California's 52nd congressional district

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California's 52nd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative
Population (2024)756,396[1]
Median household
income		$85,163[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+13[3]

California's 52nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by Democrat Juan Vargas.

The district currently includes the South Bay region of San Diego County. Cities in the district include National City, Chula Vista and Imperial Beach as well as the Hispanic-majority southern portion of San Diego.

Recent election results from statewide races

2023–2027 boundaries

Year Office Results[4][5][6]
2008 President Obama 65% - 34%
2010 Governor Brown 57% - 35%
Lt. Governor Newsom 51% - 36%
Secretary of State Bowen 58% - 31%
Attorney General Harris 51% - 38%
Treasurer Lockyer 60% - 31%
Controller Chiang 62% - 28%
2012 President Obama 68% - 32%
2014 Governor Brown 65% - 35%
2016 President Clinton 71% - 24%
2018 Governor Newsom 67% - 33%
Attorney General Becerra 70% - 30%
2020 President Biden 67% - 31%
2022 Senate (Reg.) Padilla 65% - 35%
Governor Newsom 63% - 37%
Lt. Governor Kounalakis 63% - 37%
Secretary of State Weber 64% - 36%
Attorney General Bonta 63% - 37%
Treasurer Ma 62% - 38%
Controller Cohen 60% - 40%
2024 President Harris 59% - 38%
Senate (Reg.) Schiff 61% - 39%

2027–2033 boundaries

Year Office Results[7]
2008 President Obama 65% - 34%
2010 Governor Brown 57% - 35%
Lt. Governor Newsom 51% - 36%
Secretary of State Bowen 58% - 31%
Attorney General Harris 51% - 38%
Treasurer Lockyer 60% - 31%
Controller Chiang 62% - 28%
2012 President Obama 68% - 32%
2014 Governor Brown 65% - 35%
2016 President Clinton 71% - 24%
2018 Governor Newsom 67% - 33%
Attorney General Becerra 70% - 30%
2020 President Biden 67% - 31%
2022 Senate (Reg.) Padilla 65% - 35%
Governor Newsom 63% - 37%
Lt. Governor Kounalakis 63% - 37%
Secretary of State Weber 64% - 36%
Attorney General Bonta 63% - 37%
Treasurer Ma 62% - 38%
Controller Cohen 60% - 40%
2024 President Harris 59% - 38%
Senate (Reg.) Schiff 61% - 39%

Composition

FIPS County Code[8] County Seat Population
73 San Diego San Diego 3,269,973

Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 52nd congressional district is located in Southern California, encompassing the South Bay region of San Diego County. It includes the San Diego neighborhoods of Paradise Hills, Logan Heights, Encanto, Mountain View, Barrio Logan, Shelltown, Lincoln Park, Nestor, Otay Mesa, and South San Diego; the cities of Chula Vista, National City, and Imperial Beach; and the census-designated place Bonita.

San Diego County is split between this district, the 50th district, the 51st district, and the 48th district. The 52nd and 48th are partitioned by San Miguel Rd, Proctor Valley Rd, Camino Mojave/Jonel Way, Highway 125, Upper Otay Reservoir, Otay Lakes Rd, Otay Valley Regional Park, Alta Rd, and Otay Mountain Truck Trail.

The 52nd and 50th are partitioned by Iowa St, University Ave, Inland Freeway, Escondido Freeway, Martin Luther King Jr Freeway, John J Montgomery Freeway, and San Diego Bay.

The 52nd and the 51st are partitioned by El Cajon Blvd, 58th St, Streamview Dr, College Ave, Meridian Ave, Lemarand Ave, Highway 94, Charlene Ave, 69th St, Imperial Ave, Larwood Rd, Taft St, Lincoln Pl, Glencoe Dr, Braddock St, Carlisle Dr, Carlsbad Ct/Osage Dr, Potrero St, Carlsbad St, Innsdale Ave, Worthington St/Innsdale Ln, Brady Ct/Innsdale Ln, Parkbrook Way/Alene St, Tinaja Ln/Bluffview Rd, Highway 54, Sweetwater Rd, and Bonita Rd.

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

List of members representing the district

Member Party Dates Cong
ress(es) 		Electoral history Counties
District created January 3, 1993

Duncan L. Hunter
(Alpine)[9] 		Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2009 		103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th 		Redistricted from the 45th district and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired. 		1993–2003
Imperial
Eastern San Diego
2003–2013

Eastern San Diego

Duncan D. Hunter
(Lakeside)[10] 		Republican January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2013 		111th
112th 		Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 50th district.

