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California's 43rd district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Maxine Waters

Maxine Waters

CA · District 43
DemocratRanking Member, House Committee on Financial Services
Raised $863,683 · 2.3M followers (office + personal) · missed 3.2% of votes
35.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Financial Services
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Cook PVI: D+27

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population719,690
Median household income$75,336
Median age36.8
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%
White alone6.6%
Black alone20.6%
Hispanic or Latino60.9%
Asian alone8.8%
Unemployment rate7.2%
Population density (per sq mi)9,971

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.