California's 13th congressional district explained

State:	California
District Number:	13
Image Caption:	Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections)
Residence:	Modesto
Population:	782,352
Population Year:	2022
Median Income:	$67,465^[1]
Percent White:	22.5
Percent Hispanic:	65.9
Percent Black:	2.8
Percent Asian:	6.2
Percent More Than One Race:	2.5
Percent Other Race:	1.2
Cpvi:	D+4^[2]

California's 13th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. John Duarte, a Republican, has represented this district since January 2023.

The 13th district no longer consists of the northwestern portion of Alameda County. Cities in the former 13th district included Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, Piedmont, and San Leandro.^[3]

In the 2022 redistricting cycle, the district was moved to the San Joaquin Valley, while the old 13th district was renumbered as the 12th. The new 13th district includes all of Merced County; most of the population of Madera County; and parts of Stanislaus, Fresno, and San Joaquin Counties. It includes the cities of Merced, Madera, Ceres, Patterson, Lathrop, Chowchilla, Atwater, Coalinga, and Mendota; as well as the southern parts of both Modesto and Turlock.^[4] The new 13th district is considered a Democratic-leaning swing district. Despite that, Duarte was narrowly elected to represent it in 2022. As a result, it was one of 18 districts that would have voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election had they existed in their current configuration while being won or held by a Republican in 2022.

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
1992	President		Clinton 54.4 - 25.6%
	Senator		Boxer 58.0 - 31.4%
	Senator		Feinstein 66.1 - 26.9%
1994	Governor^[5]		Brown 51.0 - 44.7%
	Senator^[6]		Feinstein 59.3 - 32.8%
1996	President^[7]		Clinton 62.3- 27.5%
1998	Governor^[8]		Davis 68.9 - 27.7%
	Senator^[9]		Boxer 63.0 - 33.5%
2000	President^[10]		Gore 66.4 - 29.6%
	Senator^[11]		Feinstein 66.9 - 27.3%
2002	Governor^[12]		Davis 62.8 - 26.7%
2003	Recall^[13] ^[14]	No 63.2 - 36.8%
			Bustamante 46.8 - 31.5%
2004	President^[15]		Kerry 70.9 - 28.0%
	Senator^[16]		Boxer 72.8 - 23.2%
2006	Governor^[17]		Angelides 52.1 - 42.4%
	Senator^[18]		Feinstein 75.0 - 20.0%
2008	President^[19]		Obama 74.4 - 23.8%
2010	Governor		Brown 68.7 - 27.4%
	Senator		Boxer 69.4 - 25.9%
2012	President		Obama 87.5 - 9.0%
	Senator		Feinstein 90.9 - 9.1%
2014	Governor		Brown 91.2 - 8.8%
2016	President		Clinton 87.4 - 6.8%
	Senator		Harris 80.9 - 19.1%
2018	Governor		Newsom 90.2 - 9.8%
	Senator		Feinstein 58.9 - 41.1%
2020	President		Biden 54.1 - 43.5%
2021	Recall^[20]	Yes 52 - 48%
2022	Governor^[21]		Dahle 54.2 - 45.8%
	Senator		Meuser 50.2 - 49.8%

Composition

Due to the 2020 redistricting, California's 13th congressional district has been moved geographically to the San Joaquin Valley. It encompasses Merced County, and parts of San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Madera, and Fresno Counties.

San Joaquin County is split between this district and the 9th district. They are partitioned by Union Pacific, Highway 380, S Tracy Blvd, the California Aqueduct, S Banta Rd, Highway 5, Paradise Cut, S Manthey Rd, Walthall Slough, E West Ripon Rd, Kincaid Rd, Hutchinson Rd, and Stanislaus River. The 9th district takes in the city of Lathrop.

Stanislaus County is split between this district and the 5th district. They are partitioned by S Golden State Blvd, Highway J14, Union Pacific, Highway 99, N Golden State Blvd, Faith Home Rd, Rohde Rd, Moore Rd, Tuolumne River, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Lateral No 2 Park, Viola St, Roble Ave, N Conejo Ave, N Carpenter Rd, Kansas Ave, Morse Rd, and Stanislaus River. The 5th district takes in the southern halves of the cities of Modesto and Turlock, and the cities of Ceres, Patterson, and Newman.

Madera County is split between this district and the 5th district. They are partitioned by Road 35, Road 36, Road 38, Madera Equalization Reservoir, River Rd, Avenue 21, Road 23, Avenue 27, Road 22 1/2, and Berenda Slough. The 13th district takes in the cities of Chowchilla and Madera.

