California's 33rd State Senate district

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title = California's 33rd State Senate district


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label1 = Registration
data1 = 53.6% Republican 28.1% Democratic 14.2% DTS
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label2 = Demographics
data2 = 63.8% White 20.2% Latino 12.1% Asian 1.8% Black 0.8% Other 0.6% N. American 0.3% Pac. Islander
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label3 = Population (2000)
data3 = 846,792
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label4 = Voting-age population
data4 = 624,405
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data5 = 452,398

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California's 33rd State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Republican Dick Ackerman of Fullerton, who was Senate Minority Leader from 2004 to 2008.

District Profile

The 33rd District is an inland Orange County District. It encompasses a number of middle class and upper-middle class suburbs as well as the Orange County portion of the Cleveland National Forest. These suburbs range from well-established neighborhoods to newly developed ones.

The district includes cities in north, central, and south Orange County. A quarter of the district is in North Orange County, including most of Fullerton and portions of Buena Park and Anaheim. Another quarter live in Central Orange County, where the district takes in Orange, Villa Park, Tustin, Silverado, a slice of Irvine, and a small, very Republican segment of Santa Ana.

The remainder of the district is in South Orange County and includes all of the cities not touching the Pacific Ocean, including Lake Forest, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Mission Viejo, Aliso Viejo, and Rancho Santa Margarita. The unicorporated areas of Coto de Caza, and Foothill Ranch are also in the district.

Election Results

2004

Election box candidate with party link
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Dick Ackerman (incumbent)
votes = 245,116
percentage = 69.0
change = +3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Randall Daugherty
votes = 110,313
percentage = 31.0
change = +2.1Election box total
votes = 355,429
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 134,803
percentage = 38.0
change = +1.2Election box turnout
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percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = California Republican Party
swing = +1.2

2000

Election box candidate with party link
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Dick Ackerman
votes = 212,705
percentage = 65.7
change = -2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Jack L. Roberts
votes = 94,176
percentage = 29.1
change = -2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Michael E. Chacon
votes = 11,708
percentage = 3.6
change = +3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = William H. Verkamp
votes = 5,391
percentage = 1.6
change = +1.6Election box total
votes = 323,980
percentage = 100.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 117,529
percentage = 36.6
change = -0.6Election box turnout
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percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = California Republican Party
swing = -0.6

2001 Redistricting

Population growth in south Orange County forced the formerly compact district to shift southward. Redisticting removed Brea, Yorba Linda, Placentia, La Habra, and part of the Anaheim portion from the district. The three Lagunas and Aliso Viejo were then added, shifting the gravity of the district decidedly southward.

External links

* [http://www.sen.ca.gov/ftp/SEN/senplan/SD33.HTM Official Profile of Senate District from California State Senate]