| State: | California |
| District Number: | 16 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections). In the 2020 redistricting cycle, the 16th district was redrawn to include much of coastal San Mateo County as well as parts of Santa Clara County in Silicon Valley. |
| Representative: | Anna Eshoo |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Atherton |
| Population: | 735,381 |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $160,623[1] |
| Percent White: | 43.5 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 19.1 |
| Percent Black: | 1.9 |
| Percent Asian: | 29.4 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 5.2 |
| Percent Other Race: | 1.0 |
| Cpvi: | D+26[2] |
California's 16th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. It includes portions of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, extending from the southwestern San Francisco Bay Area through the Santa Cruz Mountains to the Pacific coast. The district is currently represented by .
On December 20, 2021, the state redistricting commission unanimously approved a new map of congressional districts, under which the new district overlaps largely with the old 18th district.[3] The primary election of June 2022 was the first to feature the new districts; however, sitting representatives reflected the old district boundaries until the general election in November 2022.
Prior to the 2020s redistricting, the district included Merced County, most of Madera County, and part of Fresno County. During this time, cities in the district included Los Banos, Madera, Merced, and most of Fresno. Cities in the new 16th district include Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, Atherton, Palo Alto, Saratoga, Campbell, Woodside, and Los Gatos, along with the south-central and southwestern parts of San Jose. Most of the old 16th district is now part of the 13th and 21st districts.[4]
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | U.S. President | Clinton (D) 52.4 – 27.1% |
| U.S. Senator | Boxer (D) 54.4 – 34.0% | |
| U.S. Senator | Feinstein (D) 63.8 – 28.4% | |
| 1994 | Governor | |
| U.S. Senator | ||
| 1996 | U.S. President | |
| 1998 | Governor | |
| U.S. Senator | ||
| 2000 | U.S. President[5] | Gore (D) 64.2 – 31.7% |
| U.S. Senator[6] | Feinstein (D) 64.4 – 30.2% | |
| 2002 | Governor[7] | Davis (D) 56.3 – 31.3% |
| 2003 | Recall[8] [9] | align="right" 57.3 - 42.7% |
| Bustamante (D) 41.2 – 38.7% | ||
| 2004 | U.S. President[10] | Kerry (D) 63.4 – 35.5% |
| U.S. Senator[11] | Boxer (D) 67.0 – 28.5% | |
| 2006 | Governor[12] | Schwarzenegger (R) 49.6 – 46.1% |
| U.S. Senator[13] | Feinstein (D) 70.2 – 24.6% | |
| 2008 | U.S. President[14] | Obama (D) 69.6 – 28.8% |
| 2010 | Governor | Brown (D) 62.3 – 33.4% |
| U.S. Senator | Boxer (D) 64.3 – 30.8% | |
| 2012 | U.S. President | Obama (D) 58.6 – 39.4% |
| U.S. Senator | Feinstein (D) 59.3 - 40.7% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown (D) 54.4 - 45.6% |
| 2016 | U.S. President | Clinton (D) 58.0 – 36.4% |
| U.S. Senator | Sanchez (D) 51.2 - 48.8% | |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom (D) 56.1 - 43.9% |
| U.S. Senator | de Leon (D) 51.9 - 48.1% | |
| 2020 | U.S. President | Biden (D) 58.8 – 38.9% |
| 2021 | Recall[15] | align="right" No 54.2 - 45.8% |
| 2022 | Governor[16] | Newsom 72.5 - 27.5% |
| Senator | Padilla 74.1 - 25.9% |
| County | Seat | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | San Mateo | Redwood City | 737,888 | |
| 85 | Santa Clara | San Jose | 1,885,508 |
San Mateo County is split between this district and the 15th district. They are partitioned by the San Francisquito Creek, Menalto Ave, Willow Rd, S Perimeter Rd, W Perimeter Rd, Bay Rd, Marsh Rd, Middlefield Rd, Highway 82, Highway 84, Alameda de las Pulgas, Woodhill Dr, Farm Hill Blvd, The Loop Rd, Jefferson Ave, Summit Way, California Way, Junipero Serra Freeway, and Highway 35. The 16th district takes in the cities of Pacifica, Menlo Park, and Half Moon Bay, California.
