California's 21st congressional district

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.

Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections)

Representative

Jim Costa
D–Fresno

Population (2021)

755,683

Median household
income

$53,745^[1]

Ethnicity

73.4% Hispanic
17.4% White
4.1% Black
3.1% Asian
1.3% Two or more races
0.7% other

Cook PVI

D+9^[2]

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 377,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18+). Of these, 63% are Latino, while 26% are White. Immigrants make up 16% of the district's potential voters. Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $51,500, while 15% of households live below the poverty line. As for the educational attainment of potential voters in the district, 23% of those 25 and older have not earned a high school degree, while 12% hold a bachelor's or higher degree.

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2008	President	Obama 51.5–45.7%
2010	Governor	Brown 47.5–43.8%
	Senator	Fiorina 49.9–39.5%
	Attorney General	Cooley 48.9–37.2%
	Treasurer	Lockyer 49.7–38.7%
	Controller	Chiang 50.1–37.8%
2012	President	Obama 54.6–43.5%
2012	Senator	Feinstein 55.6–44.4%
2014	Governor	Brown 52.4–47.6%
2016	President	Clinton 55.2–39.7%
2016	Senator	Sanchez 56.7–43.3%
2018	Governor	Newsom 52.1–47.9%
2018	Senator	de Leon 57.0–43.0%
2020	President	Biden 54.4–43.5%
2021	Recall^[4]	Yes 51.4–48.6%

List of members representing the district

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 1978. Lost re-election.
Bobbi Fiedler (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983	97th	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, 1983 – January 3, 1987	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 (Pixley)	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 in 2020. Redistricted to the 22nd district.
Jim Costa (Fresno)	Democratic	January 3, 2023 – Present	118th	Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 2022.	2023–present: central San Joaquin Valley between Fresno and Visalia

Election results

1942

1942 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[5]
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

1944

1944 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[6]
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

1946

1946 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[7]
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

1948

1948 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (Incumbent)	61,383	55.2
	Republican	Lowell E. Lathrop	47,411	42.6
	Progressive	Howard J. Louks	2,422	2.2
Total votes			111,216	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1950

1950 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (Incumbent)	62,994	57.4
	Republican	R. E. Reynolds	46,693	42.6
Total votes			109,687	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1952

1952 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[10]
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)

1954

1954 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edgar W. Hiestand (Incumbent)	100,258	58.7
	Democratic	William E. "Bill" Roskam	70,486	41.3
Total votes			170,744	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1956

1956 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edgar W. Hiestand (Incumbent)	153,679	62.6
	Democratic	W. C. "Bill" Stethem	91,683	37.4
Total votes			245,362	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1958

1958 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edgar W. Hiestand (Incumbent)	127,238	51.9
	Democratic	Mrs. Rudd Brown	118,141	48.1
Total votes			245,379	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1960

1960 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edgar W. Hiestand (Incumbent)	179,376	58.4
	Democratic	Mrs. Rudd Brown	127,591	41.6
Total votes			306,967	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1962

1962 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Augustus F. Hawkins	73,465	84.6
	Republican	Herman Smith	13,371	15.2
Total votes			86,836	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic win (new seat)

1964

1964 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Augustus F. Hawkins (Incumbent)	106,231	90.3
	Republican	Rayfield Lundy	11,374	9.7
Total votes			117,605	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1966

1966 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Augustus F. Hawkins (Incumbent)	74,216	84.8
	Republican	Rayfield Lundy	13,294	15.2
Total votes			87,510	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1968

1968 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Augustus F. Hawkins (Incumbent)	87,205	91.6
	Republican	Rayfield Lundy	7,995	8.4
Total votes			95,200	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1970

1970 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Augustus F. Hawkins (Incumbent)	75,127	94.5
	Republican	Southy M. Johnson	4,349	5.5
Total votes			79,476	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1972

1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Augustus F. Hawkins (Incumbent)	92,799	82.9
	Republican	Rayfield Lundy	19,187	17.1
Total votes			111,986	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1974

