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California's 22nd congressional district
Map
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative
David Valadao
R–Hanford
Population (2024) 770,684
Median household
income		 $60,072[1]
Ethnicity
  • 73.2% Hispanic
  • 15.8% White
  • 4.5% Black
  • 3.6% Asian
  • 1.8% Two or more races
  • 1.1% other
Cook PVI R+1[2]

California's 22nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. It is represented by David Valadao, who formerly represented California's 21st congressional district from 2013 to 2019 and 2021 to 2023. Following redistricting in 2021, the district is located in the San Joaquin Valley. It includes most of Kings County and parts of Tulare and Kern counties. It includes the east side of Bakersfield; the west and south sides of Tulare, the south side of Hanford; and all of Porterville, Lindsay, Shafter, Wasco, Delano, McFarland, Arvin, Lamont, and Corcoran.[3] The new 22nd is a majority-Latino district.

In the 2025 edition of the Cook Partisan Voting Index California's 22nd was rated as the median district of the country, with 217 districts rated more Democratic and 217 more Republican.[2]

As of October 2024, the district had a Medicaid enrollment rate of 68%, the highest in the country and the highest rate by a wide margin among districts represented by Republicans.[4]

Recent election results from statewide races

2023–2027 boundaries

Year Office Results[5][6][7][8]
2008 President Obama 52% - 47%
2010 Governor Brown 48% - 44%
Lt. Governor Maldonado 52% - 36%
Secretary of State Bowen 46% - 44%
Attorney General Cooley 51% - 38%
Treasurer Lockyer 51% - 40%
Controller Chiang 50% - 40%
2012 President Obama 55% - 43%
2014 Governor Brown 53% - 47%
2016 President Clinton 55% - 39%
2018 Governor Newsom 54% - 46%
Attorney General Becerra 57% - 43%
2020 President Biden 55% - 42%
2022 Senate (Reg.) Padilla 51% - 49%
Governor Dahle 52% - 48%
Lt. Governor Underwood Jacobs 51% - 49%
Secretary of State Weber 50.3% - 49.7%
Attorney General Hochman 50.1% - 49.9%
Treasurer Guerrero 51% - 49%
Controller Chen 52% - 48%
2024 President Trump 52% - 46%
Senate (Reg.) Garvey 53% - 47%

2027–2033 boundaries

Year Office Results[9]
2008 President Obama 55% - 44%
2010 Governor Brown 49% - 44%
Lt. Governor Maldonado 51% - 37%
Secretary of State Bowen 47% - 43%
Attorney General Cooley 50% - 40%
Treasurer Lockyer 52% - 40%
Controller Chiang 51% - 39%
2012 President Obama 58% - 42%
2014 Governor Brown 55% - 45%
2016 President Clinton 58% - 37%
2018 Governor Newsom 56% - 44%
Attorney General Becerra 59% - 41%
2020 President Biden 57% - 40%
2022 Senate (Reg.) Padilla 54% - 46%
Governor Newsom 50.2% - 49.8%
Lt. Governor Kounalakis 51% - 49%
Secretary of State Weber 53% - 47%
Attorney General Bonta 52% - 48%
Treasurer Ma 51% - 49%
Controller Cohen 50.3% - 49.7%
2024 President Trump 50% - 48%
Senate (Reg.) Garvey 50.5% - 49.5%

Composition

FIPS County Code[10] County Seat Population
29 Kern Bakersfield 913,820
31 Kings Hanford 152,682
107 Tulare Visalia 479,468

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

  • Bakersfield – 403,455
  • Tulare – 68,875
  • Porterville – 62,742
  • Hanford – 57,990
  • Delano – 51,428
  • Oildale – 36,135
  • East Niles – 28,390
  • Edison – 28,390
  • Wasco – 27,047
  • Corcoran – 22,339
  • Shafter – 19,953
  • Arvin – 19,495
  • Greenfield – 18,937
  • McFarland – 14,161
  • Lamont – 14,049
  • Avenal – 13,696
  • Lindsay – 12,659
  • Hillcrest – 10,528

