congressional districtCalifornia 43rd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+60.2
2008D+68.7
2012D+72.0
2016D+72.7
2020D+63.9
2024D+49.0
net swing · 2004→2024R+11.2D+60.2 → D+49.0
vs. U.S. · 2024D+50.4D+49.0 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 51.9% of 430,213 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
162,813
53,424
7,167
223,404
430,213
51.9%
2020
219,045
45,986
5,867
270,898
428,403†
63.2%
2016
185,148
25,044
9,885
220,077
411,976†
53.4%
2012
180,246
27,128
5,270
212,644
384,411†
55.3%
2008
171,608
31,571
765
203,944
366,075†
55.7%
2004
151,005
36,377
3,069
190,451
347,738†
54.8%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupCA-43CaliforniaUnited States
Mexican41.7%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran5.4%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan3.5%1.3%0.5%
Honduran0.7%—0.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.6%1.8%
Cuban0.5%—0.7%
Nicaraguan0.5%0.3%—
Colombian0.5%0.3%0.4%
African American†21.4%4.4%9.9%
African1.3%0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.7%—0.2%
Jamaican0.7%—0.4%
Chinese2.5%3.9%1.3%
Filipino2.0%3.3%0.9%
Korean1.1%1.2%0.4%
Asian Indian0.6%2.3%1.4%
Vietnamese0.6%1.7%0.6%
Japanese0.5%0.6%0.2%
Taiwanese0.2%0.3%—
Cambodian0.2%——
German2.2%6.8%12.5%
Irish2.0%5.9%9.4%
English2.0%6.3%9.5%
American1.6%2.8%5.3%
Italian1.3%3.4%4.8%
Armenian1.0%——
Polish0.6%0.9%2.2%
French0.5%1.3%1.6%
Aztec20.3%0.3%—
Maya12.2%——
Samoan4.1%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
CA-43
California
United States
Median age
35.5
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.2%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
CA-43
California
United States
Median household income
$75,699
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.9%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.0%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
CA-43
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
55.1%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
37.6%
28.4%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
4.1%
3.4%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
4.1%
3.5%
1.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
2.3%
2.1%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
CA-43
California
United States
Catholic
—
26.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
9.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
55.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
California 43rd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+60.2%
2008
+68.7%
2012
+72.0%
2016
+72.7%
2020
+63.9%
2024
+49.0%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004, 2012, 2024 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
43
D
75.1%160,080
24.9%53,152
213,232
2022
43
D
77.3%95,462
22.7%27,985
123,447
2020
43
D
71.7%199,210
28.3%78,688
277,898
2018
43
D
77.7%152,272
22.3%43,780
196,052
2016
43
D
76.1%167,017
23.9%52,499
219,516
2014
43
D
71.0%69,681
29.0%28,521
98,202
2012
43
D
100.0%200,894
0.0%0
200,894
2010
43
D
65.5%70,026
34.5%36,890
106,916
2008
43
D
69.1%108,259
30.9%48,312
156,571
2006
43
D
64.5%52,791
35.5%29,069
81,860
2004
43
D
66.4%86,830
33.6%44,004
130,834
2002
43
D
66.4%45,374
30.5%20,821
68,340
2000
43
R
0.0%0
73.7%140,201
190,332
1998
43
R
37.8%56,373
55.7%83,012
149,071
1996
43
R
38.0%67,422
54.7%97,247
177,640
1994
43
R
38.4%59,342
54.7%84,500
154,386
1992
43
R
46.4%88,468
46.7%88,987
190,639
1990
43
R
0.0%0
68.1%151,206
222,138
1988
43
R
25.7%72,499
71.7%202,478
282,529
1986
43
R
24.0%45,078
73.1%137,341
187,789
1984
43
R
22.8%50,996
74.1%165,643
223,517
1982
43
R
32.1%57,995
67.9%122,741
180,736
1980
43
R
13.4%46,361
86.6%298,815
345,176
1978
43
R
31.3%76,308
68.7%167,150
243,458
1976
43
R
35.0%93,475
65.0%173,576
267,051
U.S. Senate
The statewide Senate race, counted in this district — aggregated from the precinct-level returns that fall inside its boundaries (not a statewide figure).
Votes · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL) precinct returns (CC BY 4.0); aggregated to the district over VEST precinct geometry (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
73.6%154,014
26.4%55,310
209,324
2022
D
61.1%6,621,621
38.9%4,222,029
10,843,650
2018
D
100.0%11,113,364
0.0%0
11,113,364
2016
D
100.0%12,244,170
0.0%0
12,244,170
2012
D
62.5%7,864,624
37.5%4,713,887
12,578,511
2010
D
52.2%5,218,441
42.2%4,217,366
10,000,093
2006
D
59.4%5,076,289
35.0%2,990,822
8,541,150
2004
D
57.7%6,955,728
37.8%4,555,922
12,053,242
2000
D
55.8%5,932,522
36.6%3,886,853
10,623,608
1998
D
53.1%4,410,056
43.0%3,575,078
8,311,905
1994
D
46.7%3,979,152
44.8%3,817,025
8,513,916
1992
D
47.9%5,173,467
43.0%4,644,182
10,799,436
1988
R
44.0%4,287,253
52.8%5,143,409
9,743,547
1986
D
49.3%3,646,672
47.9%3,541,804
7,398,462
1982
R
44.8%3,494,968
51.5%4,022,565
7,805,450
1980
D
56.5%4,704,098
37.1%3,091,671
8,324,012
1976
R
46.9%3,502,862
50.2%3,748,973
7,470,586
2024 U.S. Senate — every candidate counted in this district
Adam B Schiff · Democrat73.6%154,014
Steve Garvey · Republican26.4%55,310
Centered in the South Los Angeles area, CA-43 recorded a 44-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a heavily Latino and Black electorate with deep roots in working-class communities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 72.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 14.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.0 points.
A population of 754,860, a 7% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,699 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 37 and Congressional District 44.
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How did California 43rd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, California 43rd Congressional District voted Democratic by 49.0 points (D+49.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 223,404 votes cast, 162,813 went Democratic and 53,424 went Republican.
How many people live in California 43rd Congressional District?
California 43rd Congressional District has a population of 754,860 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in California 43rd Congressional District?
Median household income in California 43rd Congressional District is $75,699 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California 43rd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in California 43rd Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