Fresno County is split between this district and the 21st district. They are partitioned by N Dickenson Ave, Highway 180, S Garfield Ave, W California Ave, S Grantland Ave, W Jensen Ave, S Chateau Fresno Ave, W North Ave, W American Ave, S Westlawn Ave, W Lincoln Ave, Shayes Ave, W Sumner Ave, S Cornelia Ave, W South Ave, S East Ave, E Mountain View Ave, S Sunnyside Ave, E Clemenceau Ave, S Fowler Ave, E Elkhorn Ave. The 13th district takes in the cities of Coalinga, Mendota, and Kerman.

Cities

• Modesto - 218,464
• Merced - 86,333
• Turlock - 73,631
• Madera - 66,224
• Ceres - 49,302
• Los Banos - 45,532
• Atwater - 31,970
• Patterson - 22,524
• Chowchilla - 19,039
• Coalinga - 17,590
• Mendota - 15,282
• Livingston - 14,172
• Kerman - 12,595
• Newman - 12,351

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Dates	Cong ress	Electoral history	Counties
District created March 4, 1933
align=left	Charles Kramer		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943		Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost re-election.	1933–1943
align=left	Norris Poulson		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945		Elected in 1942. Lost re-election.	1943–1953
align=left	Ned R. Healy		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947		Elected in 1944. Lost re-election.
align=left	Norris Poulson		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953		Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the .
align=left	Ernest K. Bramblett		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1952. Retired.	1953–1963 Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura
Charles M. Teague	Republican	January 3, 1955 – January 1, 1974		Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Died.
1963–1967 Santa Barbara, Ventura
1967–1973 Southwestern Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura
1973–1975 Most of Santa Barbara and Ventura
	Vacant		nowrap	January 1, 1974 – March 5, 1974
	align=left	Robert J. Lagomarsino		Republican		nowrap	March 5, 1974 – January 3, 1975	Elected to finish Teague's term. Redistricted to the .
Norman Mineta	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993		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. Redistricted to the .	1975–1983 Santa Clara
1983–1993 Santa Clara (western San Jose)
Pete Stark	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013		Redistricted from the and re-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 and lost re-election.	1993–2003 Western Alameda, small part of northern Santa Clara
2003–2013 Southwestern Alameda
align=left	Barbara Lee		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 Northern Alameda
align=left	John Duarte		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 2023 – present		Elected in 2022.	2023–present San Joaquin Valley, all of Merced County; including all of Madera parts of Stanislaus, Fresno, and San Joaquin

Election results

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1932 • 1934 • 1936 • 1938 • 1940 • 1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1948 • 1950 • 1952 • 1954 • 1956 • 1958 • 1960 • 1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 (Special) • 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

See also

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

External links

• GovTrack.us: California's 13th congressional district
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions (out of date)
• California Voter Foundation map - CD13 (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. July 12, 2022 . en.
3. Web site: Maps: Final Congressional Districts . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130310180458/http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/maps-final-draft-congressional-districts.html . March 10, 2013 . February 25, 2013 . Citizens Redistricting Commission.
4. Web site: CA 2022 Congressional. Dave's Redistricting. 2022-01-04. 2022-11-11.
5. https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1994-general/ssov/governor-congress-district.pdf Supplement to the Statement of Vote
6. https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1994-general/ssov/us-senate-congress-district.pdf Supplement to the Statement of Vote
7. https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1996-general/ssov/president-congress-district.pdf Supplement to the Statement of Vote
8. Web site: http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1998-general/ssov/gov-cd.pdf. September 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110929224728/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1998-general/ssov/gov-cd.pdf. September 29, 2011.
9. Web site: http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1998-general/ssov/sen-cd.pdf. September 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110929224732/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1998-general/ssov/sen-cd.pdf. September 29, 2011.
10. 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 .
11. 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 .
12. Web site: Statement of Vote (2002 Governor). https://web.archive.org/web/20101111170552/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2002_general/ssov/gov_cong.pdf. dead. November 11, 2010.
13. 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 .
14. 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 .
15. 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 .
16. Web site: Statement of Vote (2004 Senator). https://web.archive.org/web/20110810211138/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2004_general/ssov/us_senate_ssov_congressional.pdf. dead. August 10, 2011.
17. Web site: Statement of Vote (2006 Governor). https://web.archive.org/web/20110810210911/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/ssov/gov_by_cd.pdf. dead. August 10, 2011.
18. Web site: Statement of Vote (2006 Senator). https://web.archive.org/web/20110810210917/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/ssov/us_sen_by_cd.pdf. dead. August 10, 2011.
19. Web site: (2008 President) . March 5, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090211115034/http://www.2008racetracker.com/page/CA-13 . February 11, 2009 . dead .
20. Web site: September 14, 2021 . Counties by Congressional District for Recall Question . May 2, 2022 . sos.ca.gov.
21. Web site: November 8, 2022 . Counties by Congressional Districts for Governor . May 4, 2023 . sos.ca.gov.