House districts / California
California's 46th congressional district
CA-46. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Lou Correa Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.5mSpent $1.0m · Cash $2.3m
- David Pan Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $104kSpent $105k · Cash $2k
1 other 2026 candidate filed reports (primary candidate). 1 other candidate has 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 lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 56.8% | Trump 40.0% | 3.2% | D+16.7 | D+17.7 |
| 2020 | Biden 63.0% | Trump 34.8% | 2.2% | D+28.2 | D+30.4 |
| 2016 | Clinton 64.1% | Trump 29.9% | 6.0% | D+34.2 | D+39.6 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 757,683 | |
| Adults (18+) | 579,828 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 76.2% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 24.4% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 28.4% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 31.4% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 15.8% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 17.5% | 57.8% |
| Black | 1.8% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 64.0% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 13.8% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 3.0% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 23.8% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $92,067 | $80,734 |
* Estimated for the 2026 lines from census blocks (ACS 2020-2024). Population, adults and race: 2020 Census, counted on the 2026 lines. 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 | J. Luis Correa Democrat | 63.4% | David Pan Republican | 36.6% | D+26.9 |
| 2022 | J. Luis Correa Democrat | 61.8% | Christopher J. Gonzales Republican | 38.2% | D+23.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | J. Luis Correa Democrat | 68.8% | James S. Waters Republican | 31.2% | D+37.5 |
| 2018 | J. Luis Correa Democrat | 69.2% | Russell Rene Lambert Republican | 30.9% | D+38.3 |
| 2016 | Lou Correa Democrat | 70.0% | Bao Nguyen Democrat | 30.0% | D+40.0 |
| 2014 | Loretta Sanchez Democrat | 59.7% | Adam Nick Republican | 40.3% | D+19.4 |
| 2012 | Loretta Sanchez Democrat | 63.9% | Jerry Hayden Republican | 36.1% | D+27.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 52 to 53 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Dana Rohrabacher Republican | 62.2% | Ken Arnold Democrat | 37.8% | R+24.4 |
| 2008 | Dana Rohrabacher Republican | 52.5% | Debbie Cook Democrat others 4.4% | 43.1% | R+9.4 |
| 2006 | Dana Rohrabacher Republican | 59.6% | Jim Brandt Democrat others 3.7% | 36.7% | R+22.9 |
| 2004 | Dana Rohrabacher Republican | 61.9% | Jim Brandt Democrat others 5.5% | 32.6% | R+29.4 |
| 2002 | Dana Rohrabacher Republican | 61.7% | Gerrie Schipske Democrat others 3.7% | 34.5% | R+27.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 45 to 52 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Loretta Sanchez Democrat | 60.2% | Gloria Matta Tuchman Republican others 4.8% | 35.0% | D+25.2 |
| 1998 | Loretta Sanchez Democrat | 56.4% | Robert Kenneth 'Bob' Dornan Republican others 4.3% | 39.3% | D+17.1 |
| 1996 | Loretta Sanchez Democrat | 46.7% | Robert K. Dornan Republican others 7.6% | 45.7% | D+0.9 |
| 1994 | Robert K. Dornan Republican | 57.1% | Michael P. "Mike" Farber Democrat others 5.7% | 37.2% | R+19.9 |
| 1992 | Robert K. Dornan Republican | 50.2% | Robert John Banuelos Democrat others 8.8% | 41.0% | R+9.2 |
| CA-46 did not exist before 1992: California had 43 districts in 1976-1980 and 45 in 1982-1990. | |||||
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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. The last column is the margin in CA-46 on the 2024 lines.
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.
Who lives here (2026 lines) is estimated from Census survey figures split by population.
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; 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 (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