WCVI Profiles Newly-Vacated District
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William C. Velasquez Institute, January 13, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—January 13, 2009
Contact: Steven Ochoa, 323-222-2217
WCVI Profiles Newly-Vacated District
Seat Vacancy Created by Solis Appointment to Labor Secretary
LOS ANGELES, CA—A special election to fill the California 32 nd Congressional District will be held soon to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of U.S. Representative Hilda Solis (D). Solis was nominated Secretary of Labor by President-Elect Barack Obama in December 2008. The William C. Velasquez Institute (WCVI) prepared an updated voter profile for the public’s education as the special election approaches.
The San Gabriel Valley district has elected a Latino for almost 30 years. The district currently enjoys a 51% Latino voter registration percentage, according to recent voter data compiled by WCVI from Political Data. Asian voters also make up 16% of the voter registration. To date Senator Gil Cedillo of Los Angeles and State Board of Equalization Member Judy Chu of Monterey Park have shown interested in running for the seat. A special election is expected for March 2009. “Traditionally Latino voters have controlled this district, electing candidates of choice since 1982. As such, the 32 nd CD is protected as a majority minority seat by the voting rights act,” said WCVI President Antonio Gonzalez.
The 32 nd District comprises an important part of heavily Latino eastern Los Angeles County. It stretches west to east, from the East Los Angeles area through El Monte, Baldwin Park, and then West Covina. Some city registration figures are listed below:
Click here to download the complete regional, party, and ethnic breakdowns of registration and recent votes cast.
About WCVI
The William C. Velásquez Institute (WCVI) is a tax-exempt, non-profit, non-partisan public policy analysis organization chartered in 1985. The purpose of WCVI is to: conduct research aimed at improving the level of political and economic participation in Latino and other underrepresented communities; To provide information to Latino leaders relevant to the needs of their constituents; To inform the Latino leadership and public about the impact of public policies on Latinos; To inform the Latino leadership and public about political opinions and behavior of Latinos.
City (or Portion of City within District) | Total Reg | Latino Reg | Latino Reg % |
Total Congressional District | 241,749 | 122,893 | 50.8% |
CITY OF AZUSA | 16,277 | 8,053 | 49.5% |
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK | 25,237 | 17,488 | 69.3% |
CITY OF COVINA | 22,995 | 7,951 | 34.6% |
CITY OF DUARTE | 10,739 | 3,488 | 32.5% |
CITY OF EL MONTE | 31,170 | 17,148 | 55.0% |
CITY OF IRWINDALE | 833 | 682 | 81.9% |
CITY OF MONTEREY PARK | 16,469 | 5,651 | 34.3% |
CITY OF ROSEMEAD | 18,861 | 6,348 | 33.7% |
CITY OF SOUTH EL MONTE | 6,399 | 4,611 | 72.1% |
CITY OF WEST COVINA | 47,764 | 19,545 | 40.9% |
(Posted on January 14, 2009)