WATERS, JAMES STEVENS
R Β· house
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- FEC candidate id
H0CA46077- Internal id
d8e9c2d3-7f0a-491f-b926-8832581c0a1d- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), CA-46. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 757,342 |
| People | Median age | 35 |
| Income | Median household income | $89,883 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $32,759 |
| Income | In poverty | 12.5% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.5% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.426 |
| Race | White alone | 24.8% |
| Race | Black alone | 1.8% |
| Race | Asian alone | 15.8% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 65.6% |
| Race | Two or more races | 24.4% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 38.4% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 31.4% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 53.2% |
| Education | High school or higher | 47.4% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 22.6% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 6.3% |
| Household | Family households | 73.6% |
| Household | Avg household size | 3.41 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 43.0% |
| Housing | Median home value | $748,300 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $2,122 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 39.9% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.7% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 20.9% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 3.9% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 2.4% |
| Health | With a disability | 9.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 92.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 5.3% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 70.3% |
| Commute | Public transit | 2.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 10.1% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $0 | $5,869 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2020 | $12,917 | $7,048 | $5,869 | $9,790 | $2,917 |
Elections
- 2020 general house Β· CA-46 β lost_general
Committees
- JAMES WATERS FOR CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 25.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| R (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
| Date | From committee | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-19 | PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES | 24A | $8 |
Connected on the graph
Inbound (2)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-19 | PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES | committee_contributed_to_candidate | $8 | 24A | fec_pas2 |
| 2021-05-19 | PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES | contributed_to | $8 | pas2 |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | principal_candidate_of | JAMES WATERS FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees |