California's 44th congressional district

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California's 44th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is centered in South Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Harbor Region. It is currently represented by Democrat Nanette Barragán. The 44th district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census.

California's 44th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Nanette Barragán D–Los Angeles
Area	105.2 sq mi (272 km^2)
Distribution	100% urban 0% rural
Population (2022)	735,344
Median household income	$78,725^[1]
Ethnicity	69.5% Hispanic 15.9% Black 6.6% White 5.7% Asian 1.3% Two or more races 0.9% other
Cook PVI	D+24^[2]
Created	1983

California's 44th congressional district until 2023

The 44th district is composed of these cities and communities: Carson, Compton, East Compton, East Rancho Dominguez, Lynwood, North Long Beach, San Pedro, South Gate, Watts, Walnut Park, West Rancho Dominguez, Willowbrook, and Wilmington.

The congressional district is located in the southern portion of the state and includes part of Los Angeles County.^[3] The district's current borders are delineated by the 110 freeway in its western border and takes an inward right following the 105 Freeway. Following S. Central Avenue north, it then zig-zags its way to Florence Ave at its apex. Its eastern border runs mostly along the 710 Freeway until reaching the Pacific Ocean.

Education

The following school districts serve the area: Los Angeles Unified School District, Compton Unified School District, Lynwood Unified School District, Long Beach Unified School District, and Paramount Unified School District.

California State University Dominguez Hills, Compton Community College, and Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science are the only institutions of higher education in the district.

The high school graduation rate is 63.9%^[4] and bachelor's degree or higher 13.4%

Recent election results in statewide races

Election results from statewide races
Year	Office	Results
1990	Governor^[5]	Wilson 46.6% - 46.1%
1992	President^[6]	Clinton 40.6% - 35.7%
	Senator^[7]	Herschensohn 50.4% - 39.6%
	Senator (Special)^[7]	Feinstein 46.5% - 44.1%
1994	Governor^[8]	Wilson 64.2% - 31.5%
	Senator^[9]	Huffington 55.4% – 35.6%
1996	President^[10]	Dole 44.6% - 44.1%
1998	Governor^[11]	Davis 52.2% - 44.9%
	Senator^[12]	Fong 49.2% – 46.7%
2000	President^[13]	Bush 49.4% - 46.9%
	Senator^[14]	Feinstein 51.0% - 42.7%
2002	Governor^[15]	Simon 55.4% - 37.0%
2003	Recall^[16]^[17]	Yes 72.2% - 27.8%
		Schwarzenegger 62.6% - 19.3%
2004	President^[18]	Bush 59.0% - 39.9%
	Senator^[19]	Jones 50.5% - 44.9%
2006	Governor^[20]	Schwarzenegger 66.8% - 28.4%
	Senator^[21]	Mountjoy 48.3% - 46.4%
2008	President^[22]	Obama 49.5% - 48.6%
2010	Governor^[23]	Whitman 52.9% - 40.8%
	Senator^[24]	Fiorina 55.4% - 38.6%
2012	President^[25]	Obama 84.7% - 13.6%
	Senator^[26]	Feinstein 84.7% - 15.3%
2014	Governor^[27]	Brown 79.9% – 20.1%
2016	President^[28]	Clinton 83.0% - 12.3%
	Senator^[29]	Harris 54.6% - 45.4%
2018	Governor^[30]	Newsom 81.4% – 18.6%
	Lieutenant Governor^[31]	Hernandez 50.4% – 49.6%
	Secretary of State^[31]	Padilla 84.3% – 15.7%
	Controller^[31]	Yee 84.5% – 15.5%
	Treasurer^[31]	Ma 83.6% – 16.4%
	Attorney General^[31]	Becerra 84.0% – 16.0%
	Insurance Commissioner^[31]	Lara 76.9% – 23.1%
	Board of Equalization, 3rd District^[31]	Vazquez 81.5% – 18.5%
	Senator^[32]	Feinstein 57.2% – 42.8%
2020	President^[33]	Biden 78.4% - 19.2%
2021	Recall^[34]	No 80% - 20%
2022	Governor^[35]	Newsom 69.5 - 30.5%
	Senator^[36]	Padilla 71.7 - 28.3%
	Senator (Special)^[37]	Padilla 71.2% – 28.8%

Composition

#	County	Seat	Population
37	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	9,861,224

As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 44th congressional district is located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County.

