California's 45th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California currently represented by Democrat Derek Tran.
The 45th district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census.
The district is based in Orange and Los Angeles counties and includes all of Garden Grove, Westminster, Cerritos, Buena Park, Placentia, Hawaiian Gardens, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Artesia, Los Alamitos, Rossmoor, and La Palma, as well as parts of Brea, Lakewood, and Fullerton.
In 2018, incumbent Representative Mimi Walters competed against a field of four Democrats and an independent candidate in the primary election for the 2018 midterm elections. On February 25, 2018, UC Irvine (UCI) assistant law professor Dave Min received the endorsement of the California Democratic Party.
Min, former White House senior technology advisor Brian Forde, former legislative assistant to Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Kia Hamadanchy, UCI law professor Katie Porter, and UCI business professor John Graham ran in the "top two" primary in June 2018. Walters and Porter placed first and second and advanced to the general election in November.
On November 14, 2018, eight days after polls closed, Dave Wasserman, then the House Editor for The Cook Political Report, projected that Porter had won the general election.
In 2024, the election in this district was one of the state's most competitive. In its current form after the 2020 redistricting, the district has a significant presence of Asian-American voters.
Recent election results from statewide races
Year Office Results2008 PresidentMcCain 52% - 48%2010 GovernorWhitman 54% - 40% Lt. GovernorMaldonado 47% - 38% Secretary of StateDunn 50% - 41% Attorney GeneralCooley 59% - 32% TreasurerWalters 48% - 44% ControllerStrickland 50% - 41%2012 PresidentRomney 49.1% - 48.7%2014 GovernorKashkari 53% - 47%2016 PresidentClinton 54% - 41%2018 GovernorNewsom 50.4% - 49.6% Attorney GeneralBecerra 52% - 48%2020 PresidentBiden 52% - 46%2022 Senate (Reg.)Meuser 51% - 49% GovernorDahle 51% - 49% Lt. GovernorUnderwood Jacobs 51% - 49% Secretary of StateBernosky 51% - 49% Attorney GeneralHochman 52% - 48% TreasurerGuerrero 53% - 47% ControllerChen 54% - 46%2024 PresidentHarris 49% - 48% Senate (Reg.)Garvey 50.5% - 49.5%
Composition
County Code County Seat Population 37 Los Angeles Los Angeles 9,663,345 59 Orange Santa Ana 3,135,755 Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 45th congressional district is located in Southern California, taking up western Orange County and east Los Angeles County. The area in Orange County includes the cities of Cypress, Brea, Placentia, Westminster, Garden Grove, Buena Park, Fountain Valley, Los Alamitos, La Palma, and northern Fullerton, part of Yorba Linda; and the census-designated places Rossmoor and Midway City. The area in Los Angeles County includes the cities of Cerritos, Artesia, Hawaiian Gardens, and part of Lakewood.
Orange County is split between this district, the 40th district, the 46th district, and the 47th district. The 45th and 40th 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 45th and 46th are partitioned by Santa Ana River, W Lehnhardt Ave, Gloxinia Ave, Lilac Way, Edinger Ave, Pebble Ct, 10744 W Lehnhardt Ave-10726 Kedge Ave, 724 S Sail St-5641 W Barbette Ave-407 S Starboard St, Starboard St/S Cooper St, Taft St, Hazard Ave, N Euclid St, Westminster Ave, Clinton St, 14300 Clinton St-1001 Mar Les Dr, Mar Les Dr, 2729 Huckleberry Rd, N Fairview St, Fairview St, 13462 Garden Grove Blvd-13252 Marty Ln, Townley St/Siemon Ave, W Garden Grove Blvd, S Lewis St, W Chapman Ave, E Simmons Ave, S Haster St, Ascot Dr, W Orangewood Ave, S 9th St, 2209 S Waverly Dr-11751 S Waverly Dr, Euclid St, Haven Ln, W Dudley Ave, S Euclid St, Katella Ave, Dale St, Rancho Alamitos High School, Orangewood Ave, Barber City Channel, Arrowhead St, Del Rey Dr, Westcliff Dr, Lampson Ave, Fern St, Garden Glove Blvd, Union Pacific Railroad, 7772 W Chapman Ave-Bently Ave, Highway 39, Western Ave, Stanton Storm Channel, Knott Ave, 6970 Via Kannela-6555 Katella Ave, Cerritos Ave, 10490 Carlotta Ave-Ball Rd, John Beat Park, S Knott Ave, Solano Dr, Monterra Way, Campesina Dr, Holder Elementary School, W Orange Ave, 6698 Via Riverside Way-Orangeview Junior High School, W Lincoln Ave, 195 N Western Ave-298 N Western Ave, 3181 W Coolidge Ave-405 N Dale St, W Crescent Ave, N La Reina St, W La Palma Ave, Boisseranc Park, I-5 HOV Lane, Orangethorpe Ave, Fullerton Creek, Whitaker St, Commonwealth Ave, Los Angeles County Metro, W Malvern Ave, W Chapman Ave, E Chapman Ave, S Placentia Ave, Kimberly Ave, E Orangethorpe Ave, and 2500 E Terrace St-Highway 57.
The 45th and 47th are partitioned by Highway 405, Old Ranch Parkway, Seal Beach Blvd, St Cloud Dr, Montecito Rd, Rossmoor Center Way, 12240 Seal Beach Blvd-Los Alamitos Army Airfield, Bolsa Chica Channel, Rancho Rd, Harold Pl, Springdale St, 6021 Anacapa Dr-Willow Ln, Edward St, Bolsa Ave, Goldenwest St, McFadden Ave, Union Pacific Railroad, 15241 Cascade Ln-15241 Cedarwood Ave, Highway 39, Edinger Ave, Newland St, Heil Ave, Magnolia St, Warner Ave, Garfield Ave, and the Santa Ana River.
Los Angeles County is split between this district, the 38th district, and the 42nd district. The 45th and 42nd are partitioned by San Gabriel River, Palo Verde Ave, South St, Del Amo Blvd, Pioneer Blvd, Coyote Creek, Centralia Creek, Hawaiian Ave, Verne Ave, Bloomfield Park, Highway 605, 226th St, Dorado Cir, Cortner Ave, E Woodson St, Bloomfield Ave, Lilly Ave, Marna Ave, and Los Alamos Channel.
The 45th and 38th are partitioned by Valley View Ave, Southern Pacific Railroad, Alondra Blvd, 15917 Canyon Creek Rd-12371 Hermosura St, Norwalk Blvd, 166th St, and Cerritos College Child Development-Alondra Blvd.
Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people Garden Grove – 171,949 Fullerton – 143,617 Westminster – 90,911 Buena Park – 84,034 Lakewood – 82,496 Yorba Linda – 68,336 Fountain Valley – 57,047 Placentia – 51,824 Cypress – 50,151 Cerritos – 49,578 Brea – 47,325 Artesia – 16,395 La Palma – 15,581 Hawaiian Gardens – 13,593 Los Alamitos – 11,780 Rossmoor – 10,625
2,500 – 10,000 people
Midway City – 8,825
List of members representing the district Member Party Dates Congress(es) Electoral history Counties District created January 3, 1983 Duncan Hunter Republican January 3, 1983 –January 3, 1993 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Redistricted to the . 1983–1993Imperial, San Diego Dana Rohrabacher Republican January 3, 1993 –January 3, 2003 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992.Re-elected in 1994.Re-elected in 1996.Re-elected in 1998.Re-elected in 2000.Redistricted to the . 1993–2003Orange Mary Bono Republican January 3, 2003 –January 3, 2013 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Re-elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2008.Re-elected in 2010.Redistricted to the and lost re-election. 2003–2013Riverside John Campbell Republican January 3, 2013 –January 3, 2015 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012.Retired. 2013–2023Orange Mimi WaltersNominations clerk.house.gov Republican January 3, 2015 –January 3, 2019 Elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Lost re-election. Katie PorterNominations clerk.house.gov Democratic January 3, 2019 –January 3, 2023 Elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Redistricted to the . Michelle Steel Republican January 3, 2023 –January 3, 2025 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022.Lost re-election. 2023–present:Orange, Los Angeles Derek Tran Democratic January 3, 2025–present Elected in 2024.
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Historical district boundaries 2003-13 From 2003 to 2013, this district was based in Riverside County. The district included the communities of Palm Springs, Moreno Valley, Palm Desert, Hemet, Cathedral City, Temecula, Blythe, Rancho Mirage, Murrieta, Indio, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Cabazon, Anza, Thermal, Idyllwild, Coachella, and other unincorporated areas of Riverside County.
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See also List of United States congressional districts California's congressional districts
References
External links GovTrack.us: California's 45th congressional district RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions California Voter Foundation map - CD45