California's 46th congressional district


California's 46th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California.
The district is currently represented by Democrat Lou Correa. The district is based in Orange County and includes the communities of Anaheim and Santa Ana, as well as parts of Orange. It is both the most liberal and most Latino Congressional district in Orange County.
The Congressional district also contains the theme park Disneyland.
From 2003 to 2013 the district covered part of Los Angeles County and Orange County. The district included Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, and Rancho Palos Verdes.

Competitiveness

In statewide races

List of members representing the district

District created January 3, 1993.
MemberPartyDatesCong
ress		Electoral historyCounties

Bob Dornan		RepublicanJanuary 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1997		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Lost re-election.		1993–2003
Orange

Loretta Sanchez		DemocraticJanuary 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2003		Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the.		1993–2003
Orange

Dana Rohrabacher		RepublicanJanuary 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
Los Angeles, Orange

Loretta Sanchez		DemocraticJanuary 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2017		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.		2013–Present
Orange County

Lou Correa		DemocraticJanuary 3, 2017 –
Present		Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.		2013–Present
Orange County

Election results

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

Historical district boundaries

The district was commonly considered to be typical of gerrymandering. It covered some or all of the following cities in Orange County: Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, and Westminster. In Los Angeles County, the district covered Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Palos Verdes Estates part of Long Beach, and a very small portion of the San Pedro neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, and Santa Catalina Island, on which Avalon was the only city. The district also included the whole of the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach.