RightDataUSA

Profile of Congressional District 46, CA


[Sort counties by population]

 

Districts in this state



Congress:    
State Senate:    
State House:    

2022 population: 759,331

2022 Census data
White:115,526 15.21%
Black:13,8131.82%
Indian:1,1220.15%
Asian:117,19515.43%
2+ races:13,5861.79%
Hispanic:496,55665.39%
Total non-White:643,80584.79%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 46, CA

[Display all years]

Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
34.0
178,493 23.5%
580,838 76.5%
84,978 11.2%
210,816
3.53
157,369 74.6%
105,565 67.1%
14,762 9.4%
53,447 25.4%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 46, CA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units220,264 
Median Value$635,300 
Occupied210,81695.7%
Vacant9,4484.3%
Owned90,15342.8%
Rented120,66357.2%
Median Rent$1,916 
Single-Family Units106,31248.3%
    Detached89,24240.5%
    Attached17,0707.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units80,09836.4%
Mobile Homes9,6134.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 46, CA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0009,2494.4%
$10,000 to $14,9996,9793.3%
$15,000 to $19,9995,0712.4%
$20,000 to $24,9996,3133.0%
$25,000 to $29,9996,3033.0%
$30,000 to $34,9997,1403.4%
$35,000 to $39,9996,4583.1%
$40,000 to $44,9996,7593.2%
$45,000 to $49,9996,6393.1%
$50,000 to $59,99913,4196.4%
$60,000 to $74,99919,9889.5%
$75,000 to $99,99930,09014.3%
$100,000 to $124,99924,02611.4%
$125,000 to $149,99918,2698.7%
$150,000 to $199,99922,40410.6%
$200,000 or more21,70910.3%
Median Household Income82,751 
Per Capita Income30,097 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI13,4776.4%
Public Assistance7,8933.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps31,61215.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed125,77371.3%
Unemployed7,6934.4%
In Armed Forces1230.1%
Total Labor Force133,58975.7%
Not in Labor Force42,91324.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 28.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector165,267121,28157.7%
Non-Profit8,22112,39739.9%
Self-Employed20,18611,76763.2%
Local Government9,31815,60837.4%
State Government3,9205,85740.1%
Federal Government2,4742,01655.1%
Total Private + Self185,453133,04858.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.23,93335,87840.0%
Total209,386168,92655.3%
Pct. Govt.10.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts43,60111.5%
Sales and Office Occupations82,67121.8%
Professional, Technical63,62916.8%
Service Occupations86,23722.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3,1740.8%
All others103,03127.2%
White Collar 50.1%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing49,17613.0%
Retail trade41,41910.9%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation37,4669.9%
Construction30,2758.0%
Educational services and health care24,2756.4%
Professional, scientific, management21,8165.8%
Other services20,3555.4%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities17,5924.6%
Finance, insurance and real estate13,8593.7%
Public administration11,0402.9%
Wholesale trade9,8512.6%
Information5,1431.4%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining4,1651.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 46, CA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican446,00258.74%
Puerto Rican2,7300.36%
Cuban1,7460.23%
Dominican1470.02%
Total Central American28,9623.81%
Costa Rican1,3300.18%
Guatemalan9,9441.31%
Honduran1,5870.21%
Nicaraguan1,5290.20%
Panamanian2750.04%
Salvadoran13,9931.84%
Other Central American3040.04%
Total South American7,3020.96%
Argentinean8820.12%
Bolivian7030.09%
Chilean1500.02%
Colombian1,9560.26%
Ecuadorian1,0860.14%
Peruvian1,8860.25%
Uruguayan4450.06%
Venezuelan1470.02%
Other South American470.01%
Other Hispanic9,6671.27%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese54,6447.20%
Filipino21,8502.88%
Korean9,8791.30%
Chinese7,8391.03%
Indian4,2060.55%
Cambodian3,1240.41%
Japanese2,9010.38%
Laotian1,9070.25%
Bangladeshi9940.13%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
Spanish385,20954.0%
English224,02331.4%
Vietnamese46,5746.5%
Tagalog13,5191.9%
Other Indo-European10,0811.4%
Other Asian8,6611.2%
Korean7,6221.1%
Chinese6,6720.9%
Arabic5,6120.8%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American47,4436.2%
German21,4252.8%
English17,4142.3%
Irish16,8262.2%
Italian10,7501.4%
European4,5030.6%
French4,0500.5%
Polish3,2700.4%
Scottish3,1230.4%
Norwegian2,7130.4%
Dutch2,6100.3%
Swedish2,2370.3%
African1,7040.2%
Russian1,6820.2%
British1,6530.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen609,33780.2%
Not a citizen149,99419.8%
Native474,61962.5%
Foreign-born284,71237.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 46, CA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
80,302 16.2%59,095 11.9%121,083 24.4%125,891 25.3%78,946 15.9%31,549 6.3%
  Average years of education: 11.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 80,302 16.2%
9-12 Years 59,095 11.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 121,083 24.4%
Some College 125,891 25.3%
Bach. Degree 78,946 15.9%
Grad Degree 31,549 6.3%
Average years of education: 11.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 46, CA

