| State: | California |
| District Number: | 41 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections) |
| Population: | 797,316 |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $95,306[1] |
| Percent White: | 44.0 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 38.3 |
| Percent Black: | 4.8 |
| Percent Asian: | 7.8 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 4.0 |
| Percent Other Race: | 1.2 |
| Cpvi: | R+3[2] |
California's 41st congressional district is a congressional district in Riverside County, in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by .
It includes the cities of Palm Springs, Menifee, Calimesa, Norco, Lake Elsinore, Wildomar, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, La Quinta, and most of Corona. The representative for the 41st is Ken Calvert, who was redistricted from the 42nd district. It contains most of the western part of the Palm Springs Area with the exception of Cathedral City, as well as commuter towns in the Greater Los Angeles area, and exurban and rural areas in South-Western Riverside County.
The district now contains the heavily Democratic cities of Palm Springs and Palm Desert, along with the swing city of Corona and conservative areas in western Riverside County, such as Norco, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Wildomar, and Calimesa. The district is considered a swing seat, and the 2024 race is rated as a "Toss Up" by the Cook Political Report.[3]
| Year | Office | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Governor[4] | align=right | Wilson 54.9% - 39.5% |
| 1992 | President[5] | Bush 42.7% - 35.0% | |
| Senator[6] | Herschensohn 55.7% - 34.8% | ||
| Senator (Special)[7] | Seymour 48.5% - 42.8% | ||
| 1994 | Governor[8] | align=right | Wilson 63.8% – 31.8% |
| Senator[9] | align=right | Huffington 57.0% – 33.2% | |
| 1996 | President[10] | align=right | Dole 46.6% – 43.3% |
| 1998 | Governor[11] | Davis 50.8% - 46.3% | |
| Senator[12] | Fong 51.1% – 44.8% | ||
| 2000 | President[13] | Bush 50.2% - 46.5% | |
| Senator[14] | Feinstein 48.3% - 44.8% | ||
| 2002 | Governor[15] | Simon 55.5% - 35.5% | |
| 2003 | Recall[16] [17] | align="right" Yes 73.6% - 26.4% | |
| Schwarzenegger 64.0% - 17.1% | |||
| 2004 | President[18] | Bush 61.8% - 36.9% | |
| Senator[19] | Jones 51.8% - 43.5% | ||
| 2006 | Governor[20] | Schwarzenegger 68.6% - 26.6% | |
| Senator[21] | Mountjoy 50.8% - 43.5% | ||
| 2008 | President[22] | McCain 54.2% - 43.7% | |
| 2010 | Governor[23] | Whitman 53.2% - 38.2% | |
| Senator[24] | Fiorina 57.3% - 34.8% | ||
| 2012 | President[25] | Obama 61.5% - 36.3% | |
| Senator[26] | align=right | Feinstein 63.0% - 37.0% | |
| 2014 | Governor[27] | Brown 54.5% – 45.5% | |
| 2016 | President[28] | Clinton 61.0% - 33.1% | |
| Senator[29] | Harris 53.0% - 47.0% | ||
| 2018 | Governor[30] | Newsom 59.4% - 40.6% | |
| Senator[31] | Feinstein 51.9% - 48.1% | ||
| 2020 | President[32] | Biden 61.7% - 36.1% | |
| 2021 | Recall[33] | align="right" No 57.5% - 42.5% | |
| 2022 | Governor[34] | Dahle 54.6 - 45.4% | |
| Senator | Meuser 53.2 - 46.8% |
Riverside County is split between this district, the 25th district, the 39th district, and the 48th district. The 41st and 25th are partitioned by Terwillinger Rd, Bailey Rd, Candelaria, Elder Creek Rd, Bonny Ln, Tule Peak Rd, Eastgate Trail, Goldrush Rd, Rule Valley Rd, Laura Ln, Dove Dr, Lago Grande, Barbara Trail, Valley Dr, Foolish Pleasure Rd, Highway 371, Gelding Way, Puckit Dr, Indian Rd, Wellman Rd, El Toro Rd, Burnt Valley Rd, Cahuilla Rd, Highway 74, Bull Canyon Rd, Santa Rosa-San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, Fred Waring Dr, Washington St, Highway 10, Davall Dr, Dinah Shore Dr, Plumley Rd, Gerald Ford Dr, E Ramon Rd, San Luis Rey Dr, San Joaquin Dr, Clubhouse View Dr, Mount San Jacinto State Park, Azalea Creek, Black Mountain Trail, Highway 243, North Fork San Jacinto River, Stetson Ave, Hemet St, Cornell St, Girard St, E Newport Rd, Domenigoni Parkway, Leon Rd, Grand Ave, State Highway 74, California Ave, W Devonshire Ave, Warren Rd, Ramona Expressway, San Jacinto River, Highway 79, Oak Valley Parkway, Champions Dr, Union St, Brookside Ave.
