California's 25th congressional district

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California's 25th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by Democrat Raul Ruiz.

California's 25th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections)
Representative	Raul Ruiz D–Indio
Population (2023)	779,900
Median household income	$64,962[1]
Ethnicity	64.8% Hispanic 24.3% White 4.4% Black 2.8% Asian 2.3% Two or more races 0.9% Native American 0.6% other
Cook PVI	D+3[2]

The district includes all of Imperial County and parts of Riverside County and San Bernardino County. Cities in the new 25th district include Cathedral City, Indio, Coachella, El Centro, Calexico, San Jacinto, Hemet, and Needles.^[3] Most of the majority-Latino parts of the Coachella Valley are in the 25th, while the rest of the valley is in the 41st district.

Demographics

According to the APM Research Lab's Voter Profile Tools (featuring the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey), the district contained about 491,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18+). Of these, 44% are White, 34% Latino, 10% Black, and 9% Asian. Immigrants make up 17% of the district's potential voters. Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $86,600, while 9% of households live below the poverty line. 12% of residents 25 years and older have not graduated high school, while 26% hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results[4][5][6][7]
2008	President	Obama 54% - 45%
2010	Governor	Brown 48% - 45%
	Lt. Governor	Maldonado 44% - 43%
	Secretary of State	Bowen 48% - 43%
	Attorney General	Cooley 49% - 42%
	Treasurer	Lockyer 52% - 40%
	Controller	Chiang 48% - 42%
2012	President	Obama 55% - 43%
2014	Governor	Brown 55% - 45%
2016	President	Clinton 56% - 39%
2018	Governor	Newsom 55% - 45%
	Attorney General	Becerra 57% - 43%
2020	President	Biden 57% - 41%
2022	Senate (Reg.)	Padilla 55% - 45%
	Governor	Newsom 53% - 47%
	Lt. Governor	Kounalakis 52% - 48%
	Secretary of State	Weber 54% - 46%
	Attorney General	Bonta 53% - 47%
	Treasurer	Ma 52% - 48%
	Controller	Cohen 52% - 48%
2024	President	Harris 50% - 48%
	Senate (Reg.)	Schiff 51% - 49%

Composition

FIPS County Code[8]	County	Seat	Population
25	Imperial	El Centro	179,057
65	Riverside	Riverside	2,492,442
71	San Bernardino	San Bernardino	2,195,611

Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 25th congressional district is located in the Mojave Desert, and includes the region along the Arizona-California border. It encompasses Imperial County, most of Riverside County, and the eastern edge of San Bernardino County. The area in Riverside County includes the cities of Coachella, Banning, Desert Hot Springs, Indio, San Jacinto, Hemet, Beaumont, Blythe, and Cathedral City; and the census-designated places Valle Vista, East Hemet, Winchester, Cabazon, Whitewater, Desert Edge, Sky Valley, Thousand Palms, Indio Hills, Desert Palms, Bermuda Dunes, Vista Santa Rosa, Thermal, Oasis, Mecca, North Shore, Desert Center, Mesa Verde, and Ripley.

Riverside County is split between this district and the 41st district. They are partitioned by Terwillinger Rd, Bailey Rd, Candelaria, Elder Creek Rd, Bonny Ln, Tule Peak Rd, Eastgate Trail, Goldrush Rd, Rule Valley Rd, Laura Ln, Dove Dr, Lago Grande, Barbara Trail, Valley Dr, Foolish Pleasure Rd, Highway 371, Gelding Way, Puckit Dr, Indian Rd, Wellman Rd, El Toro Rd, Burnt Valley Rd, Cahuilla Rd, Highway 74, Bull Canyon Rd, Santa Rosa-San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, Fred Waring Dr, Washington St, Highway 10, Davall Dr, Dinah Shore Dr, Plumley Rd, Gerald Ford Dr, E Ramon Rd, San Luis Rey Dr, San Joaquin Dr, Clubhouse View Dr, Mount San Jacinto State Park, Azalea Creek, Black Mountain Trail, Highway 243, North Fork San Jacinto River, Stetson Ave, Hemet St, Cornell St, Girard St, E Newport Rd, Domenigoni Parkway, Leon Rd, Grand Ave, State Highway 74, California Ave, W Devonshire Ave, Warren Rd, Ramona Expressway, San Jacinto River, Highway 79, Oak Valley Parkway, Champions Dr, Union St, Brookside Ave.

