114th 115th	Redistricted from the 31st district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned to become California Attorney General.	2013–2023 Los Angeles (Downtown L.A., Northeast)
Vacant		January 24, 2017 – July 11, 2017	115th
Jimmy Gomez (Los Angeles)	Democratic	July 11, 2017 – present	115th 116th 117th 118th	Elected to finish Becerra's term. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.
					2023–present Los Angeles (Downtown L.A., Northeast, East Los Angeles)

Election results

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Historical district boundaries

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.

See also

• List of United States congressional districts
• California's congressional districts

References

1. US Census
2. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
3. My News LA
4. "California politics updates: Rams football legend Rosey Grier ends his bid for governor". Los Angeles Times. August 5, 2017. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018.
5. Statement of Vote (1990 Governor)
6. Statement of Vote (1992 President)
7. Statement of Vote (1992 Senate)
8. Statement of Vote (1992 Senate)
9. Statement of Vote (1994 Governor)
10. Statement of Vote (1994 Senate)
11. Statement of Vote (1996 President)
12. Statement of Vote (1998 Governor) Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
13. Statement of Vote (1998 Senate) Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
14. Statement of Vote (2000 President)
15. Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)
16. Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
17. Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
18. Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
19. Statement of Vote (2004 President)
20. Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)
21. Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
22. Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)
23. Statement of Vote (2008 President)
24. Statement of Vote (2010 Governor)
25. Statement of Vote (2010 Senator)
26. Statement of Vote (2012 President)
27. Statement of Vote (2012 Senator)
28. Statement of Vote (2014 Governor)
29. Statement of Vote (2016 President)
30. Statement of Vote (2016 Senator)
31. Statement of Vote (2018 Governor)
32. Statement of Vote (2018 Senator)
33. "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012".
34. "Our Campaigns - CA Governor - Recall Question Race - Sep 14, 2021".
35. "Counties by Congressional Districts for Governor" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. November 8, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
36. 1962 election results
37. 1964 election results
38. 1966 election results
39. 1968 election results
40. 1970 election results
41. 1972 election results
42. 1974 election results
43. 1976 election results
44. 1978 election results
45. 1980 election results
46. 1982 election results
47. 1984 election results
48. 1986 election results
49. 1988 election results
50. 1990 election results
51. 1992 election results
52. 1994 election results
53. 1996 election results
54. 1998 election results
55. 2000 election results
56. 2002 election results
57. 2004 election results
58. 2006 election results
59. 2008 election results
60. 2010 election results
61. 2012 election results
62. 2014 election results
63. 2016 election results
64. 2017 special election results
65. 2018 election results

External links

• California's 34th congressional district, GovTrack.US
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
• California Voter Foundation map - CD34

34°04′29″N 118°13′42″W / 34.07472°N 118.22833°W / 34.07472; -118.22833

• Congressional districts of California
• Government of Los Angeles County, California
• Government of Los Angeles
• Central Los Angeles
• Eastside Los Angeles
• Northeast Los Angeles
• Boyle Heights, Los Angeles
• Chinatown, Los Angeles
• Downtown Los Angeles
• Cypress Park, Los Angeles
• Eagle Rock, Los Angeles
• El Sereno, Los Angeles
• Glassell Park, Los Angeles
• Highland Park, Los Angeles
• Koreatown, Los Angeles
• Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles
• Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
• Los Angeles River
• Montecito Heights, Los Angeles
• Mount Washington, Los Angeles
• Westlake, Los Angeles
• Constituencies established in 1963
• 1963 establishments in California