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In 1989 a second book, The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress: 1789-1989, was published by Macmillan.Using the congressional district boundary maps from the first atlas as the base maps, this work was the first book in American history to map the political party winner for all congressional elections for every state and district from 1789.
California's 38th congressional district, 2003-2013. After the 2000 census, the California State Legislature was obliged to complete redistricting [a] for House of Representatives districts (in accordance with Article 1, Section 4 of the United States Constitution) as well as California State Assembly and California State Senate districts.
The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress: 1789-1989 is a 518 page bound volume of maps of all United States congressional elections from the effective date of the U.S. Constitution through the 1986 election to the 100th Congress.
California is divided into 52 Congressional districts. Each district elects a representative to serve in the United States House of Representatives as part of the California's congressional delegation. California's current districts were drawn in 2021 by a California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present; California Elections Page 1849
Congressional districts in the United States are electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the United States House of Representatives. The number of voting seats within the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, with each one representing an average of 761,169 people following the 2020 United States census . [ 1 ]
Martis is the author or co-author of nine award-winning books on the United States Congress and American politics. The first book in his series of historical political atlases, The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts: 1789-1983, was designated a Selected Reference Book by the journal College and Research Libraries and won the American Historical Association's Waldo G ...
California's current congressional delegation in the 118th Congress consists of its two senators, both of whom are Democrats, and its 52 representatives: 39 Democrats, 12 Republicans, and 1 vacancy. The current dean of the California delegation is former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of the 11th district , having served in the House since 1987.