| State: | California |
| District Number: | 25 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections) |
| Representative: | Raul Ruiz |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Indio |
| Population: | 773,601 |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $65,453[1] |
| Percent White: | 24.3 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 64.8 |
| Percent Black: | 4.4 |
| Percent Asian: | 2.8 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.9 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 2.3 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.6 |
| Cpvi: | D+6[2] |
California's 25th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by .
The district includes all of Imperial County and parts of Riverside County and San Bernardino County. Cities in the new 25th district include Cathedral City, Indio, Coachella, El Centro, Calexico, San Jacinto, Hemet, and Needles.[3] Most of the majority-Latino parts of the Coachella Valley are in the 25th, while the rest of the valley is in the 41st district.
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 491,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18+). Of these, 44% are White, 34% Latino, 10% Black, and 9% Asian. Immigrants make up 17% of the district's potential voters. Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $86,600, while 9% of households live below the poverty line. 12% of residents 25 years and older have not graduated high school, while 26% hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
| Year | U.S. President | U.S. Senator | Governor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Bush (R): 39.0 – 36.1%[4] | Herschensohn (R): 53.9 – 36.6%[5] | Seymour (R): 47.9 – 43.1%[6] | |||
| 1994 | — | Huffington (R): 57.5 - 34.1%[7] | Wilson (R): 67.2 - 28.7%[8] | |||
| 1996 | Dole (R): 47.2 - 41.0%[9] | — | — | |||
| 1998 | — | Fong (R): 52.7 - 43.4%[10] | Davis (D): 49.5 - 47.5%[11] | |||
| 2000 | Bush (R): 51.4 – 44.7%[12] | Feinstein (D): 47.0 – 46.2%[13] | — | |||
| 2002 | — | — | Simon (R): 57.5 – 34.3%[14] | |||
| 2003 | — | — | Recall: Yes 74.5 – 25.5%[15] | |||
| Schwarzenegger (R): 66.2 – 16.2%[16] | ||||||
| 2004 | Bush (R): 58.8 – 39.9%[17] | Jones (R): 49.3 – 45.6%[18] | — | |||
| 2006 | — | Mountjoy (R): 49.5 – 45.2%[19] | Schwarzenegger (R): 66.4 – 28.5%[20] | |||
| 2008 | Obama (D): 49.4 – 48.3%[21] | — | — | |||
| 2010 | — | Fiorina (R): 54.0 – 38.9% | Whitman (R): 50.9 – 41.4% | |||
| 2012 | Romney (R): 49.7 – 47.8% | Emken (R): 50.8 – 49.2% | — | |||
| 2014 | — | — | Kashkari (R): 57.2 – 42.8% | |||
| 2016 | H. Clinton (D): 50.3 – 43.6% | Harris (D): 60.1 – 39.9% | — | |||
| 2018 | — | de Leon (D): 50.3 – 49.7% | Newsom (D): 51.1 – 48.9% | |||
| 2020 | Biden (D): 54.0 – 43.9% | — | — | |||
| 2021 | — | — | Recall No 51 – 49%[22] | |||
| 2022 | — | Padilla (D): 54.6 – 45.4% | Newsom (D): 52.5 – 47.5% |
| County | Seat | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Imperial | El Centro | 179,851 | |
| 65 | Riverside | Riverside | 2,458,395 | |
| 71 | San Bernardino | San Bernardino | 2,194,710 |
Riverside County is split between this district and the 41st district. They are partitioned by Terwillinger Rd, Bailey Rd, Candelaria, Elder Creek Rd, Bonny Ln, Tule Peak Rd, Eastgate Trail, Goldrush Rd, Rule Valley Rd, Laura Ln, Dove Dr, Lago Grande, Barbara Trail, Valley Dr, Foolish Pleasure Rd, Highway 371, Gelding Way, Puckit Dr, Indian Rd, Wellman Rd, El Toro Rd, Burnt Valley Rd, Cahuilla Rd, Highway 74, Bull Canyon Rd, Santa Rosa-San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, Fred Waring Dr, Washington St, Highway 10, Davall Dr, Dinah Shore Dr, Plumley Rd, Gerald Ford Dr, E Ramon Rd, San Luis Rey Dr, San Joaquin Dr, Clubhouse View Dr, Mount San Jacinto State Park, Azalea Creek, Black Mountain Trail, Highway 243, North Fork San Jacinto River, Stetson Ave, Hemet St, Cornell St, Girard St, E Newport Rd, Domenigoni Parkway, Leon Rd, Grand Ave, State Highway 74, California Ave, W Devonshire Ave, Warren Rd, Ramona Expressway, San Jacinto River, Highway 79, Oak Valley Parkway, Champions Dr, Union St, Brookside Ave. The 25th district takes in the cities of Coachella, Banning, Desert Hot Springs, Indio, San Jacinto, Hemet, Beaumont, and Blythe, as well as the census-designated places Valle Vista and East Hemet.
| Member | Party | Dates | Cong- ress | Electoral history | Counties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 3, 1953 | |||||||||
| align=left | Patrick J. Hillings | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Retired to run for Attorney General of California. | 1953–1967 Los Angeles | |||
| align=left | George A. Kasem | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 | Elected in 1958. Lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | John H. Rousselot | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | Elected in 1960. Lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | Ronald B. Cameron | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 | Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Lost re-election. | ||||
Charles E. Wiggins | Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the . | 1967–1973 Los Angeles, Orange | |||||
| 1973–1983 Los Angeles | |||||||||
Edward R. Roybal | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 | Redistricted from the and re-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. Retired. | ||||||
| 1983–1993 Central/eastern Los Angeles | |||||||||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Buck McKeon | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2015 | 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. Re-elected in 2012. Retired. | 1993–2003 Northern Los Angeles | ||||
| 2003–2013 Inyo, northern Los Angeles, Mono, northwestern San Bernardino | |||||||||
| 2013–2023 Northern Los Angeles including Palmdale and Santa Clarita, northeastern Ventura including Simi Valley | |||||||||
| align=left | Steve Knight | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | Katie Hill | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2019 – November 3, 2019 | Elected in 2018. Resigned. | ||||
| Vacant | nowrap | November 3, 2019 – May 12, 2020 | |||||||
| align=left | Mike Garcia | Republican | nowrap | May 12, 2020 – January 3, 2023 | Elected to finish Hill's term. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the . | ||||
| align=left | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2023 – present | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022. | 2023–present Indio, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Cathedral City, San Jacinto, Hemet, Needles, Half of Rancho Mirage High School (Northern half), Coachella Valley, Palm Springs Area and El Centro in the Colorado Desert | |||