California's 31st congressional district
California's 31st congressional district is a congressional district in Los Angeles County, in the U.S. state of California. The district is located in the San Gabriel Valley.
California's 31st congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Population (2022) | 730,452 | ||
Median household income | $82,631[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+15[2] |
From January 3, 2023, following the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district is currently represented by Democrat Grace Napolitano.
Recent results in statewide elections
Election results from statewide races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
1990 | Governor[3] | Feinstein 60.6% – 34.8% |
1992 | President[4] | Clinton 51.7% – 32.3% |
Senator[5] | Boxer 48.9% – 41.1% | |
Senator (special)[6] | Feinstein 57.7% – 33.7% | |
1994 | Governor[7] | Brown 52.7% – 43.1% |
Senator[8] | Feinstein 50.5% – 38.3% | |
1996 | President[9] | Clinton 65.4% – 25.8% |
1998 | Governor[10] | Davis 71.6% – 25.3% |
Senator[11] | Boxer 62.1% – 34.1% | |
2000 | President[12] | Gore 69.3% – 27.4% |
Senator[13] | Feinstein 70.4% – 22.3% | |
2002 | Governor[14] | Davis 68.6% – 19.5% |
2003 | Recall[15][16] | 67.6% – 32.4% |
Bustamante 58.5% – 26.5% | ||
2004 | President[17] | Kerry 76.9% – 21.6% |
Senator[18] | Boxer 80.1% – 14.6% | |
2006 | Governor[19] | Angelides 66.8% – 26.8% |
Senator[20] | Feinstein 79.1% – 14.0% | |
2008 | President[21] | Obama 79.9% – 17.8% |
2010 | Governor[22] | Brown 77.9% – 16.6% |
Senator[23] | Boxer 78.1% – 16.2% | |
2012 | President[24] | Obama 57.2% – 40.6% |
Senator[25] | Feinstein 58.7% – 41.3% | |
2014 | Governor[26] | Brown 52.1% – 47.9% |
2016 | President[27] | Clinton 57.7% – 36.6% |
Senator[28] | Harris 57.2% – 42.8% | |
2018 | Governor[29] | Newsom 56.6% – 43.4% |
Senator[30] | Feinstein 51.2% – 48.8% | |
2020 | President[31] | Biden 58.8% – 38.9% |
2021 | Recall[32] | 54.8% – 45.2% |
2022 | Governor[33] | Newsom 58.4 - 41.6% |
Senator | Padilla 60.7 - 39.3% |
Composition
# | County | Seat | Population |
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37 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 9,829,544 |
As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 31st congressional district is located in Southern California. It takes up part of eastern Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles County is split between this district, the 28th district, the 34th district, and the 38th district. The 31st and the 28th are partitioned by Rio Hondo River, Garvey Ave, Highway 19, Highway 10, Eaton Wash, Temple City Blvd, Valley Blvd, Ellis Ln, Lower Azusa Rd, Grande Ave, Santa Anita Ave, Lynrose St, Flood Control Basin, Peck Rd, Randolph St, Cogswell Rd, Clark St, Durfree Ave, Santa Anita Wash, S 10th Ave, Jeffries Ave, Mayflower/Fairgreen Ave, Alta Vista/Fairgreen Ave, El Norte Ave, S 5th Ave, Valencia Way/N 5th Ave, Hillcrest Blvd, E Hillcrest Blvd, Grand Ave, E Greystone Ave, N Bradoaks Ave, Angeles National Forest, W Fork Rd, Highway 39, Cedar Creek, Iron Fork, Glendora Mountain Rd, Morris Reservoir, W Sierra Madre Ave, N Lorraine Ave, E Foothill Blvd, E Carroll Ave, Steffen St, S Lorraine Ave, AT and SF Railway, E Route 66, N Cataract Ave, San Dimas Canyon Rd, Clayton Ct, Live Oak Canyon, Rotary Dr, Highway 30, Williams Ave, Highway 210, Garey Ave, and Summer Ave.
