California's 40th congressional district is a

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in the U.S. state of

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. The district is currently represented by . The district includes

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, Bell,

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, Bellflower, Cudahy, Huntington Park, Maywood, and the neighborhoods of

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, and

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, in South Los Angeles. It is the most Latino district in the nation, at 86.5%.

Competitiveness

In statewide races

Composition

As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 40th congressional district is located in Southern California. It takes up the majority of northern and eastern Orange County, and southwestern San Bernardino. Orange County is split between this district, the 45th district, the 46th district, the 47th district, and the 49th district. The 40th and 45th are partitioned by Orange Freeway, E Lambert Rd, Sunrise Rd, Foothill Ln, Wandering Ln, N Associated Rd, E Birch St, S Valencia Ave, La Plaza Dr, La Floresta Dr, La Crescenta Dr, Highway 90, 1053 E Imperial Highway-343 Tolbert St, Vesuvius Dr, Rose Dr, Wabash Ave, 6th St, Golden Ave, Carbon Canyon Creek, E Yorba Linda Blvd, Jefferson St, 1401 Zion Ave-N Van Buren St, Buena Vista Ave, 17225 Orange Blossom Ln-1480 E Howard Pl, 17511 Pine Cir-Orchard Dr, Mariposa Ave, Lakeview Ave, E Miraloma Ave, Fee-Ana St, Sierra Madre Cir, E Orangethorpe Ave, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, Kensington Ave, N Kraemer Blvd, Carbon Creek, and E La Jolla St. The 40th and 46th are partitioned by E La Palma Ave, E Jackson Ave, E Frontera St, Santa Ana River, Riverside Freeway, Costa Mesa Freeway, N Tustin St, E Meats Ave, N Orange Olive Rd, Garden Grove Freeway, 16909 Donwest-16791 E Main St, E Chestnut Ave, 16282 E Main St-717 S Lyon St, E McFadden Ave, and Warner Ave. The 40th, 47th, and 49th are partitioned by Barranca Parkway, Jamboree Rd, Warner Ave, Harvard Ave, Myford Rd, Highway 5, Loma Ridge Nature Preserve, Bee Canyon Access Rd, Portola Parkway, Highway 133, Highway 241, Bake Parkway, San Diego Freeway, Ridge Route Dr, Moulton Parkway, Santa Maria Ave, Via Vista, Alta Vis, Santa Vittoria Dr, Avenida del Sol, Punta Alta, Galle Azul, Bahia Blanca W, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Highway S18, Aliso & Wood Canyons, Alicia Parkway, Pacific Park Dr, San Joaquin Hills Trans Corridor, Cabot Rd, San Diego Freeway, Via Escolar, Arroyo Trabuco Creek, Oso Parkway, Thomas F Riley Wilderness Park, and Ronald W Casper’s Wilderness Park. The 40th district takes in the cities of

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, Yorba Linda, Lake Forest, Laguna Woods, Laguna Hills,

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, and eastern Orange, as well as the census-designated place

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. San Bernardino County is split between this district and the 35th district. They are partitioned by Chino Valley Freeway, Eucalyptus Ave, Peyton Dr, Highway 142, Tupelo Ave, Hazelwood Dr, Pipeline Ave, Los Serranos Blvd, Country Club Dr, Soquel Canyon Parkway, Elinvar Dr, Sapphire Rd, Onyx Rd, Copper Rd, Slate Dr, Butterfield Ranch Rd, and Pine Ave. The 40th district takes in the city of

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Cities & CDP with 10,000 or more people

* Orange - 139,911 *

- 93,653 * Lake Forest - 85,858 *

- 78,411 *

- 75,540 * Yorba Linda - 68,336 *

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- 52,176 *

- 47,896 * Laguna Hills - 31,207 *

- 25,147 * Laguna Woods - 15,850

List of members representing the district

Election results

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Historical district boundaries

The seat was originally one of five reapportioned to

after the 1970 U.S. Census, but its boundaries have shifted radically through successive

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efforts. At various times it has included parts of Orange and

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counties, and from 1993 to 2003 it covered eastern San Bernardino and

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counties. From 2003 to 2013 the district was based in

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. The district covered the cities in the northern part of the county, including Fullerton, Orange,

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, Stanton, and

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References

External links

*GovTrack.us
California's 40th congressional districtCalifornia Voter Foundation map - CD40
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