California's 14th congressional district explained

State:	California
District Number:	14
Image Caption:	Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections)
Representative:	Eric Swalwell
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Livermore
Population:	733,220
Population Year:	2022
Median Income:	$135,760^[1]
Percent White:	25.6
Percent Hispanic:	24.8
Percent Black:	5.1
Percent Asian:	38.0
Percent Native Hawaiian:	1.1
Percent More Than One Race:	4.6
Percent Other Race:	0.8
Cpvi:	D+22^[2]

California's 14th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. Eric Swalwell, a Democrat, has represented the district since January 2023.

As of the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections, the 14th district is in Alameda County and includes the cities of Hayward, Pleasanton, Livermore, Union City, Castro Valley, and parts of Dublin and Fremont.^[3] Immediately prior to that, the district included most of San Mateo County and the southwest side of San Francisco.

Recent results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
1992	President		Clinton 53.5 – 26.7
	Senator		Boxer 59.5 – 32.2
	Senator		Feinstein 65.9 – 29.1%
1994	Governor^[4]		Brown 49.1 – 46.8
	Senator^[5]		Feinstein 63.3 – 30.5%
1996	President^[6]		B. Clinton 57.8 – 30.8%
1998	Governor^[7]		Davis 65.8 – 30.3
	Senator^[8]		Boxer 60.8 – 36%
2000	President^[9]		Gore 62.2 – 32.2
	Senator^[10]		Feinstein 60.8 – 33.2%
2002	Governor^[11]		Davis 54.9 – 38.3%
2003	Recall^[12] ^[13]		No 61.9 – 38.1
			Bustamante 43.1 – 36.4%
2004	President^[14]		Kerry 67.6 – 28.6
	Senator^[15]		Boxer 68.3 – 27.5%
2006	Governor^[16]		Schwarzenegger 50.9 – 42.7
	Senator^[17]		Feinstein 72.2 – 22.1%
2008	President^[18]		Obama 73.1 – 24.9%
2010	Governor^[19]		Brown 63.9 – 32.7
	Senator^[20]		Boxer 65.5 – 30.3%
2012	President		Obama 74.2 – 23.6
	Senator		Feinstein 79.3 – 20.7%
2014	Governor		Brown 77.5 – 22.5%
2016	President		H. Clinton 76.9 – 18.2
	Senator		Harris 70.9 – 29.1%
2018	Governor		Newsom 76.0 – 24.0
	Senator		Feinstein 63.5 – 36.5%
2020	President		Biden 77.7 – 20.5
2021	Recall^[21]		No 78.1 – 21.9
2022	Governor^[22]		Newsom 68.3 - 31.7%
	Senator		Padilla 69.6 - 30.4%

Composition

Due to the 2020 redistricting, California's 14th congressional district has been shifted geographically to the East Bay. It encompasses most of Alameda County, except for the Oakland Area and the Tri-City Area, which are taken in by the 12th district and 17th district respectively. This district and the 12th are partitioned by Grant Ave, Union Pacific, Lewelling Blvd, Wicks Blvd, Manor Blvd, Juniper St, Dayton Ave, Padre Ave, Fargo Ave, Edgemoor St, Trojan Ave, Beatty St, Fleming St, Highway 880, Floresta Blvd, Halcyon Dr, Hesperian Blvd, Thornally Dr, Highway 185, 150th Ave, Highway 580, Benedict Dr, San Leandro Creek, and Lake Chabot Regional Park.This district and the 17th are partitioned by Mission Peak Regional Park, Witherly Ln, Mission Blvd, Washington Blvd, Farallon Cmn, Paseo Padre Parkway, Grimmer Blvd, Blacow Rd, Omar St, Butano Park Dr, Farina Ln, Nimitz Freeway, Highway 84. The 14th district takes in the north side of the city of Fremont, cities of Hayward, Livermore, Pleasanton, Union City, and Dublin, as well as the census-designated places Ashland, San Lorenzo, Cherryland, Fairview, and Castro Valley.