1974 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James C. Corman (Incumbent)	86,778	73.5
	Republican	Mel Nadell	31,365	26.5
Total votes			118,143	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1976

1976 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[22]
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

1978 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[23]
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

1980 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[24]
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

1982

1982 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bobbi Fiedler (Incumbent)	138,474	71.8
	Democratic	George Henry Margolis	46,412	24.1
	Libertarian	Daniel Wiener	7,881	4.1
Total votes			192,767	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1984

1984 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bobbi Fiedler (Incumbent)	173,504	72.3
	Democratic	Charles "Charlie" Davis	62,085	25.9
	Libertarian	Robert Townsend Leet	4,379	1.8
Total votes			239,968	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1986

1986 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elton Gallegly	132,090	68.4
	Democratic	Gilbert R. Saldana	54,497	28.2
	Libertarian	Daniel Wiener	6,504	3.4
Total votes			193,091	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1988

1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elton Gallegly (Incumbent)	181,413	69.1
	Democratic	Donald E. Stevens	75,739	28.8
	Libertarian	Robert Jay	5,519	2.1
Total votes			262,671	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1990

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elton Gallegly (Incumbent)	118,326	58.4
	Democratic	Richard D. Freiman	68,921	34.0
	Libertarian	Peggy L. Christensen	15,364	7.6
Total votes			202,611	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[30]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Thomas (Incumbent)	127,758	65.2
	Democratic	Deborah A. Vollmer	68,058	34.7
	Libertarian	Mike Hodges (write-in)	149	0.1
Total votes			195,965	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Thomas (Incumbent)	116,874	68.10
	Democratic	John L. Evans	47,517	27.69
	Libertarian	Mike Hodges	6,899	4.02
	No party	Vollmer (write-in)	339	0.20
Total votes			171,629	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[32]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Thomas (Incumbent)	125,916	65.9
	Democratic	Deborah Vollmer	50,694	26.5
	Reform	John Evans	8,113	4.3
	Natural Law	Jane Bialosky	3,380	1.8
	Libertarian	Mike Hodges	3,049	1.5
	Republican	Karen Gentry (write-in)	172	0.0
Total votes			191,324	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1998

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[33]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Thomas (Incumbent)	115,989	78.91
	Democratic	John Evans	30,994	21.09
Total votes			146,983	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Thomas (Incumbent)	142,539	71.6
	Democratic	Pedro "Pete" Martinez	49,318	24.8
	Libertarian	James R.S. Manion	7,243	3.6
Total votes			199,100	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[35]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Devin Nunes	87,544	70.5
	Democratic	David G. LaPere	32,584	26.3
	Libertarian	Jonathan Richter	4,070	3.2
Total votes			124,198	100.0
Turnout
	Republican win (new seat)

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[36]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Devin Nunes (Incumbent)	140,721	73.2
	Democratic	Fred B. Davis	51,594	26.8
Total votes			192,315	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[37]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Devin Nunes (Incumbent)	95,214	66.8
	Democratic	Steven Haze	42,718	29.9
	Green	John Roger Miller	4,729	3.3
Total votes			142,661	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[38]^[39]^[40]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Devin Nunes (Incumbent)	143,498	68.4
	Democratic	Larry Johnson	66,317	31.6
Total votes			209,815	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[41]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Devin Nunes (Incumbent)	135,979	100.0
Total votes			135,979	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[42]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Valadao	67,164	57.8
	Democratic	John Hernandez	49,119	42.2
Total votes			116,283	100.0
	Republican win (new seat)