Southern Los Angeles County is split between this district, the 36th district, the 43rd district, and the 42nd district. The 44th and 36th are partitioned by Sepulveda Blvd, Normandie Ave, Frampton Ave, 253rd St, 255th St, Belle Porte Ave, 256th St, 1720 256th St-1733 256th St, 1701 257th St-1733 257th St, 1734 257th St-W 262nd St, Ozone Ave, 263rd St, 26302 Alta Vista Ave-26356 Alta Vista Ave, Pineknoll Ave, Leesdale Ave, Highway 213, Palos Verde Dr N, 26613 Leesdale Ave-Navy Field, S Western Ave, Westmont Dr, Eastview Park, Mt Rose Rd/Amelia Ave, 1102 W Bloomwood Rd-1514 Caddington Dr, N Western Ave, W Summerland St, N Enrose Ave/Miraleste Dr, Miraleste Dr, Martin J. Bogdanovich Recreation Center and Park, and Shoreline Park.

The 44th and 42nd are partitioned by S Alameda St, Southern Pacific Railroad, Ardmore Ave, Long Beach Blvd, Pacific Blvd, Cudahy St, 2622 Cudahy St-3211 Santa Ana St, Santa Ana St, Salt Lake Ave, Patata St, 7038 Dinwiddie St-10112 Karmont Ave, Imperial Highway, Old River School Rd, Union Pacific Railroad, Gardendale St, Century Blvd, Highway 19. Laurel St, Clark Ave, Beach St, Bellflower Blvd, E Carson St, Woodruff Ave, Gonda Ave, E Wardlow Rd, N Los Coyotes Diagonal, McNab Ave, E Spring St, E Harvey Way, Faculty Ave, E Carson St, Norse Way, Lakewood Golf Course, Cover St, E 36th St, Cherry Ave, Atlantic Ave, E Willow St, Long Beach Blvd, Highway 1, Oregon Ave, W Anaheim St, Los Angeles River, Canal Ave, W 19th St, Santa Fe Ave, Seabright Ave, W 25th St, W Willow St, Middle Rd-East Rd, 2300 E Pacific Coast Highway-W Anaheim St, E Anaheim St-Cerritos Channel, Piers S Ave, Highway 47, and Navy Mole Rd.

The 44th and 43rd 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 44th district takes in the cities of Carson, Paramount, South Gate, Lynwood, west side Lakewood, and the North Long Beach neighborhood of Long Beach, as well as the Los Angeles neighborhoods of San Pedro and Wilmington.

Cities & CDP with 10,000 or more people

• Los Angeles - 3,898,747
• Long Beach - 466,742
• Carson - 95,558
• Compton - 94,740
• South Gate - 92,726
• Lakewood - 82,496
• Lynwood - 67,265
• Paramount - 53,733
• Walnut Park - 15,996
• East Rancho Dominguez - 15,135

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Dates	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	Counties
District created January 3, 1983
Jim Bates (San Diego)^[38]	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991	98th 99th 100th 101st	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Lost re-election.	1983–1993 San Diego (San Diego)
Duke Cunningham (Chula Vista)^[39]	Republican	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993	102nd	Elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 51st district.
Al McCandless (La Quinta)^[40]	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995	103rd	Redistricted from the 37th district and re-elected in 1992. Retired.	1993–2003 Riverside
Sonny Bono (Palm Springs)^[41]	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 5, 1998	104th 105th	Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Died.
Vacant		January 5, 1998 – April 7, 1998	105th
Mary Bono (Palm Springs)^[42]	Republican	April 7, 1998 – January 3, 2003	105th 106th 107th	Elected to finish her husband's term. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 45th district.
Ken Calvert (Corona)^[43]	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Redistricted from the 43rd 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 42nd district.	2003–2013   Orange (San Clemente), Riverside (Corona, Riverside)
Janice Hahn (Los Angeles)^[44]	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – December 4, 2016	113th 114th	Redistricted from the 36th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Resigned when elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.	2013–2023   Los Angeles (Carson, Compton, and San Pedro)
Vacant		December 4, 2016 – January 3, 2017	114th
Nanette Barragán (Los Angeles)^[45]	Democratic	January 3, 2017 – present	115th 116th 117th 118th	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.
					2023–present   Los Angeles (Carson, San Pedro, and South Gate)