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

• Hemet – 89,833
• Indio – 89,137
• San Jacinto – 53,898
• Beaumont – 53,036
• Cathedral City – 51,493
• El Centro – 44,322
• Coachella – 41,941
• Calexico – 38,633
• Desert Hot Springs – 32,512
• Banning – 29,505
• Brawley – 26,416
• East Hemet – 19,432
• Valle Vista – 19,072
• Imperial – 18,631
• Blythe – 18,317

2,500 – 10,000 people

• Bermuda Dunes – 8,244
• Mecca – 8,219
• Thousand Palms – 7,967
• Garnet – 7,118
• Heber – 6,896
• Desert Palms – 6,686
• Calipatria – 6,515
• Holtville – 5,605
• Salton City – 5,155
• Needles – 4,959
• Oasis – 4,468
• Desert Edge – 4,180
• North Shore – 3,585
• Winchester – 3,068
• Thermal – 2,700
• Cabazon – 2,629
• Vista Santa Rosa – 2,607

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Dates	Cong- ress	Electoral history	Counties
District created January 3, 1953
Patrick J. Hillings (Arcadia)	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959	83rd 84th 85th	Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Retired to run for Attorney General of California.	1953–1967 Los Angeles
George A. Kasem (West Covina)	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	86th	Elected in 1958. Lost re-election.
John H. Rousselot (San Gabriel)	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	87th	Elected in 1960. Lost re-election.
Ronald B. Cameron (Whittier)	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967	88th 89th	Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Lost re-election.
Charles E. Wiggins (West Covina)	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975	90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 39th district.	1967–1973 Los Angeles, Orange
					1973–1983 Los Angeles
Edward R. Roybal (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993	94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Redistricted from the 30th district and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired.
					1983–1993 Central/eastern Los Angeles
Buck McKeon (Santa Clarita)	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2015	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Retired.	1993–2003 Northern Los Angeles
					2003–2013 Inyo, northern Los Angeles, Mono, northwestern San Bernardino
					2013–2023 Northern Los Angeles including Palmdale and Santa Clarita, northeastern Ventura including Simi Valley
Steve Knight (Lancaster)	Republican	January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019	114th 115th	Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Lost re-election.
Katie Hill (Santa Clarita)	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – November 3, 2019	116th	Elected in 2018. Resigned.
Vacant		November 3, 2019 – May 12, 2020	116th 117th
Mike Garcia (Santa Clarita)	Republican	May 12, 2020 – January 3, 2023		Elected to finish Hill's term. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 27th district.
Raul Ruiz (Indio)	Democratic	January 3, 2023 – present	118th 119th	Redistricted from the 36th district and re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2023–present Indio, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Cathedral City, San Jacinto, Hemet, Needles, Half of Rancho Mirage High School (Northern half), Coachella Valley, Palm Springs Area and El Centro in the Colorado Desert

Election results

Original district: 1953–1967

1952 election^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick J. Hillings (Incumbent)	135,465	64.3
	Democratic	Woodrow Wilson Sayre	75,125	35.7
Total votes			210,590	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1954 election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick J. Hillings (Incumbent)	113,027	65.2
	Democratic	John S. Sobieski	60,370	34.8
Total votes			173,397	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1956 election^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick J. Hillings (Incumbent)	166,305	63.8
	Democratic	John S. Sobieski	94,180	36.2
Total votes			260,485	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1958 election^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George A. Kasem	135,009	50.1
	Republican	Prescott O. Lieberg	134,406	49.9
Total votes			269,415	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

1960 election^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John H. Rousselot	182,545	53.6
	Democratic	George A. Kasem (Incumbent)	158,289	46.4
Total votes			340,834	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

1962 election^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronald B. Cameron	62,371	53.6
	Republican	John H. Rousselot (Incumbent)	53,961	46.4
Total votes			116,332	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

1964 election^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronald B. Cameron (Incumbent)	81,320	55.4
	Republican	Frank J. Walton	65,344	44.6
Total votes			146,664	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

First redistricting: 1967–1973

1966 election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles E. Wiggins	70,154	52.6
	Democratic	Ronald B. Cameron (Incumbent)	63,345	47.4
Total votes			133,499
	Republican gain from Democratic

1968 election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles E. Wiggins (Incumbent)	141,600	68.6
	Democratic	Keith F. Shirey	64,732	31.4
Total votes			206,332	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1970 election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles E. Wiggins (Incumbent)	116,169	63.3
	Democratic	Leslie W. "Les" Craven	64,386	35.1
	American Independent	Kevin Scanlon	2,994	1.6
Total votes			183,549	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

Second redistricting: 1973–1983

1972 election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles E. Wiggins (Incumbent)	115,908	64.9
	Democratic	Leslie W. "Les" Craven	50,015	31.9
	American Independent	Alfred Romirez	5,541	3.1
Total votes			171,464	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1974 election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward R. Roybal (Incumbent)	43,998	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

1976 election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward R. Roybal (Incumbent)	57,966	71.9
	Republican	Robert K. Watson	17,737	22.0
	Peace and Freedom	Marilyn Se	4,922	6.1
Total votes			80,625	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1978 election^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward R. Roybal (Incumbent)	45,881	67.4
	Republican	Robert K. Watson	22,205	32.6
Total votes			68,086	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1980 election^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward R. Roybal (Incumbent)	49,080	66.0
	Republican	Richard E. Ferraro	21,116	28.4
	Libertarian	William D. Mitchell	4,169	5.6
Total votes			74,365	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Third redistricting: 1983–1993