Santa Clara County is split between this district, the 17th district, the 18th district, and the 19th district. The 16th and 19th are partitioned by Old Santa Cruz Highway, Aldercroft Hts Rd, Weaver Rd, Soda Springs Rd, Love Harris Rd, Pheasant Creek, Guadalupe Creek, Guadalupe Mines Rd, Oak Canyon Dr, Coleman Rd, Meridian Ave, Highway G8, Guadalupe River, W Capitol Expressway, Senter Rd, Sylvandale Ave, Yerba Buena Rd, Silver Creek Rd, and E Capitol Expressway. The 16th and 18th are partitioned by Annona Ave Santiago Ave, Tully Rd, Highway 101, S King Rd, Valley Palms Apts, Story Rd, Senter Rd, E Alma Ave, S 7th St, Monterey Rd, Barnard Ave, Highway G8, Highway 87, W Alma Ave, Belmont Way, Belmont Ave, Minnesota Ave, Prevost St, Atlanta Ave, Fuller Ave, Riverside Dr, Coe Ave, Lincoln Ave, Paula St, Highway 280, and Highway 880. The 16th and 17th are partitioned by Stevens Creek Blvd, Santana Row, Olsen Dr, S Winchester Blvd, Williams Rd, Eden Ave, Lexington Dr, Valley Forge Way, Gleason Ave, Moreland Way, Payne Ave, Saratoga Ave, Doyle Rd, Highway G2, Royal Ann Dr, Wisteria Way, Rainbow Dr, Highway 85, S De Anza Blvd, Prospect Rd, Fremont Older Open Space, Permanente Creek, Highway 280, N Foothill Blvd, Homestead Rd, Stevens Creek, W EL Camino Real, Magritte Way, Highway G6, Highway 101, and Enterprise Way.
The 16th district takes in the west central section of the city of San Jose, the cities of Campbell, Saratoga, Los Gatos, Los Altos, Mountain View, and the census-designated place Stanford, which includes Stanford University.
| Representative | Party | Dates | Cong ress(es) | Electoral history | width=165px | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1933 | |||||||||
| align=left | John F. Dockweiler | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election as an independent candidate after running for governor. | ||||
| align=left | Leland M. Ford | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943 | Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | Will Rogers Jr. | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1943 – May 23, 1944 | Elected in 1942. Resigned to return to active duty in the Army. | ||||
| Vacant | nowrap | May 23, 1944 – January 3, 1945 | |||||||
| align=left | Ellis E. Patterson | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | Elected in 1944. Lost re-nomination. | ||||
| align=left | Donald L. Jackson | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1961 | Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | Elected in 1960. Redistricted to the . | ||||
B. F. Sisk | Democratic | nowrap rowspan=2 | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1975 | Redistricted from the and re-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 . | Fresno, Madera, Merced | ||||
| Fresno, Merced | |||||||||
| align=left | Burt Talcott | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election. | Western Monterey, San Benito, northern San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz | |||
Leon Panetta | Democratic | nowrap rowspan=2 | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993 | 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. Redistricted to the | |||||
| Monterey, San Benito, northern San Luis Obispo, southern Santa Cruz | |||||||||
| align=left | Don Edwards | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992. Retired. | Santa Clara | |||
Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | nowrap rowspan=2 | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2013 | 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 | |||||
| 2003–2013 Santa Clara (San Jose) | |||||||||
| align=left | Jim Costa | 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 . | 2013–2023 Central Valley including Fresno and Merced | |||
| align=left | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2023 – present | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022. Retiring at end of term. | 2023–present portions of Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz counties, extending from the southwestern San Francisco Bay Area through the Santa Cruz Mountains to the Pacific coast. | |||
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