House districts / California
California's 43rd congressional district
CA-43. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The new district is close to the 2024 one (under 2% of its area differs).
Fundraising
- Maxine Waters Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.1mSpent $1.1m · Cash $105k
- Cristian Morales Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $15kSpent $14k · Cash $539
1 other 2026 candidate filed reports (primary candidate). 5 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 72.9% | Trump 23.9% | 3.2% | D+49.0 |
| 2020 | Biden 80.8% | Trump 17.0% | 2.2% | D+63.8 |
| 2016 | Clinton 84.1% | Trump 11.4% | 4.5% | D+72.8 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 729,891 | |
| Adults (18+) | 554,100 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 77.6% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 22.7% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 28.7% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 32.5% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 16.2% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 6.9% | 57.4% |
| Black | 21.8% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 58.7% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 8.9% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 3.8% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 22.3% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $75,699 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2022-2024: redrawn for 2026 seat count changed from 53 to 52 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | Maxine Waters Democrat | 75.1% | Steve Williams Republican | 24.9% | D+50.1 |
| 2022 | Maxine Waters Democrat | 77.3% | Omar Navarro Republican | 22.7% | D+54.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Maxine Waters Democrat | 71.7% | Joe E. Collins III Republican | 28.3% | D+43.4 |
| 2018 | Maxine Waters Democrat | 77.7% | Omar Navarro Republican | 22.3% | D+55.3 |
| 2016 | Maxine Waters Democrat | 76.1% | Omar Navarro Republican | 23.9% | D+52.2 |
| 2014 | Maxine Waters Democrat | 71.0% | John Wood Jr. Republican | 29.0% | D+41.9 |
| 2012 | Maxine Waters Democrat | 71.2% | Bob Flores Democrat | 28.8% | D+42.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 52 to 53 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Joe Baca Democrat | 65.5% | Scott Folkens Republican | 34.5% | D+31.0 |
| 2008 | Joe Baca Democrat | 69.1% | John Roberts Republican | 30.9% | D+38.3 |
| 2006 | Joe Baca Democrat | 64.5% | Scott Folkens Republican | 35.5% | D+29.0 |
| 2004 | Joe Baca Democrat | 66.4% | Ed Laning Republican | 33.6% | D+32.7 |
| 2002 | Joe Baca Democrat | 66.4% | Wendy C. Neighbor Republican others 3.1% | 30.5% | D+35.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 45 to 52 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Ken Calvert Republican | 73.7% | Bill Reed Libertarian others 10.7% | 15.6% | R+58.0 |
| 1998 | Ken Calvert Republican | 55.7% | Mike Rayburn Democrat others 6.5% | 37.8% | R+17.9 |
| 1996 | Ken Calvert Republican | 54.7% | Guy C. Kimbrough Democrat others 7.3% | 38.0% | R+16.8 |
| 1994 | Ken Calvert Republican | 54.7% | Mark A. Takano Democrat others 6.8% | 38.4% | R+16.3 |
| 1992 | Ken Calvert Republican | 46.7% | Mark A. Takano Democrat others 6.9% | 46.4% | R+0.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 43 to 45 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Ron Packard Republican | 68.1% | Doug Hansen Peace and freedom others 13.8% | 18.1% | R+50.0 |
| 1988 | Ron Packard Republican | 71.7% | Howard Greenebaum Democrat others 2.7% | 25.7% | R+46.0 |
| 1986 | Ron Packard Republican | 73.1% | Joseph Chirra Democrat others 2.9% | 24.0% | R+49.1 |
| 1984 | Ron Packard Republican | 74.1% | Lois E. Humphreys Democrat others 3.1% | 22.8% | R+51.3 |
| 1982 | Ron Packard Republican | 36.8% | Roy "Pat" Archer Democrat others 31.1% | 32.1% | R+4.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Clair W. Burgener Republican | 86.6% | Tom Metzger Democrat | 13.4% | R+73.1 |
| 1978 | Clair W. Burgener Republican | 68.7% | Ruben B. Brooks Democrat | 31.3% | R+37.3 |
| 1976 | Clair W. Burgener Republican | 65.0% | Pat Kelly Democrat | 35.0% | R+30.0 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020, and 2024 on the new lines, are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits