California's 21st congressional district

California's 21st congressional district
California's 21st congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections)
Representative	Jim Costa; D–Fresno
Population (2023)	749,912
Median household; income	$63,382
Ethnicity	64.3% Hispanic; 17.9% White; 9.8% Asian; 4.6% Black; 2.2% Two or more races; 1.1% other;
Cook PVI	D+4

California's 21st congressional district (or CA-21) is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. It is located in the San Joaquin Valley and includes parts of Fresno County and Tulare County. Cities in the district include the majority of Fresno, the north side of Visalia, and all of Sanger, Selma, Kingsburg, Parlier, Reedley, Orange Cove, Dinuba, Orosi, Cutler, Farmersville, Woodlake and Exeter.^[3] The district is currently represented by Democrat Jim Costa.

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Year	Office	Results^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
2008	President	Obama 58% - 41%
2010	Governor	Brown 49% - 45%
	Lt. Governor	Maldonado 50% - 40%
	Secretary of State	Bowen 48% - 43%
	Attorney General	Cooley 49% - 42%
	Treasurer	Lockyer 53% - 40%
	Controller	Chiang 55% - 37%
2012	President	Obama 58% - 40%
2014	Governor	Brown 54% - 46%
2016	President	Clinton 58% - 36%
2018	Governor	Newsom 56% - 44%
2018	Attorney General	Becerra 59% - 41%
2020	President	Biden 59% - 39%
2022	Senate (Reg.)	Padilla 53% - 47%
	Governor	Newsom 51% - 49%
	Lt. Governor	Kounalakis 52% - 48%
	Secretary of State	Weber 53% - 47%
	Attorney General	Bonta 52% - 48%
	Treasurer	Ma 52% - 48%
	Controller	Chen 51% - 49%
2024	President	Harris 51% - 47%
2024	Senate (Reg.)	Schiff 52% - 48%

Representative	Party	Dates	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	Counties
District created January 3, 1943
Harry R. Sheppard (Yucaipa)	Democratic	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd	Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 27th district.	1943–1953 Northern Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Edgar W. Hiestand (Burbank)	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 27th district and lost re-election.	1953–1983 Los Angeles
Augustus Hawkins (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1975	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 29th district.
James C. Corman (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981	94th 95th 96th	Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. re-elected in 1976 Lost re-election.
Bobbi Fiedler (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987	97th 98th 99th	Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Bobbi Fiedler (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987	97th 98th 99th		1983–1993 Los Angeles (western San Fernando Valley), southeastern Ventura
Elton Gallegly (Simi Valley)	Republican	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993	100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Bill Thomas (Bakersfield)	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	Redistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 22nd district.	1993–2003 Kern, eastern Tulare
Devin Nunes (Tulare)	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 22nd district.	2003–2013 Eastern Fresno, Tulare
David Valadao (Hanford)	Republican	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019	113th 114th 115th	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Lost re-election.	2013–2023 Kings, parts of Fresno, Kern and Tulare.
TJ Cox (Selma)	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021	116th	Elected in 2018. Lost re-election.
David Valadao (Hanford)	Republican	January 3, 2021– January 3, 2023	117th	Elected again in 2020. Redistricted to the 22nd district.
Jim Costa (Fresno)	Democratic	January 3, 2023 – present	118th 119th	Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2023–present central San Joaquin Valley between Fresno and Visalia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (Incumbent)	38,419	96.6
	Republican	Arthur E. Isham (write-in)	1,350	3.4
Total votes			39,769	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (Incumbent)	48,539	58.5
	Republican	Earl S. Webb	34,409	41.5
Total votes			82,948	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (Incumbent)	37,229	52.7
	Republican	Lowell E. Lathrop	33,395	47.3
Total votes			70,624	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1952 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edgar W. Hiestand	112,100	53.6
	Democratic	Everett G. Burkhalter	97,007	46.4
Total votes			209,107	100.0
Turnout
	Republican win (new seat)

1976 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James C. Corman (Incumbent)	101,837	66.5
	Republican	Erwin Ed Hogan	44,094	28.8
	Peace and Freedom	Bill Hill	7,178	4.7
Total votes			153,109	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1978 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James C. Corman (Incumbent)	73,869	59.5
	Republican	Rod Walsh	44,519	35.9
	Peace and Freedom	Bill Hill	5,750	4.6
Total votes			124,138	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1980 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bobbi Fiedler	74,674	48.7
	Democratic	James C. Corman (Incumbent)	73,898	48.2
	Libertarian	George J. Lehmann	2,790	1.8
	Peace and Freedom	Jan B. Tucker	2,038	1.3
Total votes			153,400	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

Demographics

Recent election results from statewide races

Composition

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

2,500 – 10,000 people

List of members representing the district

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