The 31st, 35th, and 38th are partitioned by Whittier Narrows Recreation Area, N Lexington-Gallatin Rd, N Durfree Ave, E Thienes Ave, E Rush St, N Burkett Rd, Cunningham Dr, Eaglemont Dr, Oakman Dr, Arciero Dr, Grossmont Dr, Workman Mill Rd, Bunbury Dr, Fontenoy Ave, Ankerton, Whittier Woods Circle, Union Pacific Railroad, San Gabriel Freeway, N Peck Rd, Mission Mill Rd, Rose Hills Rd, Wildwood Dr, Clark Ave, San Jose Creek, Turnbull Canyon Rd, E Gale Ave, Pomona Freeway, Colima Rd, E Walnut Dr N, Nogales St, E Walnut Dr S, Fairway Dr, E Valley Blvd, Calle Baja, La Puente Rd, S Sentous Ave, N Nogales St, Amar Rd, Walnut City Parkland, San Bernardino Freeway, Fairplex Dr, Via Verde, Puddingstone Reservoir, McKinley Ave, N Whittle Ave, Arrow Highway, Fulton Rd, and Foothill Blvd. The 31st district takes in the cities of El Monte, West Covina, Baldwin Park, Azusa, Monrovia, San Dimas, La Verne, Duarte, South El Monte, and the south side of Glendora.
Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people
- El Monte: 109,501
- West Covina: 109,450
- Baldwin Park: 72,176
- Glendora: 52,558
- Azusa: 50,000
- Monrovia: 37,931
- San Dimas: 34,924
- La Verne: 31,334
- Duarte: 21,727
- South El Monte: 19,567
List of members representing the district
Election results
1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022 |
1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (Incumbent) | 76,631 | 52.2 | ||
Republican | Gordon Hahn | 70,154 | 47.8 | ||
Total votes | 146,785 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
1964
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (Incumbent) | 114,246 | 64.0 | |
Republican | Norman G. Shanahan | 64,256 | 36.0 | |
Total votes | 178,502 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
1966
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (Incumbent) | 92,875 | 63.4 | |
Republican | Norman G. Shanahan | 53,708 | 36.6 | |
Total votes | 146,583 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
1968
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (Incumbent) | 94,387 | 58.9 | |
Republican | James R. Dunn | 62,711 | 39.1 | |
American Independent | Stanley L. Schulte | 3,134 | 2.0 | |
Total votes | 160,232 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
1970
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (Incumbent) | 102,071 | 73.2 | |
Republican | Fred L. Casmir | 37,416 | 26.8 | |
Total votes | 139,487 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
1972
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (Incumbent) | 85,954 | 52.3 | |
Republican | Ben Valentine | 69,876 | 42.5 | |
Peace and Freedom | Roberta Lynn Wood | 8,582 | 5.2 | |
Total votes | 164,412 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
1974
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (Incumbent) | 60,560 | 70.5 | |
Republican | Norman A. Hodges | 23,039 | 26.8 | |
Peace and Freedom | William C. Taylor | 2,349 | 2.7 | |
Total votes | 85,948 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
1976
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (Incumbent) | 83,155 | 100.0 | |
Democratic hold | ||||
1978
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (Incumbent) | 55,667 | 67.8 | |
Republican | Don Grimshaw | 26,490 | 32.2 | |
Total votes | 82,157 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally | 69,146 | 64.4 | |
Republican | Don Grimshaw | 38,203 | 35.6 | |
Total votes | 107,349 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
1982
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally (Incumbent) | 86,718 | 72.4 | |
Republican | Henry C. Minturn | 33,043 | 27.6 | |
Total votes | 119,761 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally (Incumbent) | 100,658 | 70.7 | |
Republican | Henry C. Minturn | 41,691 | 29.3 | |
Total votes | 142,349 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
1986
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally (Incumbent) | 77,126 | 70.3 | |
Republican | Jack McMurray | 30,322 | 27.6 | |
Peace and Freedom | B. Kwaku Duren | 2,333 | 2.1 | |
Total votes | 109,781 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
1988
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally (Incumbent) | 100,919 | 71.6 | |
Republican | Arnold C. May | 36,017 | 25.5 | |
Peace and Freedom | B. Kwaku Duren | 4,091 | 2.9 | |
Total votes | 151,027 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
1990
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mervyn M. Dymally (Incumbent) | 56,394 | 67.1 | |
Republican | Eunice N. Sato | 27,593 | 32.9 | |
Total votes | 83,987 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
1992
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Matthew G. Martínez (Incumbent) | 68,324 | 62.6 | |
Republican | Reuben D. Franco | 40,873 | 37.4 | |
Total votes | 109,197 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Matthew G. Martínez (Incumbent) | 50,541 | 59.1 | |