1982 election^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward R. Roybal (Incumbent)	71,106	84.5
	Libertarian	Daniel John Gorham	12,060	14.5
Total votes			83,166	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1984 election^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward R. Roybal (Incumbent)	74,261	71.7
	Republican	Roy D. "Bill" Bloxom	24,968	24.1
	Libertarian	Anthony G. Bajada	4,370	4.2
Total votes			103,599	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1986 election^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward R. Roybal (Incumbent)	62,692	76.1
	Republican	Gregory L. Hardy	17,558	21.3
	Libertarian	Ted Brown	2,163	2.6
Total votes			82,413	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1988 election^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward R. Roybal (Incumbent)	85,378	85.5
	Peace and Freedom	Paul Reyes	8,746	8.8
	Libertarian	John C. Thie	5,752	5.8
Total votes			98,876	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1990 election^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward R. Roybal (Incumbent)	48,120	70.0
	Republican	Steven J. Renshaw	17,021	24.8
	Libertarian	Robert H. Scott	3,576	5.2
Total votes			68,717	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Fourth redistricting: 1993–2003

1992 election^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Buck McKeon	113,611	51.9
	Democratic	James H. Gilmartin	72,233	33.0
	Independent	Rick Pamplin	13,930	6.4
	Libertarian	Peggy L. Christensen	6,932	3.2
	Green	Charles Wilken	6,919	3.2
	Peace and Freedom	Nancy Lawrence	5,090	2.3
Total votes			218,715	100.0
Turnout
	Republican win (new seat)

1994 election^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Buck McKeon (Incumbent)	110,301	64.89
	Democratic	James H. Gilmartin	53,445	31.44
	Libertarian	Devin Cutler	6,205	3.65
	No party	Tulley (write-in)	20	0.01
Total votes			169,971	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1996 election^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Buck McKeon (Incumbent)	122,428	62.4
	Democratic	Diane Trautman	65,089	33.2
	Libertarian	Bruce Acker	6,173	3.2
	Peace and Freedom	Justin Gerber	2,513	1.2
Total votes			196,203	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1998 election^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Buck McKeon (Incumbent)	114,013	74.67
	Libertarian	Bruce Acker	38,669	25.33
Total votes			152,682	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

2000 election^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Buck McKeon (Incumbent)	138,628	62.3
	Democratic	Sid Gold	73,921	33.2
	Libertarian	Bruce R. Acker	7,219	3.2
	Natural Law	Mews Small	3,010	1.3
Total votes			222,778	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

Fifth redistricting: 2003–2013

2002 election^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Buck McKeon (Incumbent)	80,775	65.0
	Democratic	Bob Conaway	38,674	31.1
	Libertarian	Frank M. Consolo Jr.	4,887	3.9
Total votes			124,336	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

2004 election^[35]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Buck McKeon (Incumbent)	145,575	64.5
	Democratic	Fred "Tim" Willoughby	80,395	35.5
Total votes			225,970	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

2006 election^[36]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Buck McKeon (Incumbent)	93,987	60.0
	Democratic	Robert Rodriguez	55,913	35.7
	Libertarian	David W. Erickson	6,873	4.3
Total votes			156,773	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

2008 election^[37]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Buck McKeon (Incumbent)	144,660	57.73
	Democratic	Jackie Conaway	105,929	42.27
Total votes			250,589	100.0
Turnout				72.24
	Republican hold

2010 election^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Buck McKeon (Incumbent)	118,308	61.83
	Democratic	Jackie Conaway	73,028	38.17
Total votes			191,336	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

Sixth redistricting: 2013–2023

2012 election^[39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Buck McKeon (Incumbent)	121,593	53.2
	Democratic	Lee Rogers	106,982	46.8
Total votes			228,575	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

2014 election^[40]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Knight	60,847	53.3
	Republican	Tony Strickland	53,225	46.7
Total votes			114,072	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

2016 election^[41]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Knight (Incumbent)	138,755	53.1
	Democratic	Bryan Caforio	122,406	46.9
Total votes			261,161	100.0
	Republican hold

2018 election^[42]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katie Hill	133,209	54.4
	Republican	Steve Knight (Incumbent)	111,813	45.6
Total votes			245,022	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2020 special election^[43][44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Garcia	95,383	54.9
	Democratic	Christy Smith	78,406	45.1
Total votes			173,868	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2020 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Garcia (Incumbent)	169,638	50.05
	Democratic	Christy Smith	169,305	49.95
Total votes			338,943	100.0
	Republican hold

Seventh redistricting: 2023–present

2022 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raul Ruiz (Incumbent)	87,641	57.4
	Republican	Brian Hawkins	65,101	42.6
Total votes			152,742	100.0
	Democratic hold

2024 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raul Ruiz (Incumbent)	137,837	56.3
	Republican	Ian Weeks	107,194	43.7
Total votes			245,031	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

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• List of United States congressional districts
• California's congressional districts