Cities & CDP with 10,000 or more people

• Hayward - 162,954
• Livermore - 87,955
• Pleasanton - 79,871
• Dublin - 72,589
• Union City - 70,143
• Castro Valley - 66,441
• San Lorenzo - 29,581
• Ashland - 23,823
• Cherryland - 15,808
• Fairview - 11,341

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Dates	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	Counties
District created March 4, 1933
align=left	Thomas F. Ford		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1945		Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Retired.	1933–1953 Los Angeles
align=left	Helen Gahagan Douglas		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1951		Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
align=left	Sam Yorty		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953		Elected in 1950. Redistricted to the .
align=left	Harlan Hagen		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963		Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the .	1953–1963 Kern, Kings, Tulare
align=left	John F. Baldwin Jr.		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1963 – March 9, 1966		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Died.	1963–1975 Contra Costa
Vacant		nowrap	March 9, 1966 – June 7, 1966
align=left	Jerome Waldie		Democratic	nowrap	June 7, 1966 – January 3, 1975		Elected to finish Baldwin's term. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Retired to run for Governor of California.
align=left	John J. McFall		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1975 – December 31, 1978		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Lost re-election and resigned.	1975–1983 Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne
Vacant		nowrap	December 31, 1978 – January 3, 1979
Norman D. Shumway	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991		Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Retired.
1983–1993 Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Joaquin, Sierra
	align=left	John Doolittle		Republican	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993		Elected in 1990. Redistricted to the .
Anna Eshoo	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013		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. Redistricted to the .	1993–2003 San Mateo, northwestern Santa Clara
2003–2013 Southern San Mateo, northwestern Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
align=left	Jackie Speier		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the and retired.	2013–2023 San Mateo, southwestern San Francisco
align=left	Eric Swalwell		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 2023 – present		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022.	2023–present Part of Alameda

Election results

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1932 • 1934 • 1936 • 1938 • 1940 • 1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1948 • 1950 • 1952 • 1954 • 1956 • 1958 • 1960 • 1962 • 1964 • 1966 (Special) • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022

2022

Historical district boundaries

See also

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

External links

• GovTrack.us: California's 14th congressional district
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions (out of date)
• California Voter Foundation map - CD14 (out of date)

Notes and References

1. Web site: My Congressional District.
2. Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List. 2023-01-10. Cook Political Report. en.
3. Web site: CA 2022 Congressional. Dave's Redistricting. 2022-01-04. 2022-11-11.
4. https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1994-general/ssov/governor-congress-district.pdf Supplement to the Statement of Vote
5. https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1994-general/ssov/us-senate-congress-district.pdf Supplement to the Statement of Vote
6. https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1996-general/ssov/president-congress-district.pdf Supplement to the Statement of Vote
7. Web site: Archived copy . www.sos.ca.gov . 11 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929224728/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1998-general/ssov/gov-cd.pdf# . 29 September 2011 . dead.
8. Web site: Archived copy . www.sos.ca.gov . 11 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929224732/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1998-general/ssov/sen-cd.pdf# . 29 September 2011 . dead.
9. Web site: Statement of Vote (2000 President) . September 17, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070611220821/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2000_general/ssov/cong_dis.pdf# . June 11, 2007 . dead .
10. Web site: Statement of Vote (2000 Senator) . September 17, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070611220543/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2000_general/ssov/us_senate_cong_dis.pdf# . June 11, 2007 . dead .
11. http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_general/ssov/gov_cong.pdf Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
12. Web site: Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question) . October 8, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520020512/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2003_special/ssov/recall_ques_cd.pdf# . May 20, 2011 . dead.
13. Web site: Statement of Vote (2003 Governor) . October 8, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520020528/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2003_special/ssov/gov_cd.pdf# . May 20, 2011 . dead .
14. Web site: Statement of Vote (2004 President) . August 8, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100801053554/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2004_general/ssov/pres_general_ssov_congressional.pdf# . August 1, 2010 . dead .
15. http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2004_general/ssov/us_senate_ssov_congressional.pdf Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)
16. http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/ssov/gov_by_cd.pdf Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
17. http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/ssov/us_sen_by_cd.pdf Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)
18. Web site: (2008 President) . March 5, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212183646/http://www.2008racetracker.com/page/CA-14# . February 12, 2009 . dead .
19. Web site: Statement of Vote (2010 Governor) . February 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110601211838/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2010-general/ssov/governor-congressional.pdf# . June 1, 2011 . dead .
20. Web site: Statement of Vote (2010 Senator) . February 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110601224321/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2010-general/ssov/us-senate-congressional-dists.pdf# . June 1, 2011 . dead .
21. Web site: September 14, 2021 . Counties by Congressional District for Recall Question . May 2, 2022 . sos.ca.gov.
22. Web site: November 8, 2022 . Counties by Congressional Districts for Governor . May 4, 2023 . sos.ca.gov.