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California's 16th congressional district
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	Sam Liccardo D–San Jose
Population (2023)	748,899
Median household income	$165,918
Ethnicity	43.5% White 29.4% Asian 19.1% Hispanic 5.2% Two or more races 1.9% Black 1.0% other
Cook PVI	D+26

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 Democrat Sam Liccardo. As currently drawn, it is the state’s wealthiest district.

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. 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.

Recent election results from statewide races

Composition

As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 16th congressional district is located in the San Francisco Bay Area. It encompasses the west coast and interior of San Mateo County, and the western border of Santa Clara County.

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 southern sections of the city of Menlo Park and town of Atherton, the cities of Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, and Portola Valley, the town of Woodside, and the census-designated places Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada, Pescadero, Loma Mar, La Honda, and Ladera,

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, Palo Alto, and Monte Sereno, the towns of Los Altos Hills and Los Gatos, and the census-designated places Loyola, Lexington Hills, Cambrian Park, Fruitdale, and Stanford, which includes Stanford University.

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

• San Jose – 977,233
• Mountain View – 81,059
• Palo Alto – 68,572
• Campbell – 43,959
• Pacifica – 38,640
• Menlo Park – 33,780
• Los Gatos – 33,529
• Los Altos – 31,625
• Saratoga – 31,051
• Stanford – 21,150
• Half Moon Bay – 11,795

2,500 – 10,000 people

• Los Altos Hills – 8,489
• Atherton – 7,188
• El Granada – 5,481
• Woodside – 5,309
• Portola Valley – 4,456
• Cambrian Park – 3,719
• Loyola – 3,491
• Monte Sereno – 3,479
• Moss Beach – 3,214
• Montara – 2,833

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Dates	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	Counties
District created March 4, 1933
John F. Dockweiler (Los Angeles)	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	73rd 74th 75th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election as an independent candidate after running for governor.	[data missing]
Leland M. Ford (Santa Monica)	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943	76th 77th	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost re-election.	[data missing]
Will Rogers Jr. (Culver City)	Democratic	January 3, 1943 – May 23, 1944	78th	Elected in 1942. Resigned to return to active duty in the Army.	[data missing]
Vacant		May 23, 1944 – January 3, 1945
Ellis E. Patterson (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	79th	Elected in 1944. Lost re-nomination.	[data missing]
Donald L. Jackson (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1961	80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th	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.	[data missing]
Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (Santa Monica)	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	87th	Elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 28th district.	[data missing]
B. F. Sisk (Fresno)	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1975	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Redistricted from the 12th district 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 15th district.	Fresno, Madera, Merced
					Fresno, Merced
Burt Talcott (Salinas)	Republican	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977	94th	Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election.	Western Monterey, San Benito, northern San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz
Leon Panetta (Carmel Valley)	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993	95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	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 17th district
					Monterey, San Benito, northern San Luis Obispo, southern Santa Cruz
Don Edwards (San Jose)	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995	103rd	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1992. Retired.	Santa Clara
Zoe Lofgren (San Jose)	Democratic	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2013	104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	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 19th district
					2003–2013 Santa Clara (San Jose)
Jim Costa (Fresno)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Redistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 21st district.	2013–2023 Central Valley including Fresno and Merced
Anna Eshoo (Atherton)	Democratic	January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025	118th	Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 2022. Retired.	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.
Sam Liccardo (San Jose)	Democratic	January 3, 2025– present	119th	Elected in 2024.

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Historical district boundaries

See also

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

References

1. "My Congressional District".
2. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
3. DePietro, Andrew (October 1, 2024). "The Richest Congressional Districts In Every State Of 2024". Forbes.
4. Kamal, Sameea (December 21, 2021). "California redistricting: What to know about the final maps". Calmatters.
5. "CA 2022 Congressional". Dave's Redistricting. January 4, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
6. https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::fc9d2d06-7c7f-451c-92cb-122127a79c29
7. "Complete Supplement to the Statement of Vote" (PDF). November 8, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
8. California 2022-11-08 results by district (@elium2) (Report).
9. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12fqRe8rBbIWwwOjZNlx7oPvU8kEg1Oh8/edit?gid=17269705#gid=17269705
10. 1932 election results
11. 1934 election results
12. 1936 election results
13. 1938 election results
14. 1940 election results
15. 1942 election results
16. 1944 election results
17. 1946 election results
18. 1948 election results
19. 1950 election results
20. 1952 election results
21. 1954 election results
22. 1956 election results
23. 1958 election results
24. 1960 election results
25. 1962 election results
26. 1964 election results
27. 1966 election results
28. 1968 election results
29. 1970 election results
30. 1972 election results
31. 1974 election results
32. 1976 election results
33. 1978 election results
34. 1980 election results
35. 1982 election results
36. 1984 election results
37. 1986 election results
38. 1988 election results
39. 1990 election results
40. 1992 election results
41. 1994 election results
42. 1996 election results
43. 1998 election results
44. 2000 election results
45. 2002 general election results Archived February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
46. 2004 general election results
47. 2006 general election results Archived November 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
48. 2006 Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008" (retrieved on August 8, 2009).
49. 2010 Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010" (retrieved on March 24, 2011).
50. 2012 general election results Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
51. U.S. House of Representatives District 16 - Districtwide Results Archived December 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• GovTrack.us: California's 16th congressional district
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
• California Voter Foundation map - CD16

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• Congressional districts of California
• Government of Fresno County, California
• Government of Madera County, California
• Government of Merced County, California
• Fresno, California
• Los Banos, California
• Merced, California
• Madera, California
• San Joaquin Valley
• Constituencies established in 1933
• 1933 establishments in California