Republican | John V. Flores | 34,926 | 40.9 | |
Total votes | 85,467 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Matthew G. Martínez (Incumbent) | 69,285 | 67.5 | |
Republican | John Flores | 28,705 | 28.0 | |
Libertarian | Michael Everling | 4,700 | 4.5 | |
Total votes | 102,690 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Matthew G. Martínez (Incumbent) | 61,173 | 70.0 | |
Republican | Frank C. Moreno | 19,786 | 22.7 | |
Green | Krista Lieberg-Wong | 4,377 | 5.0 | |
Libertarian | Michael B. Everling | 1,121 | 1.3 | |
Natural Law | Gary Hearne | 903 | 1.03 | |
Total votes | 87,360 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2000
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hilda Solis | 89,600 | 79.4 | |
Green | Krista Lieberg-Wong | 10,294 | 9.1 | |
Libertarian | Michael McGuire | 7,138 | 6.3 | |
Natural Law | Richard D. Griffin | 5,882 | 5.2 | |
Total votes | 112,914 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Xavier Becerra (Incumbent) | 54,569 | 81.2 | |
Republican | Luis Vega | 12,674 | 18.8 | |
Total votes | 67,243 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Xavier Becerra (Incumbent) | 89,363 | 80.3 | |
Republican | Luis Vega | 22,048 | 19.7 | |
Total votes | 111,411 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Xavier Becerra (Incumbent) | 64,952 | 100.0 | |
Democratic hold | ||||
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Xavier Becerra (Incumbent) | 110,955 | 100.0 | |
Democratic hold | ||||
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Xavier Becerra (Incumbent) | 76,363 | 83.8 | |
Republican | Stephen C. Smith | 14,740 | 16.2 | |
Total votes | 91,103 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gary Miller (Incumbent) | 88,964 | 55.2 | |
Republican | Robert Dutton | 72,255 | 44.8 | |
Total votes | 161,219 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pete Aguilar | 51,622 | 51.7 | |
Republican | Paul Chabot | 48,162 | 48.3 | |
Total votes | 99,784 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pete Aguilar (Incumbent) | 121,070 | 56.1 | |
Republican | Paul Chabot | 94,866 | 43.9 | |
Total votes | 215,936 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pete Aguilar (Incumbent) | 110,343 | 58.7 | |
Republican | Sean Flynn | 77,352 | 41.3 | |
Total votes | 187,695 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pete Aguilar (Incumbent) | 175,315 | 61.3 | |
Republican | Agnes Gibboney | 110,735 | 38.7 | |
Total votes | 286,045 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Grace Napolitano (Incumbent) | 91,472 | 59.5 | |
Republican | Daniel Bocic Martinez | 62,153 | 40.5 | |
Total votes | 153,625 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Historical district boundaries
Formerly, from 2003 to 2013, the district was located in Los Angeles County. It was the only congressional district entirely based within the City of Los Angeles, and included Hollywood and some predominantly Hispanic/Latino sections of central and northeast Los Angeles.
References
- US Census
- "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- Statement of Vote (1990 Governor)
- Statement of Vote (1992 President)
- Statement of Vote (1992 Senate)
- Statement of Vote (1992 Senate)
- Statement of Vote (1994 Governor)
- Statement of Vote (1994 Senate)
- Statement of Vote (1996 President)
- Statement of Vote (1998 Governor) Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Statement of Vote (1998 Senate) Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Statement of Vote (2000 President)
- Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)
- Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
- Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
- Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
- Statement of Vote (2004 President)
- Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)
- Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
- Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)
- Statement of Vote (2008 President)
- Statement of Vote (2010 Governor)
- Statement of Vote (2010 Senator)
- Statement of Vote (2012 President)
- Statement of Vote (2012 Senator)
- Statement of Vote (2014 Governor)
- Statement of Vote (2016 President)
- Statement of Vote (2016 Senator)
- Statement of Vote (2018 Governor)
- Statement of Vote (2018 Senator)
- "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012".
- "Counties by Congressional District for Recall Question" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. September 14, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- "Counties by Congressional Districts for Governor" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. November 8, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
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