Election results

1982

1982 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Bates	78,474	64.9
	Republican	Shirley M. Gissendanner	38,447	31.8
	Libertarian	Jim Conole	3,904	3.3
Total votes			120,825	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

1984

1984 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[47]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Bates (Incumbent)	99,378	69.7
	Republican	Neill Campbell	39,977	28.1
	Libertarian	Jim Conole	3,206	2.2
Total votes			142,561	100.0
	Democratic hold

1986

1986 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[48]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Bates (Incumbent)	70,557	64.2
	Republican	Bill Mitchell	36,359	33.2
	Peace and Freedom	Shirley Rachel Issacson	1,676	1.5
	Libertarian	Dennis Thompson	1,244	1.1
Total votes			109,836	100.0
	Democratic hold

1988

1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Bates (Incumbent)	90,796	59.7
	Republican	Rob Butterfield	55,511	36.5
	Libertarian	Dennis Thompson	5,782	3.8
Total votes			152,089	100.0
	Democratic hold

1990

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[50]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Duke Cunningham	50,377	46.3
	Democratic	Jim Bates (Incumbent)	48,712	44.8
	Peace and Freedom	Donna White	5,237	4.9
	Libertarian	John Wallner	4,385	4.0
Total votes			108,711	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[51]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al McCandless (Incumbent)	110,333	54.2
	Democratic	Georgia Smith	81,693	40.1
	Libertarian	Phil Turner	11,515	5.7
Total votes			203,541	100.0
	Republican hold

1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[52]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sonny Bono	95,521	55.6
	Democratic	Steve Clute	65,370	38.1
	American Independent	Donald Cochran	10,885	6.3
Total votes			171,776	100.0
	Republican hold

1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[53]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sonny Bono (Incumbent)	110,643	57.8
	Democratic	Anita Rufus	73,844	38.6
	American Independent	Donald Cochran	3,888	2.0
	Natural Law	Karen Wilkinson	3,143	1.6
	Republican	Colleen Cummings (write-in)	110	0.0
Total votes			191,628	100.0
	Republican hold

1998 (Special)

1998 California's 44th congressional district special election^[54][55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Bono	53,755	64.0
	Democratic	Ralph Waite	24,228	28.8
	Democratic	Anna Nevenich	2,415	2.9
	Democratic	John W. J. Overman	1,435	1.7
	Republican	Tom Hamey	1,235	1.5
	Republican	Bud Mathewson	946	1.1
Total votes			84,014	100.0
Turnout				31.1
	Republican hold

1998

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Bono (Incumbent)	97,013	60.1
	Democratic	Ralph Waite	57,697	35.7
	Natural Law	Jim J. Meuer	6,818	4.2
Total votes			161,528	100.0
	Republican hold

2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[57]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Bono (Incumbent)	123,738	59.2
	Democratic	Ron Oden	79,302	38.0
	Reform	Gene Smith	4,135	1.9
	Natural Law	Jim Meuer	2,012	0.9
Total votes			209,187	100.0
	Republican hold

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[58]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Calvert (Incumbent)	76,686	63.7
	Democratic	Louis Vandenberg	38,021	31.6
	Green	Phill Courtney	5,756	4.7
Total votes			120,463	100.0
	Republican hold

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[59]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Calvert (Incumbent)	138,768	61.7
	Democratic	Louis Vandenberg	78,796	35.0
	Peace and Freedom	Kevin Akin	7,559	3.3
Total votes			225,123	100.0
	Republican hold

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[60]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Calvert (Incumbent)	89,555	60.0
	Democratic	Louis Vandenberg	55,275	37.0
	Peace and Freedom	Kevin Akin	4,486	3.0
Total votes			149,316	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[61]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Calvert (Incumbent)	129,937	51.2
	Democratic	Bill Hedrick	123,890	48.8
Total votes			253,827	100.0
	Republican hold

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[62]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Calvert (Incumbent)	107,482	55.7
	Democratic	Bill Hedrick	85,784	44.3
Total votes			193,266	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[63]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janice Hahn (Incumbent)	99,909	60.2
	Democratic	Laura Richardson (Incumbent)	65,989	39.8
Total votes			165,898	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[64]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janice Hahn (Incumbent)	59,670	86.7
	Peace and Freedom	Adam Shbeita	9,192	13.3
Total votes			68,862	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[65]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nanette Barragán	93,124	52.2
	Democratic	Isadore Hall	85,289	47.8
Total votes			178,413	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[66]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nanette Barragán (Incumbent)	97,944	68.3
	Democratic	Aja Brown (withdrew)^[67]	45,378	31.7
Total votes			143,322	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[68]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nanette Barragán (incumbent)	139,661	67.8
	Democratic	Analilia Joya	66,375	32.2
Total votes			206,036	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[69]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nanette Barragán (incumbent)	100,160	72.2
	Republican	Paul Jones	38,554	27.8
Total votes			138,714	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

What was once the 44th congressional district is now California's 50th congressional district.