The 41st and 39th are partitioned by Corona Freeway, River Trails Park, Redley Substation Rd, Arlington Ave, Alhambra Ave, Golden Ave, Doheny Blvd, Bolivar St, Campbell Ave, Pierce St, Quantico Dr, Collett Ave, Buchanan St, Highway 91, 12397 Doherty Way-Magnolia Ave, BNSF Railroad, N McKinley St, N Temescal St, E 16th St, S Neece St, Indiana Ave, Skyridge Dr, Fillmore St, 2969 Fillmore St-La Sierra Ave, Cleveland Ave, McAllister Parkway, Corsica Ave, Hermosa Dr, John F. Kennedy Dr, Wood Rd, Colt St, Dauchy Ave, Van Buren Blvd, Bobbit Ave, Chicago Ave, Krameria Ave, 16510 Sendero del Charro-Mariposa Ave, Barton St, Cole Ave, Rider St, Greenwood Ave, Kabian Park, Goetz Park, Ethanac Rd, McLaughlin Rd, Sherman Rd, Tumble Rd, Watson Rd, Escondido Expressway, Mapes Rd, Ellis Ave, Antelope Rd, Rico Ave, San Jacinto River, Ramona Expressway, Lake Perris State Recreation Area, Gilman Springs Rd, Moreno Valley Freeway, Quincy St, Cloud Haven Dr, Holly Ct, Reche Vista Dr, Reche Canyon Rd, and Keissel Rd.
The 41st and 48th are partitioned by Ortega Highway, Tenaja Truck Trail, NF-7506, Tenaja, San Mateo Creek, Los Alamos Rd, Und 233, S Main Dv, Wildomar, Grand Ave, Rancho Mirlo Dr, Copper Canyon Park, 42174 Kimberly Way-35817 Darcy Pl, Escondido Expressway, Scott Rd, 33477 Little Reb Pl-33516 Pittman Ln, Keller Rd, Menifee Rd, Clinton Keith Rd, Max Gilliss Blvd, Highway 79, Borel Rd, Lake Skinner, Warren Rd, Summitville St, Indian Knoll Rd, E Benton Rd, Rancho California Rd, Overhill Rd, Green Meadow Rd, Crossover Rd, Exa-Ely Rd, Denise Rd, Wiley Rd, Powerline Rd, Wilson Valley Rd, Wilson Creek, Reed Valley Rd, Centennial St, Beaver Ave, and Lake Vista Dr. The 41st district takes in the cities of Wildomar, Canyon Lake, Menifee, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, La Quinta, Lake Elsinore, Norco, and Corona, as well as the census-designated places Cherry Valley, Nuevo, Homeland, Sage, Idyllwild-Pine Cove, and Woodcrest.
| Member | Party | Dates | Cong ress(es) | Electoral history | Counties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 3, 1973 | |||||||||
| align=left | Lionel Van Deerlin | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the . | 1973–1975 San Diego (Southern City of San Diego) | |||
| align=left | Bob Wilson | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Retired. | 1975–1983 San Diego (San Diego City Northern half) | |||
Bill Lowery | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1993 | Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired. | ||||||
| 1983–1993 San Diego (Northern suburbs) | |||||||||
| align=left | Jay Kim | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Lost renomination. | 1993–2003 Southeastern Los Angeles, Northeastern Orange, Southwestern San Bernardino | |||
| align=left | Gary Miller | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2003 | Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the . | ||||
| align=left | Jerry Lewis | Republican | nowrap | 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. Retired. | 2003–2013 San Bernardino | |||
| align=left | Mark Takano | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023 | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the . | 2013–2023 Inland Empire (Moreno Valley, Perris, and Riverside) | |||
| align=left | Ken Calvert | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2023 – present | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022. | 2023–present Within Riverside County in the Inland Empire Palm Springs, Corona, Menifee, Norco, Lake Elsinore, Wildomar, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Coachella Valley | |||
| align=center | 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022 |
In the 1980s, the 41st congressional district was one of four that divided San Diego County, formerly located in the North County region. The district had been held for 12 years by Republican Bill Lowery and was considered the most Republican district in the San Diego area. The 41st district was renumbered as the after the 1990 U.S. census in which it became the Inland Empire's 51st.
From 2003 to 2013, the district included large portions of the cavernous San Bernardino County and a small portion of Riverside County. The district formerly represented parts of the Inland Empire region, San Bernardino Mountains, and Mojave Desert, stretching from portions of the city of San Bernardino north to the Nevada border and east to the Colorado River. Redlands was the largest city in that district; other cities included: Loma Linda, Yucaipa, Victorville, Barstow, Hesperia, Highland, Big Bear Lake and Needles.