Representative Dave Min, Democratic from California

Dave Min

California's 47th congressional district

CA-47 Midterms Intelligence

Dave Min represents a classic Orange County swing seat: affluent, highly educated, and only lightly Democratic. CA-47’s D+3 lean and 97% competitiveness make him less a safe progressive than a coalition manager balancing upscale professionals, a large Asian American electorate, and older coastal homeowners. The district’s economic profile—$127,854 median income paired with $1,190,500 home values—creates a politics of comfort shot through with cost anxiety, where voters are socially moderate-to-liberal but highly sensitive to quality-of-life, governance, and economic competence.

For advocates, this is a persuasion district, not a base-mobilization one. Min’s committee mix and policy interests make oversight, technology, environment, and public-sector performance especially resonant, but messages should be framed around affordability, institutional trust, and practical problem-solving rather than ideology. Campaigns that connect policy to housing pressure, insurance/climate resilience, health access, or innovation jobs will travel; anything that reads as culturally maximalist or inattentive to middle-class asset protection will invite resistance in a seat this narrowly balanced.

Representative Dave Min represents California's 47th congressional district, serving 754,999 constituents. The district has an estimated median household income of $127,854 and an unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Economic & Demographic Snapshot

754,999Population
↑ 1,035
$127,854Median Incomenat'l $37,585
↑ $8,701
5.3%Unemploymentnat'l 3.5%
→ no change
6%Poverty Ratenat'l 12.4%
↓ 0.3%
50.0%Homeownershipnat'l 65.5%
→ no change
$2,811Median Rentnat'l $1,163
↑ $275
0.9%Public Transitnat'l 5%
→ no change
25.3 minMean Commutenat'l 26.4 min
↓ 0.4 min

Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2017-2021 vs. 2019-2023). All figures are statistical estimates with 90% confidence level.

California District 47 Demographics

Median Age 39 (vs 38.5) · Homeownership 50% (vs 65.5%) · Bachelor’s+ 59.8% (vs 33.7%) · Poverty 6% (vs 12.4%) · Income $127,854 (vs $37,585)

Key Issues for This District
Immigration policyRent burden

Age Distribution

Near the national median age (39 vs 38.5 nationally). 29% of residents are in the 20–39 working-age bracket — housing affordability, student debt, and workforce messaging indexes high.

Race & Ethnicity

A majority-minority district. White residents are the largest group at 52.8%. Also significant: Asian (24.6%), Hispanic (17%).

* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Racial categories include both Hispanic and non-Hispanic individuals.

Education

Highly educated: 59.8% hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, well above the 33.7% national average. 24% hold a post-graduate degree.

Income Distribution

Median household income is $127,854, well above the $37,585 national median.

Housing

Homeownership at 50% (vs 65.5% nationally). Median rent is $2,811. Median home value is $1,190,500.

How People Get to Work

62.6% drive alone. Average commute is 25.3 minutes.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates
Data represents 5-year statistical estimates for increased reliability.

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