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California's 43rd congressional district is a
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)''.
{{DEFAULTSORT:California's 43rd Congressional District 43 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
congressional district
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in the U.S. state
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of California
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that is currently represented by . The district is centered in the southern part of Los Angeles County
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, and includes portions of the cities of Los Angeles
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(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
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. The Hispanic
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-majority district encompassed the southwestern part of the county, and included San Bernardino
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and Rialto
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.
Recent election results from statewide races
Composition
Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 43rd congressional district is located in the South Bay region ofLos Angeles County
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. This district includes Los Angeles International Airport
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; the cities of Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, Gardena, Compton, northeast Torrance; the Los Angeles
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neighborhood of Watts
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; and the census-designated places Lennox, Del Aire, Alondra Park, West Athens, Westmont, West Rancho Dominguez, Willowbrook, and East Rancho Dominguez.
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.
Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people
*Los Angeles
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– 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 – 8,569List of members representing the district
Election results
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Historical district boundaries
From 2003 through 2013, the district consisted of many of San Bernardino's central suburbs, includingSan Bernardino
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, Ontario
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and Fontana. Due to redistricting
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after the 2010 United States census, the district has moved south west into South Los Angeles
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and now includes Hawthorne and Inglewood.
See also
*List of United States congressional districts
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* California's congressional districts
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References
External links
*The new District 43â€California's GovTrack.us: Map of current 43rd congressional district (Westside, Los Angeles County)
— ''(pre-2013)''.
{{DEFAULTSORT:California's 43rd Congressional District 43 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