| State: | California |
| District Number: | 33 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Population: | 774,631[1] |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $81,830[2] |
| Percent White: | 17.5 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 62.0 |
| Percent Black: | 9.8 |
| Percent Asian: | 7.0 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 2.6 |
| Percent Other Race: | 1.1 |
| Cpvi: | D+12[3] |
California's 33rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by .
From January 3, 2023, following the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district centered on San Bernardino.
| Election results from statewide races | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results | |
| 1990 | Governor[4] | align=right | Wilson 59.4% – 35.5% |
| 1992 | President[5] | Clinton 63.0% – 23.6% | |
| Senator[6] | Boxer 59.3% – 29.9% | ||
| Senator (special)[7] | Feinstein 65.8% – 25.9% | ||
| 1994 | Governor[8] | Brown 61.2% – 31.1% | |
| Senator[9] | Feinstein 58.1% – 28.4% | ||
| 1996 | President[10] | Clinton 79.7% – 14.0% | |
| 1998 | Governor[11] | Davis 83.4% – 13.4% | |
| Senator[12] | Boxer 79.9% – 16.4% | ||
| 2000 | President[13] | Gore 82.6% – 14.9% | |
| Senator[14] | Feinstein 81.7% – 11.4% | ||
| 2002 | Governor[15] | Davis 74.7% – 15.2% | |
| 2003 | Recall[16] [17] | align="right" 74.2% – 25.8% | |
| Bustamante 57.0% – 24.5% | |||
| 2004 | President[18] | Kerry 82.8% – 15.9% | |
| Senator[19] | Boxer 83.5% – 11.7% | ||
| 2006 | Governor[20] | Angelides 69.4% – 25.6% | |
| Senator[21] | Feinstein 83.7% – 10.8% | ||
| 2008 | President[22] | Obama 86.8% – 11.7% | |
| 2010 | Governor[23] | Brown 82.9% – 13.4% | |
| Senator[24] | Boxer 83.2% – 13.0% | ||
| 2012 | President[25] | Obama 60.6% – 36.8% | |
| Senator[26] | Feinstein 64.5% – 35.5% | ||
| 2014 | Governor[27] | Brown 61.6% – 38.4% | |
| 2016 | President[28] | Clinton 67.8% – 26.5% | |
| Senator[29] | Harris 70.9% – 29.1% | ||
| 2018 | Governor[30] | Newsom 67.7% – 32.3% | |
| Senator[31] | Feinstein 62.4% – 37.6% | ||
| 2020 | President[32] | Biden 69.0% – 29.0% | |
| 2021 | Recall[33] | align="right" 66.6% – 33.4% | |
| 2022 | Governor[34] | Newsom 54.8 - 45.2% | |
| Senator | Padilla 56.8 - 43.2% | ||
San Bernardino County is split between this district and the 23rd, 28th and 35th districts. The 33rd, 23rd and 28th districts are partitioned by Carnelian St, Highway 30, Amethyst Ave, Highland Ave, Foothill Freeway, Day Creek Blvd, Vintage Dr, Saddle Tree Pl, Day Creek Channel, Wardman Bullock Rd, Dawnridge Dr, Summit Ave, 14509 Saddlepeak Dr-14560 Labrador Ave, Ontario Freeway, Union Pacific Railroad, Highway 15, Highway 215, W Meyers Rd, Ohio Ave, Pine Ave, Bailey act, Highway 206, Devils Canyon Rd, Cloudland Truck Trail, Cloudland Cutoff, Hill Dr, W 54th St, E Hill Dr, Bonita Vista Dr, Sterling Ave, Argyle Ave, E Marshall Blvd, Rockford Ave, Lynwood Dr, La Praix St, Orchid Dr, Denair Ave, Highland Ave, Orchard Rd, Arroyo Vista Dr, Church St, Greensport Rd, Florida St, Garnet St, Nice Ave, Crafton Ave, 5th Ave, Walnut St, 6th Ave, S Wabash Ave, E Citrus Ave, N Church St, Southern California Regional Rail A, Tennessee St, Highway 10, California St, E Washington St, and S Barton Rd.
The 33rd and 35th districts are partitioned by San Bernardino Rd, Orangewood Dr, Estacia St, Lion St, Highway 66, Helms Ave, Hampshire St, Archibald Ave, N Maple Ave, S Maple Ave, Randall Ave, Alder Ave, Union Pacific Railroad, Slover Ave, Tamarind Ave, Jurupa Ave, 11th St, and Locust Ave. The 33rd district takes in San Bernardino, northern Redlands, Bloomington, Highland, Colton, Grand Terrace, Rialto and central Rancho Cucamonga, as well as the census-designated places Bloomington and Muscoy.
| Member | Party | Dates | Cong ress(es) | Electoral history | Counties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 3, 1963 | |||||||||
| align=left | Harry R. Sheppard | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962. Retired. | 1963–1969 San Bernardino | |||
| align=left | Kenneth W. Dyal | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | Elected in 1964. Lost re-election. | ||||
Jerry Pettis | Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the . | ||||||
| 1969–1973 San Bernardino | |||||||||
| 1973–1975 San Bernardino | |||||||||
| align=left | Del M. Clawson | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1975 – December 31, 1978 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Resigned. | 1975–1983 Los Angeles | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 31, 1978 – January 3, 1979 | |||||||
| align=left | Wayne R. Grisham | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983 | Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Lost re-nomination. | ||||
| align=left | David Dreier | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the . | 1983–1993 Los Angeles (eastern suburbs) | |||
| align=left | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the . | 1993–2003 Los Angeles (Downtown Los Angeles) | |||
| align=left | Diane Watson | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Retired. | 2003–2013 Los Angeles (Culver City, Ladera Heights and Baldwin Hills) | |||
| align=left | Karen Bass | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the . | ||||
| align=left | Henry Waxman | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012. Retired. | 2013–2023 Los Angeles (Beverly Hills and Santa Monica) | |||
| align=left | Ted Lieu | Democratic | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2023 | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the . | |||||
| align=left | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2023 – present | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022. | 2023–present Inland Empire region, including the city of San Bernardino and portions of Rancho Cucamonga and Redlands, California. | |||
| align=center | 1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 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 |
From 2003 to 2013, the district encompassed the incorporated city of Culver City (a center of film and TV production), and in the Baldwin Hills unincorporated areas such as Ladera Heights, and some of the western neighborhoods within the city of Los Angeles such as Baldwin Hills (neighborhood).
From 1993 to 2013, large parts of the 33rd were in the California's 36th congressional district. The 36th was located in southwestern Los Angeles County, and included Manhattan Beach, Torrance, and portions of Los Angeles itself. This district was largely dismantled after the 2010 census, with the 33rd succeeding the 36th, while the current 36th is largely the successor of the old 45th district.