Scott Peters
(San Diego)[11] 		Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2023 		113th
114th
115th
116th
117th 		Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the 50th district. 		2013–2023

Coastal San Diego (La Jolla and Poway)

Juan Vargas
(San Diego)[12] 		Democratic January 3, 2023 –
present 		118th
119th 		Redistricted from the 51st district and re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024. 		2023–present:

Southwestern San Diego County

Election results

1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022 • 2024

1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan Hunter (incumbent) 112,995 52.9
Democratic Janet M. Gastil 88,076 41.2
Libertarian Joe Shea 6,977 3.3
Peace and Freedom Dennis P. Gretsinger 5,734 2.7
Total votes 213,784 100.0
Republican hold

1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan Hunter (incumbent) 109,201 64.0
Democratic Janet M. Gastil 53,024 31.1
Libertarian Joe Shea 5,240 3.0
Peace and Freedom Art Edelman 3,221 1.9
Total votes 170,686 100.0
Republican hold

1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan Hunter (incumbent) 116,746 65.5
Democratic Darity Wesley 53,104 29.8
Peace and Freedom Janice Jordan 3,649 2.1
Libertarian Dante Ridley 3,329 1.8
Natural Law Peter Ballantyne 1,493 0.8
Total votes 178,321 100.0
Republican hold

1998

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan Hunter (incumbent) 116,251 75.7
Libertarian Lynn Badler 21,933 14.3
Natural Law Adrienne Pelton 15,380 10.0
Republican Bill Warren (write-in) 4 0.0
Total votes 153,568 100.0
Republican hold

2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan Hunter (incumbent) 131,345 64.8
Democratic Craig Barkacs 63,537 31.3
Libertarian Michael Benoit 5,995 2.9
Natural Law Robert A. Sherman 2,117 1.0
Total votes 202,994 100.0
Republican hold

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan Hunter (incumbent) 118,561 70.2
Democratic Peter Moore-Kochlacs 43,526 25.8
Libertarian Michael Benoit 6,923 4.0
Total votes 169,010 100.0
Republican hold

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan Hunter (incumbent) 187,799 67.0
Democratic Brian S. Keliher 74,857 27.7
Libertarian Michael Benoit 8,782 3.3
Total votes 271,438 100.0
Republican hold

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan Hunter (incumbent) 123,696 64.7
Democratic John Rinaldi 61,208 32.0
Libertarian Michael Benoit 6,465 3.3
Total votes 191,369 100.0
Republican hold

2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan D. Hunter 160,724 56.4
Democratic Mike Lumpkin 111,051 39.0
Libertarian Michael Benoit 13,316 4.6
Total votes 285,091 100.0
Republican hold

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan D. Hunter (incumbent) 139,437 63.1
Democratic Ray Lutz 70,860 32.1
Libertarian Michael Benoit 10,731 4.8
Total votes 221,028 100.0
Republican hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Peters 151,451 51.2
Republican Brian Bilbray (Incumbent) 144,459 48.8
Total votes 295,910 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Peters (Incumbent) 98,826 51.6
Republican Carl DeMaio 92,746 48.4
Total votes 191,572 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Peters (incumbent) 181,253 56.5
Republican Denise Gitsham 139,403 43.5
Total votes 320,656 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Peters (incumbent) 188,992 63.8
Republican Omar Qudrat 107,015 36.2
Total votes 296,007 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Peters (incumbent) 244,145 61.6
Republican Jim DeBello 152,350 38.4
Total votes 396,495 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Juan Vargas (incumbent) 100,686 66.7
Republican Tyler Geffeney 50,330 33.3
Total votes 151,016 100.0
Democratic hold

2024

2024 United States House of Representatives elections in California[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Juan Vargas (incumbent) 172,217 66.3
Republican Justin Lee 87,501 33.7
Total votes 259,718 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

From 2003 through 2013, the district consisted of many of San Diego's northern and eastern suburbs, including Lakeside, Poway, Ramona, La Mesa, and Spring Valley. Due to redistricting after the 2010 United States census, much of this area is now in the 50th district.

2003–13


2013–23


See also

References

  1. ^ "American Fact Finder - Results". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 14, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  4. ^ "CA 2022 Congressional". davesredistricting.org. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  5. ^ "Supplement to Statement of Vote" (PDF). November 8, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  6. ^ "Supplement to Statement of Vote" (PDF). November 5, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  7. ^ "CA 2026 Congressional". Dave's Redistricting. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  8. ^ "California FIPS Codes". National Weather Service. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  9. ^ "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774–2005" (PDF). govinfo.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  10. ^ "2nd Revised Edition Congressional Pictorial Directory: 112th Congress" (PDF). July 25, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  11. ^ Nominations clerk.house.gov
  12. ^ Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H154; p:225-7000, DC 20515-6601. "Juan Vargas (California (CA)), 118th Congress Profile". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved January 18, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ 1992 election results
  14. ^ 1994 election results
  15. ^ 1996 election results
  16. ^ 1998 election results
  17. ^ 2000 election results
  18. ^ 2002 election results
  19. ^ 2004 election results
  20. ^ 2006 election results
  21. ^ 2008 election results
  22. ^ 2010 election results
  23. ^ 2012 election results
  24. ^ 2014 election results
  25. ^ 2016 election results
  26. ^ 2018 election results
  27. ^ 2020 election results
  28. ^ 2022 election results
  29. ^ 2024 election results

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