In the 1980s, the 44th district was one of four that divided San Diego. It covered some of the northern and eastern parts of San Diego County. The district had been held for eight years by Democrat Jim Bates and was considered the most Democratic district in the San Diego area. However, Bates was bogged down in a scandal involving charges of sexual harassment. Randy "Duke" Cunningham won the Republican nomination and hammered Bates about the scandal. He won by just a point, meaning that the San Diego area was represented entirely by Republicans for only the second time since the city was split into three districts after the 1960 United States census.

In the 1990 U.S. census, the district was renumbered the 51st congressional district, and much of its share of San Diego was moved to the new 50th congressional district.

2003-13

 
Between 2003 and 2013, the 44th district covered an area of Southern California from San Clemente in Orange County on the coast, north-by-northeast inland to Riverside County, including the cities of Corona, Norco, Rubidoux, and Riverside.

2013-23

 

See also

•  United States portal
•  California portal

• List of United States 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. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
3. "California's 44th Congressional District - Ballotpedia". Retrieved September 9, 2017.
4. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
5. Statement of Vote (1990 Governor)
6. Statement of Vote (1992 President)
7. Statement of Vote (1992 Senate)
8. Statement of Vote (1994 Governor)
9. Statement of Vote (1994 Senate)
10. Statement of Vote (1996 President)
11. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.
12. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.
13. Statement of Vote (2000 President)
14. Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)
15. Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
16. Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
17. Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
18. Statement of Vote (2004 President)
19. Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)
20. Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
21. Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)
22. Statement of Vote (2008 President)
23. Statement of Vote (2010 Governor)
24. Statement of Vote (2010 Senator)
25. Statement of Vote (2012 President)
26. Statement of Vote (2012 Senator)
27. Statement of Vote (2014 Governor)
28. Statement of Vote (2016 President)
29. Statement of Vote (2016 Senate)
30. Statement of Vote (2018 Governor)
31. Los Angeles Elections
32. Statement of Vote (2018 Senator)
33. Statement of Vote (2020 President)
34. "Counties by Congressional District for Recall Question" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. September 14, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
35. "Counties by Congressional Districts for Governor" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. November 8, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
36. Statement of Vote (2022 Senator)
37. Statement of Vote (2022 Senator)
38. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc222/pdf/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc222.pdf
39. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc222/pdf/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc222.pdf
40. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc222/pdf/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc222.pdf
41. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc222/pdf/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc222.pdf
42. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc222/pdf/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc222.pdf
43. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc222/pdf/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc222.pdf
44. https://lachamber.com/clientuploads/globalinitiatives_committee/JH_Bio.pdf
45. Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H154; p:225-7000, DC 20515-6601. "Nanette Diaz Barragán (California (CA)), 118th Congress Profile". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved January 18, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
46. "1982 election results" (PDF).
47. "1984 election results" (PDF).
48. "1986 election results" (PDF).
49. "1988 election results" (PDF).
50. "1990 election results" (PDF).
51. "1992 election results" (PDF).
52. "1994 election results" (PDF).
53. "1996 election results" (PDF).
54. "Our Campaigns - CA District 44 - Special Race - Apr 07, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com.
55. 1998 special election results
56. "1998 election results" (PDF).
57. "2000 election results" (PDF).
58. 2002 election results
59. 2004 election results
60. 2006 election results
61. 2008 election results
62. 2010 election results
63. 2012 election results
64. 2014 election results
65. 2016 election results
66. 2018 election results
67. Hutson, Darralynn (April 6, 2018). "Compton Mayor Aja Brown Drops Out of Congressional Race, Days After Stacey Dash Withdraws". LA Weekly. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
68. 2020 election results
69. 2022 election results

External links

• GovTrack.us: California's 44th congressional district

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