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. The district is currently represented by Democrat Jim Costa.

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.

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2008	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Obama 58% - 41%
2010	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Brown 49% - 45%
	Lt. Governor	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Maldonado 50% - 40%
	Secretary of State	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Bowen 48% - 43%
	Attorney General	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Cooley 49% - 42%
	Treasurer	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Lockyer 53% - 40%
	Controller	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Chiang 55% - 37%
2012	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Obama 58% - 40%
2014	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Brown 54% - 46%
2016	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Clinton 58% - 36%
2018	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Newsom 56% - 44%
	Attorney General	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Becerra 59% - 41%
2020	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Biden 59% - 39%
2022	Senate (Reg.)	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Padilla 53% - 47%
	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Newsom 51% - 49%
	Lt. Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Kounalakis 52% - 48%
	Secretary of State	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Weber 53% - 47%
	Attorney General	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Bonta 52% - 48%
	Treasurer	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Ma 52% - 48%
	Controller	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Chen 51% - 49%
2024	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Harris 51% - 47%
	Senate (Reg.)	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Schiff 52% - 48%

Composition

FIPS County Code	County	Seat	Population
19	Fresno	Fresno	1,017,162
107	Tulare	Visalia	479,468

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

• Fresno – 542,107
• Visalia – 141,384
• Sanger – 26,617
• Reedley – 25,227
• Selma – 24,674
• Dinuba – 24,563
• Parlier – 18,494
• Kingsburg – 12,380
• Farmersville – 10,382
• Exeter – 10,324

2,500 – 10,000 people

• Orange Cove – 9,649
• Orosi – 8,329
• Woodlake – 7,419
• Fowler – 6,700
• Old Fig Garden – 5,477
• Goshen – 4,968
• Mayfair – 4,831
• Sunnyside – 4,627
• Cutler – 4,480
• Ivanhoe – 4,198

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Dates	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	Counties
District created January 3, 1943
File:HarryRSheppard.jpg Harry R. Sheppard (Yucaipa)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.	1943–1953 Northern Los Angeles, San Bernardino
File:Edgar W. Hiestand.jpeg Edgar W. Hiestand (Burbank)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr and lost re-election.	1953–1983 Los Angeles
File:Augustus Freeman Hawkins.jpg Augustus Hawkins (Los Angeles)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1975	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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 Template:Ushr.
File:Congressman James C. Corman.jpg James C. Corman (Los Angeles)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. re-elected in 1976 Lost re-election.
File:Bobbi Fiedler (R–CA).jpg Bobbi Fiedler (Los Angeles)	rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
	1983–1993 Los Angeles (western San Fernando Valley), southeastern Ventura
File:Elton Gallegly Portrait.jpg Elton Gallegly (Simi Valley)		style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
File:Bill Thomas, official photo portrait color.jpg Bill Thomas (Bakersfield)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.	1993–2003 Kern, eastern Tulare
File:Devin Nunes, official color photo portrait.jpg Devin Nunes (Tulare)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.	2003–2013 File:Ca21 109.png Eastern Fresno, Tulare
File:David Valadao, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg David Valadao (Hanford)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Lost re-election.	2013–2023 File:California US Congressional District 21 (since 2013).tif Kings, parts of Fresno, Kern and Tulare.
File:TJ Cox, official portrait, 116th Congress2.jpg TJ Cox (Selma)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2018. Lost re-election.
File:David Valadao 117th U.S Congress.jpg David Valadao (Hanford)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 3, 2021– January 3, 2023	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected again in 2020. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
File:Jim Costa official portrait.jpg Jim Costa (Fresno)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 2023 – present	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2023–present File:California's 21st congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg central San Joaquin Valley between Fresno and Visalia

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See also

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

External links

• GovTrack.us: California's 21st congressional district
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
• California Voter Foundation map - CD21