California's 23rd congressional district

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California's 23rd congressional district is a U.S. House district in California’s southern Central Valley and High Desert region, long considered a Republican stronghold.

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instanceOf United States congressional district
federal electoral district
appliesVotingSystem first-past-the-post
chamber House of Representatives
characterizedAs Republican stronghold
contains parts of Kern County
parts of Los Angeles County
parts of San Bernardino County
country United States of America
createdBy California redistricting process
demographicCharacteristic predominantly suburban and rural areas
electorateType residents of the district
elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives
federalDistrictNumber 23
geographicFeature largely inland district
governingDocument United States Constitution
hasCookPVITrend Republican advantage
hasElectionCycle every two years
hasLevel federal
hasPostalAbbreviationState CA
hasRepresentative Jay Obernolte
hasTypeOfConstituency single-member district
hasVoterRegistrationTendency more registered Republicans than Democrats
includesArea Mojave Desert communities
includesCity Barstow
Hesperia
Ridgecrest
Victorville
isNumberedDistrictOf California congressional delegation
isPartOf California's federal congressional map
jurisdiction federal law of the United States
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
locatedIn High Desert region of California
southern Central Valley
locatedInRegion California High Desert
linked to: High Desert

Inland Empire (partial)
linked to: Inland Empire
officeTitleOfRepresentative U.S. Representative
partOf United States Congress
politicalLeaning Republican-leaning
conservative
previousRepresentative Kevin McCarthy
previousRepresentativeParty Republican Party
redistrictedAfter 2020 United States census
representativeParty Republican Party
sectionOfConstitution Article One of the United States Constitution
state California
timeZone Pacific Time Zone

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Kevin McCarthy previouslyRepresented California's 23rd congressional district