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 CA46Lou Correa* (D) 78,041 61.8% Christopher Gonzales (R) 48,257 38.2% 0 0.0% 126,298
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 CA46Lou Correa* (D) 157,803 68.8% James Waters (R) 71,716 31.2% 0 0.0% 229,519
2018-11-06 CA46Lou Correa* (D) 102,278 69.1% Russell Lambert (R) 45,638 30.9% 0 0.0% 147,916
2016-11-08 CA46Lou Correa (D) 115,248 70.0% Bao Nguyen (D) 49,345 30.0% 0 0.0% 164,593
2014-11-04 CA46Loretta Sanchez* (D) 49,738 59.7% Adam Nick (R) 33,577 40.3% 0 0.0% 83,315
2012-11-06 CA46Loretta Sanchez* (D) 95,694 63.9% Jerry Hayden (R) 54,121 36.1% 0 0.0% 149,815
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 CA47Loretta Sanchez* (D) 50,832 53.0% Van Tran (R) 37,679 39.3% 7,443 7.8% 95,954
2008-11-04 CA47Loretta Sanchez* (D) 85,878 69.5% Rosie Avila (R) 31,432 25.4% 6,274 5.1% 123,584
2006-11-07 CA47Loretta Sanchez* (D) 47,134 62.3% Tan Nguyen (R) 28,485 37.7% 0 0.0% 75,619
2004-11-02 CA47Loretta Sanchez* (D) 65,684 60.4% Alexandria Coronado (R) 43,099 39.6% 0 0.0% 108,783
2002-11-05 CA47Loretta Sanchez* (D) 42,501 60.6% Jeff Chavez (R) 24,346 34.7% 3,331 4.7% 70,178
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 CA46Loretta Sanchez* (D) 70,381 60.2% Gloria Matta Tuchman (R) 40,928 35.0% 5,599 4.8% 116,908
1998-11-03 CA46Loretta Sanchez* (D) 47,964 56.4% Bob Dornan (R) 33,388 39.3% 3,650 4.3% 85,002
1996-11-05 CA46Loretta Sanchez (D) 47,964 46.8% Bob Dornan* (R) 46,980 45.8% 7,540 7.4% 102,484
1994-11-08 CA46Bob Dornan* (R) 88,697 70.0% Mike Farber (D) 33,004 26.0% 5,077 4.0% 126,778
1992-11-03 CA46Bob Dornan* (R) 55,659 50.2% Robert Banuelos (D) 45,435 41.0% 9,712 8.8% 110,806
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 CA38Bob Dornan* (R) 60,561 58.1% Barbara Jackson (D) 43,693 41.9% 0 0.0% 104,254
1988-11-08 CA38Bob Dornan* (R) 87,690 59.5% Jerry Yudelson (D) 52,399 35.6% 7,280 4.9% 147,369
1986-11-04 CA38Bob Dornan* (R) 66,032 55.3% Richard Robinson (D) 50,625 42.4% 2,807 2.3% 119,464
1984-11-06 CA38Bob Dornan (R) 86,545 53.5% Jerry Patterson* (D) 72,231 44.6% 3,021 1.9% 161,797
1982-11-02 CA38Jerry Patterson* (D) 73,914 52.4% William Dohr (R) 61,279 43.4% 5,989 4.2% 141,182
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 CA38Jerry Patterson* (D) 91,880 55.5% Art Jacobson (R) 66,256 40.0% 7,301 4.4% 165,437
1978-11-07 CA38Jerry Patterson* (D) 75,471 58.6% Don Goedecke (R) 53,298 41.4% 0 0.0% 128,769
1976-11-02 CA38Jerry Patterson* (D) 103,317 63.6% James Combs (R) 59,092 36.4% 0 0.0% 162,409
1974-11-04 CA38Jerry Patterson (D) 68,335 54.0% David Rehmann (R) 52,207 41.3% 5,919 4.7% 126,461
Redistricting effect (1974); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 1972.
1972-11-07 CA34Richard Hanna* (D) 115,880 67.1% John Ratterree (R) 49,971 29.0% 6,732 3.9% 172,583
Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 3% compared to 1970.
1970-11-03 CA34Richard Hanna* (D) 101,664 54.5% Bill Teague (R) 82,167 44.0% 2,843 1.5% 186,674
1968-11-05 CA34Richard Hanna* (D) 107,113 50.9% Bill Teague (R) 103,470 49.1% 0 0.0% 210,583
1966-11-08 CA34Richard Hanna* (D) 127,976 55.8% Frank LaMagna (R) 101,410 44.2% 5 0.0% 229,391
1964-11-03 CA34Richard Hanna* (D) 137,588 58.2% Robert Geier (R) 98,606 41.7% 12 0.0% 236,206
1962-11-06 CA34Richard Hanna (D) 90,758 55.9% Robert Geier (R) 71,478 44.1% 16 0.0% 162,252
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 46, CA