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[43]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Valadao (Incumbent)	45,907	57.8
	Democratic	Amanda Renteria	33,470	42.2
Total votes			79,377	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[44]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Valadao (Incumbent)	75,126	56.7
	Democratic	Emilio Huerta	57,282	43.3
Total votes			132,408	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district^[45]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	TJ Cox	57,239	50.4
	Republican	David Valadao (Incumbent)	56,377	49.6
Total votes			113,616	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Valadao	85,928	50.45
	Democratic	TJ Cox (Incumbent)	84,406	49.55
Total votes			170,334	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 21st district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Costa (Incumbent)	68,074	54.2
	Republican	Michael Maher	57,573	45.8
Total votes			125,647	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

^ "My Congressional District".
^ "2022 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "CA 2022 Congressional". Dave's Redistricting. January 4, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
^ "Counties by Congressional District for Recall Question" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. September 14, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ 1942 election results
^ 1944 election results
^ 1946 election results
^ 1948 election results
^ 1950 election results
^ 1952 election results
^ 1954 election results
^ 1956 election results
^ 1958 election results
^ 1960 election results
^ 1962 election results
^ 1964 election results
^ 1966 election results
^ 1968 election results
^ 1970 election results
^ 1972 election results
^ 1974 election results
^ 1976 election results
^ 1978 election results
^ 1980 election results
^ 1982 election results
^ 1984 election results
^ 1986 election results
^ 1988 election results
^ 1990 election results
^ 1992 election results
^ 1994 election results
^ 1996 election results
^ 1998 election results
^ 2000 election results
^ 2002 general election results February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ 2004 general election results 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
^ 2006 general election results November 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ California - Election Results 2008 - The New York Times
^ Barone, Michael; Cohen, Richard E. (2009). Koszczuk, Jackie (ed.). The Almanac of American Politics (2010 ed.). Washington, D.C.: National Journal Group. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-89234-120-7.
^ Statement of Vote November 4, 2008, General Election October 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ 2010 general election results^{[permanent dead link]}
^ 2012 general election results October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ U.S. House of Representatives District 21 - Districtwide Results 2014-12-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ U.S. House of Representatives District 21 - Districtwide Results 2014-11-18 at the Wayback Machine
^ U.S. House of Representatives District 21 - Districtwide Results 2018-12-02 at the Wayback Machine

External links

GovTrack.us: California's 21st congressional district

Coordinates: 36°30′N 119°00′W / 36.5°N 119°W / 36.5; -119

[1] "My Congressional District".

[Cook-2] "2022 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[3] "CA 2022 Congressional". Dave's Redistricting. January 4, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.

[4] "Counties by Congressional District for Recall Question" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. September 14, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2022.

[5] 1942 election results

[6] 1944 election results

[7] 1946 election results

[8] 1948 election results

[9] 1950 election results

[10] 1952 election results

[11] 1954 election results

[12] 1956 election results

[13] 1958 election results

[14] 1960 election results

[15] 1962 election results

[16] 1964 election results

[17] 1966 election results

[18] 1968 election results

[19] 1970 election results

[20] 1972 election results

[21] 1974 election results

[22] 1976 election results

[23] 1978 election results

[24] 1980 election results

[25] 1982 election results

[26] 1984 election results

[27] 1986 election results

[28] 1988 election results

[29] 1990 election results

[30] 1992 election results

[31] 1994 election results

[32] 1996 election results

[33] 1998 election results

[34] 2000 election results

[35] 2002 general election results February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[36] 2004 general election results 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine

[37] 2006 general election results November 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[38] California - Election Results 2008 - The New York Times

[39] Barone, Michael; Cohen, Richard E. (2009). Koszczuk, Jackie (ed.). The Almanac of American Politics (2010 ed.). Washington, D.C.: National Journal Group. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-89234-120-7.

[40] Statement of Vote November 4, 2008, General Election October 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[41] 2010 general election results^{[permanent dead link]}

[42] 2012 general election results October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[43] U.S. House of Representatives District 21 - Districtwide Results 2014-12-14 at the Wayback Machine

[44] U.S. House of Representatives District 21 - Districtwide Results 2014-11-18 at the Wayback Machine

[45] U.S. House of Representatives District 21 - Districtwide Results 2018-12-02 at the Wayback Machine

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