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California's 43rd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Maxine Waters D–Los Angeles
Population (2023)	716,670
Median household income	$72,053
Ethnicity	57.2% Hispanic 23.8% Black 8.3% Asian 6.9% White 2.6% Two or more races 1.2% other
Cook PVI	D+32

California's 43rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that is currently represented by Democrat Maxine Waters. The district is centered in the southern part of Los Angeles County, and includes portions of the cities of Los Angeles (including LAX) and Torrance. It includes the entirety of the cities of Hawthorne, Lawndale, Gardena, Inglewood, and Lomita. From 2003 until 2013, the 43rd district was based in San Bernardino County. The Hispanic-majority district encompassed the southwestern part of the county, and included San Bernardino and Rialto.

Recent results in statewide elections

Election results from statewide races
Year	Office	Results
1990	Governor	Wilson 64.0% - 30.0%
1992	President	Bush 38.2% - 37.8%
	Senator	Herschensohn 52.6% - 37.1%
	Senator (Special)	Seymour 46.2% - 43.2%
1994	Governor	Wilson 63.4% - 31.4%
	Senator	Huffington 56.2% – 32.8%
1996	President	Dole 45.5% - 43.0%
1998	Governor	Davis 51.2% - 45.6%
	Senator	Fong 49.2% – 45.9%
2000	President	Bush 52.1% - 44.2%
	Senator	Feinstein 46.8% - 45.6%
2002	Governor	Davis 57.4% - 34.6%
2003	Recall	Yes 72.2% - 27.8%
		Schwarzenegger 47.3% - 35.2%
2004	President	Kerry 58.1% - 40.7%
	Senator	Boxer 64.5% - 30.3%
2006	Governor	Angelides 48.7% - 45.4%
	Senator	Feinstein 64.6% - 29.8%
2008	President	Obama 68.0% - 30.1%
2010	Governor	Brown 61.7% - 30.3%
	Senator	Boxer 60.1% - 32.2%
2012	President	Obama 78.0% - 20.0%
	U.S. Senator	Feinstein 78.3% - 21.7%
2014	Governor	Brown 72.6% – 27.4%
2016	President	Clinton 78.4% - 16.7%
	Senator	Harris 66.7% - 33.3%
2018	Governor	Newsom 78.0% – 22.0%
	Senator	Feinstein 62.4% – 37.6%
2020	President	Biden 76.9% - 20.9%
2021	Recall	No 77.2% - 22.8%
2022	Governor	Newsom 78.3 - 21.7%
	Senator	Padilla 80.0 - 20.0%

Composition

As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 43rd congressional district is located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County. This district includes Los Angeles International Airport.

This district, the 36th district, 37th district, 44th district, and the 42nd 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.

The 43rd takes in the cities of Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, Gardena, Compton, northeast Torrance, the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts, and the census-designated places Lennox, Del Aire, Alondra Park, West Athens, Westmont, West Rancho Dominguez, Willowbrook, and East Rancho Dominguez.

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

• Los Angeles – 3,820,914
• Torrance – 147,067
• Inglewood – 107,762
• Compton – 95,740
• Hawthorne – 88,083
• Gardena – 61,027
• Westmont – 33,913
• Lawndale – 31,807
• West Rancho Dominguez – 24,347
• Willowbrook – 24,295
• Lennox – 20,323
• East Rancho Dominguez – 15,114
• Del Aire – 10,338

2,500 – 10,000 people

• West Athens – 9,393
• Alondra Park – 8,569

List of members representing the district

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 the 38th district and re-elected in 1972. Retired.	1973–1975 Imperial, Riverside, Inland San Diego
Clair Burgener (Rancho Santa Fe)	Republican	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	94th 95th 96th 97th	Redistricted from the 42nd district and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired.	1975–1983 Imperial, Southwestern Riverside, San Diego
Ron Packard (Carlsbad)	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected as a write-in candidate in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 48th district.	1983–1993 Southern Orange, Northwestern San 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 the 44th district.	1993–2003 Western Riverside.
Joe Baca (Rialto)	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Redistricted from the 42nd 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 35th 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	Redistricted from the 35th district and re-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 and Inglewood)
					2023–present South Los Angeles (Hawthorne and Inglewood)

Election results

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Historical district boundaries

From 2003 through 2013, the district consisted of many of San Bernardino's central suburbs, including San Bernardino, Ontario and Fontana. Due to redistricting after the 2010 United States census, the district has moved south west into South Los Angeles and now includes Hawthorne and Inglewood.

See also

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

References

1. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
2. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
3. Statement of Vote (1990 Governor)
4. Statement of Vote (1992 President)
5. ^ Statement of Vote (1992 Senate)
6. Statement of Vote (1994 Governor)
7. Statement of Vote (1994 Senate)
8. Statement of Vote (1996 President)
9. "Statement of Vote (1998 Governor)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.
10. "Statement of Vote (1998 Senate)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.
11. Statement of Vote (2000 President)
12. Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)
13. Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
14. Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
15. Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
16. Statement of Vote (2004 President)
17. Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)
18. Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
19. Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)
20. Statement of Vote (2008 President)
21. Statement of Vote (2010 Governor)
22. Statement of Vote (2010 Senator)
23. Statement of Vote (2012 President)
24. Statement of Vote (2012 Senator)
25. Statement of Vote (2014 Governor)
26. Statement of Vote (2016 President)
27. Statement of Vote (2016 Senate)
28. Statement of Vote (2018 Governor)
29. Statement of Vote (2018 Senator)
30. "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012".
31. "Our Campaigns - CA Governor - Recall Question Race - Sep 14, 2021".
32. "Counties by Congressional Districts for Governor" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. November 8, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
33. "1972 election results" (PDF).
34. "1974 election results" (PDF).
35. "1976 election results" (PDF).
36. "1978 election results" (PDF).
37. "1980 election results" (PDF).
38. "1982 election results" (PDF).
39. "1984 election results" (PDF).
40. "1986 election results" (PDF).
41. "1988 election results" (PDF).
42. "1990 election results" (PDF).
43. "1992 election results" (PDF).
44. "1994 election results" (PDF).
45. "1996 election results" (PDF).
46. "1998 election results" (PDF).
47. "2000 election results" (PDF).
48. 2002 election results
49. 2004 election results
50. 2006 election results
51. 2008 election results
52. 2010 election results
53. 2012 election results
54. 2014 election results
55. 2016 election results
56. 2018 election results

External links

• The new District 43— California's GovTrack.us: Map of current 43rd congressional district (Westside, Los Angeles County)
• California Voter Foundation map of former 43rd congressional district (San Bernardino County) — (pre-2013).
• RAND.org: California Election Returns for pre-2013 43rd congressional district (San Bernardino County)

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• Congressional districts of California
• Government of Los Angeles County, California
• Government of Los Angeles
• Westside (Los Angeles County)
• Gardena, California
• Hawthorne, California
• Inglewood, California
• Lawndale, California
• Lomita, California
• Playa del Rey, Los Angeles
• Playa Vista, Los Angeles
• Torrance, California
• Westchester, Los Angeles
• Constituencies established in 1973
• 1973 establishments in California