2,500 – 10,000 people

  • East Bakersfield – 9,749
  • Potomac Park – 9,164
  • La Cresta – 8,787
  • Earlimart – 7,679
  • Fairfax – 7,605
  • Cottonwood – 6,268
  • East Porterville – 5,549
  • Benton Park – 5,333
  • Armona – 4,274
  • Old Stine – 3,841
  • Pixley – 3,828
  • Rexland Acres – 3,563
  • Greenfield – 3,447
  • Strathmore – 3,033
  • Terra Bella – 2,910
  • Weedpatch – 2,658
  • Richgrove – 2,538
  • Tipton – 2,519

List of members representing the district

Member Party Dates Cong
ress(es)		 Electoral history District location (counties)
District created January 3, 1943

John J. Phillips
(Banning)		 Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1953		 78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd		 Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Redistricted to the 29th district.		 1943–1953
Imperial, Orange, Riverside

Joseph F. Holt
(Los Angeles)		 Republican January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1961		 83rd
84th
85th
86th		 Elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Retired.		 1953–1983
Los Angeles

James C. Corman
(Los Angeles)		 Democratic January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1975		 87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd		 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.
Redistricted to the 21st district.

Carlos J. Moorhead
(Glendale)		 Republican January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1993		 94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd		 Redistricted from the 20th district 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.
Redistricted to the 27th district.
1983–1993
Los Angeles (northern L.A. suburbs)

Michael Huffington
(Santa Barbara)		 Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995		 103rd Elected in 1992.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.		 1993–2003
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara

Andrea Seastrand
(Pismo Beach)		 Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997		 104th Elected in 1994.
Lost re-election.

Walter Capps
(Santa Barbara)		 Democratic January 3, 1997 –
October 28, 1997		 105th Elected in 1996.
Died.
Vacant October 28, 1997 –
March 17, 1998

Lois Capps
(Santa Barbara)		 Democratic March 17, 1998 –
January 3, 2003		 105th
106th
107th		 Elected to finish her husband's term.
Re-elected later in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the 23rd district.

Bill Thomas
(Bakersfield)		 Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2007		 108th
109th		 Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired.		 2003–2013

Kern, Los Angeles (Lancaster), inland San Luis Obispo

Kevin McCarthy
(Bakersfield)		 Republican January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2013		 110th
111th
112th		 Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 23rd district.

Devin Nunes
(Tulare)		 Republican January 3, 2013 –
January 1, 2022		 113th
114th
115th
116th
117th		 Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Resigned to become CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group.		 2013–2023

Fresno, Tulare
(Fresno, Clovis, Tulare, Visalia)
Vacant January 1, 2022 –
June 14, 2022		 117th

Connie Conway
(Tulare)		 Republican June 14, 2022 –
January 3, 2023		 Elected to finish Nunes' term.
Redistricted to the 20th district and retired.

David Valadao
(Hanford)		 Republican January 3, 2023 –
present		 118th
119th		 Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.		 2023–present

Kings, Tulare, and Kern

Election results

1942

1942 United States House of Representatives elections in California[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Phillips 42,765 57.6%
Democratic N. E. West 31,440 42.4%
Total votes 74,205 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican win (new seat)

1944

1944 United States House of Representatives elections in California[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Phillips (incumbent) 88,537 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican hold

1946

1946 United States House of Representatives elections in California[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Phillips (incumbent) 59,935 62.1%
Democratic Ray Adkinson 36,649 37.9%
Total votes 96,584 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican hold

1948

1948 United States House of Representatives elections in California[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Phillips (incumbent) 115,697 100.0%
Turnout
Republican hold

1950

1950 United States House of Representatives elections in California[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Phillips (incumbent) 114,497 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican hold

1952

1952 United States House of Representatives elections in California[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph F. Holt 85,039 60.5%
Democratic Dean E. McHenry 55,534 39.5%
Total votes 140,573 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican win (new seat)

1954

1954 United States House of Representatives elections in California[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph F. Holt (incumbent) 65,165 58.2%
Democratic William M. "Bill" Costley 46,875 41.8%
Total votes 112,040 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican hold

1956

1956 United States House of Representatives elections in California[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph F. Holt (incumbent) 97,317 59.8%
Democratic Irving Glasband 65,314 40.2%
Total votes 162,631 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican hold

