California's 47th Congressional District
California · CA-47
California's 47th Congressional District is one of 52 U.S. House districts in California, represented in Congress by Dave Min (Democrat). It is home to roughly 766,876 people, with a median age of 39.2. The population is about 46% White. The median household income is $126,883, and 61% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election the district was highly competitive (D+4).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 186 square miles, CA-47 is the 383rd-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 4,123 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.29 ranks 208th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 50% of CA-47 voters backed Kamala Harris and 46% Donald Trump — a D+4 margin, the 34th-closest result of any district in the country. That is a 7.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+11.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 39.2 years old; 20.9% of residents are under 18 and 16% are 65 or older. About 30.8% of residents were born outside the United States, and 40.5% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $126,883, the district's median household income ranks 23rd of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $1,049,054, and the median rent is $2,759 a month. 9.1% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 26.7-minute commute (23.5% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).