Once thought of as a land of white conservatism, the district is now nearly 40 percent minority. The black populations in Pasadena and Altadena are growing, and the nation's largest Armenian community is in Glendale, where Iranians, Koreans and Filipinos help comprise a population that is almost half foreign-born. Redistricting in 2001 may pull in more Latinos who currently make up 20 percent of the district's population, but constitute only eight percent of registered voters. Official political affiliation has also shifted since Rogan took the congressional seat in 1996. Today GOP registration has dropped to 37 percent.
Democratic registration is unchanged.
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