California's 43rd Congressional District
California · CA-43
California's 43rd Congressional District is one of 52 U.S. House districts in California, represented in Congress by Maxine Waters (Democrat). It is home to roughly 732,775 people, with a median age of 35.1. The population is about 58% Hispanic. The median household income is $72,803, and 22% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+49).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 72 square miles, CA-43 is the 416th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 10,177 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.25 ranks 256th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 73% of CA-43 voters backed Kamala Harris and 24% Donald Trump — a D+49 margin. That is a 15.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+64.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 35.1 years old; 24.6% of residents are under 18 and 11.8% are 65 or older. About 32.7% of residents were born outside the United States, and 58.8% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $72,803, the district's median household income ranks 254th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $663,910, and the median rent is $1,701 a month. 16.6% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 32.5-minute commute (8.6% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).