| State: | California |
| District Number: | 52 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections) |
| Residence: | San Diego |
| Population: | 740,517[1] |
| Population Year: | 2023 |
| Median Income: | $87,220[2] |
| Percent White: | 13.4 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 60.1 |
| Percent Black: | 7.5 |
| Percent Asian: | 14.7 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 3.3 |
| Percent Other Race: | 1.1 |
| Cpvi: | D+18[3] |
California's 52nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by .
The district currently includes southwestern portions of San Diego County. Cities in the district include National City, Chula Vista and Imperial Beach.
| Election results from statewide races | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results |
| 1992 | President[4] | Bush 36.6% – 33.8% |
| Senator[5] | Herschensohn 49.2% – 38.8% | |
| Senator (Special) | Seymour 46.0% – 43.0% | |
| 1994 | Governor[6] | Wilson 65.3% – 29.0% |
| Senator[7] | Huffington 58.1% – 31.7% | |
| 1996 | President[8] | Dole 47.6% - 41.2% |
| 1998 | Governor[9] | Lungren 48.3% – 47.1% |
| Senator[10] | Fong 51.8% – 42.8% | |
| 2000 | President[11] | Bush 54.4% – 41.2% |
| Senator[12] | Feinstein 46.6% – 44.4% | |
| 2002 | Governor[13] | Simon 58.0% – 34.8% |
| 2003 | Recall[14] [15] | align="right" Yes 72.1% – 27.9% |
| Schwarzenegger 65.5% – 17.3% | ||
| 2004 | President[16] | Bush 61.4% – 37.7% |
| Senator[17] | Jones 51.5% – 44.4% | |
| 2006 | Governor[18] | Schwarzenegger 72.4% – 24.3% |
| Senator[19] | Mountjoy 49.6% – 46.0% | |
| 2008 | President[20] | McCain 53.4% – 45.0% |
| 2010 | Governor[21] | Whitman 57.4% – 36.5% |
| Senator[22] | Fiorina 59.4% – 34.9% | |
| 2012 | President[23] | Obama 52.1% – 45.7% |
| Senator[24] | Feinstein 54.5% – 44.5% | |
| 2014 | Governor[25] | Brown 52.3% – 47.7% |
| 2016 | President[26] | Clinton 58.1% – 35.6% |
| Senator[27] | Harris 63.5% – 36.5% | |
| 2018 | Governor[28] | Newsom 58.3% – 41.7% |
| Lieutenant Governor[29] | Kounalakis 67.0% – 33.0% | |
| Secretary of State[30] | Padilla 60.4% – 39.6% | |
| Controller[31] | Yee 60.8% – 39.2% | |
| Treasurer[32] | Ma 59.5% – 40.5% | |
| Attorney General[33] | Becerra 59.5% – 40.5% | |
| Insurance Commissioner[34] | Poizner 51.0% – 49.0% | |
| Board of Equalization, 4th District[35] | Schaefer 55.3% – 44.7% | |
| Senator[36] | Feinstein 56.3% – 43.7% | |
| 2020 | President[37] | Biden 63.4% – 34.2% |
| 2021 | Recall[38] | align="right" No 60.9% – 39.1% |
| 2022 | Governor[39] | Newsom 63.1% – 36.9% |
| Senator[40] | Padilla 64.8% – 35.2% | |
| Senator (Special)[41] | Padilla 64.5% – 35.5% | |
As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 52nd congressional district is located in Southern California. It encompasses the South Bay region of San Diego County.
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.
The 52nd district takes in the cities of Chula Vista, National City, Imperial Beach, as well as the census-designated place Bonita. It also encompasses the San Diego neighborhoods of Paradise Hills, Logan Heights, Encanto, Mountain View, Barrio Logan, Shelltown, Lincoln Park, Nestor, Otay Mesa, and South San Diego.
| Member | Party | Dates | Cong ress(es) | Electoral history | Counties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 3, 1993 | |||||||||
Duncan L. Hunter [42] | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2009 | Redistricted from the 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 | |||||||||
| align=left | Duncan D. Hunter [43] | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013 | Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the . | ||||
| align=left | Scott Peters [44] | 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 Coastal San Diego (La Jolla and Poway) | |||
| align=left | Juan Vargas [45] | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2023 – present | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2023–present: Southwestern San Diego County | |||
| align=center | 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022 |
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.