Click on the Year to view presidential county-level data for that election.

YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2020 redist Joe Biden (D) 162,579 64.1% Donald Trump* (R) 85,483 33.7% 5,477 2.2% 253,539 -1 -13 1.45%
2020 42% Joe Biden (D) 150,186 64.3% Donald Trump* (R) 78,247 33.5% 5,074 2.2% 233,507 -1 -13 1.33%
2016 34% Hillary Clinton (D) 119,762 66.3% Donald Trump (R) 50,403 27.9% 10,585 5.9% 180,750 -4 -18 1.27%
2012 30% Barack Obama* (D) 95,479 61.4% Mitt Romney (R) 56,252 36.2% 3,762 2.4% 155,493 -1 -11 1.19%
2008 30% Barack Obama (D) 77,144 60.3% John McCain (R) 48,461 37.9% 2,415 1.9% 128,020 1 -8 0.94%
2004 26% George W. Bush* (R) 56,226 50.1% John Kerry (D) 54,623 48.7% 1,393 1.2% 112,242 6 -1 0.90%
2000 25% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 64,569 54.1% George W. Bush (R) 50,505 42.3% 4,267 3.6% 119,341 1 -6 1.09%
1996 23% Bill Clinton* (D) 51,330 50.2% Robert Dole (R) 42,780 41.8% 8,229 8.0% 102,339 4 1 1.02%
1992 29% George Bush* (R) 47,689 39.9% Bill Clinton (D) 44,352 37.1% 27,542 23.0% 119,583 7 2 1.07%
1988 34% George Bush (R) 93,697 61.7% Michael Dukakis (D) 58,068 38.3% 0 0.0% 151,765 11 8 1.53%
1984 41% Ronald Reagan* (R) 114,786 70.1% Walter Mondale (D) 48,856 29.9% 0 0.0% 163,642 13 11 1.72%
1980 52% Ronald Reagan (R) 109,167 64.8% Jimmy Carter* (D) 47,995 28.5% 11,375 6.7% 168,537 12 14 1.96%
1976 48% Gerald Ford* (R) 85,873 55.8% Jimmy Carter (D) 67,994 44.2% 0 0.0% 153,867 6 8 1.96%
1972 61% Richard Nixon* (R) 110,310 66.2% George McGovern (D) 56,370 33.8% 0 0.0% 166,680 11 5 1.99%
1968 n/a Richard Nixon (R) 113,470 54.7% Hubert Humphrey (D) 76,022 36.6% 18,076 8.7% 207,568 7 11 2.86%
1964 n/a Barry Goldwater (R) 50.4% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 49.6% 0.0% 10 12 n/a
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 46, CA


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 757,761 14.3% 1.9% 0.1% 16.6% 1.9% 65.1%
2020 734,651 14.4% 2.1% 13.8% 2.7% 67.0%
2012 710,948 15.9% 2.3% 0.5% 11.5% 2.4% 67.4%
2010 631,422 13.1% 1.3% 0.2% 17.4% 1.0% 67.0%
2002 639,087 17.3% 1.5% 0.3% 14.3% 1.3% 65.3%
2000 663,548 14.5% 1.8% 1.1% 15.6% 4.7% 62.3%
1992 571,380 34.6% 2.5% 0.6% 12.3% 50.0%
1990 647,517 37.9% 2.5% 16.3% 43.3%
1982 525,560 64.3% 2.0% 0.8% 6.7% 26.2%
1980 531,321 2.0% 1.0% 6.0% 25.0%
1976 463,879 2.0% 16.0%
1972 465,762 1.0% 15.0%
1970 576,765 1.0% 1.0% 8.0%

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 46, CA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2022 335,035 72,390 21.6% 165,109 49.3% 97,536 29.1% Dem +92,719 Dem +27.7% 59%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.