1958

1958 United States House of Representatives elections in California[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph F. Holt (incumbent) 87,785 55.4%
Democratic Irving Glasband 70,777 44.6%
Total votes 158,562 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican hold

1960

1960 United States House of Representatives elections in California[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James C. Corman 104,919 51.1%
Republican Lemoine Blanchard 100,321 48.9%
Total votes 205,240 100.0%
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican

1962

1962 United States House of Representatives elections in California[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James C. Corman (incumbent) 75,294 53.6%
Republican Charles S. Foote 65,087 46.4%
Total votes 140,381 100.0%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1964

1964 United States House of Representatives elections in California[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James C. Corman (incumbent) 94,141 50.5%
Republican Robert C. Cline 92,133 49.5%
Total votes 186,274 100.0%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1966

1966 United States House of Representatives elections in California[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James C. Corman (incumbent) 94,420 53.5%
Republican Robert C. Cline 82,207 46.5%
Total votes 176,627 100.0%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1968

1968 United States House of Representatives elections in California[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James C. Corman (incumbent) 102,332 56.9%
Republican Joe Holt 74,433 41.4%
Peace and Freedom Hugh Manes 3,024 1.7%
Total votes 179,789 100.0%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1970

1970 United States House of Representatives elections in California[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James C. Corman (incumbent) 95,256 59.4%
Republican Tom Hayden 63,297 39.5%
American Independent Callis R. Johnson 1,880 1.1%
Total votes 160,433 100.0%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1972

1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James C. Corman (incumbent) 121,352 67.6%
Republican Bruce P. Wolfe 52,664 29.3%
Peace and Freedom Ralph L. Shroyer 5,583 3.1%
Total votes 179,599 100.0%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1974

1974 United States House of Representatives elections in California[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carlos Moorhead (incumbent) 78,983 55.8%
Democratic Richard Hallin 62,770 44.2%
Total votes 141,753 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

1976

1976 United States House of Representatives elections in California[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carlos Moorhead (incumbent) 114,769 62.6%
Democratic Robert S. Henry 68,543 37.4%
Total votes 183,312 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican hold

1978

1978 United States House of Representatives elections in California[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carlos Moorhead (incumbent) 99,502 64.6%
Democratic Robert S. Henry 54,442 35.4%
Total votes 153,944 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican hold

1980

1980 United States House of Representatives elections in California[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carlos Moorhead (incumbent) 115,241 63.9%
Democratic Pierce O'Donnell 57,477 31.9%
Libertarian William V. Susel 7,705 4.3%
Total votes 180,423 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican hold

1982

1982 United States House of Representatives elections in California[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carlos Moorhead (incumbent) 145,831 73.6%
Democratic Harvey L. Goldhammer 46,521 23.5%
Libertarian Robert T. Gerringer 5,870 3.0%
Total votes 198,222 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican hold

1984

1984 United States House of Representatives elections in California[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carlos Moorhead (incumbent) 184,981 85.2%
Libertarian Michael B. Yauch 32,036 14.8%
Total votes 217,017 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican hold

1986

1986 United States House of Representatives elections in California[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carlos Moorhead (incumbent) 141,096 73.8%
Democratic John G. Simmons 44,036 23.0%
Libertarian Jona Joy Bergland 3,114 1.6%
Peace and Freedom Joel Lorimer 2,930 1.5%
Total votes 191,176 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican hold

1988

1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carlos Moorhead (incumbent) 164,699 69.5%
Democratic John G. Simmons 61,555 26.0%
Peace and Freedom Shirley Rachel Isaacson 6,298 2.7%
Libertarian Ted Brown 4,259 1.8%
Total votes 235,811 100.0%
Turnout
Republican hold

1990

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carlos Moorhead (incumbent) 108,634 60.0%
Democratic David Bayer 61,630 34.1%
Libertarian William H. Wilson 6,702 3.7%
Peace and Freedom Jan B. Tucker 3,963 2.2%
Total votes 180,929 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican hold

1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Huffington 131,242 52.5%
Democratic Gloria Ochoa 87,328 34.9%
Green Mindy Lorenz 23,699 9.5%
Libertarian William Howard Dilbeck 7,553 3.0%
No party Bialosky (write-in) 104 0.1%
Total votes 249,926 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican hold

1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrea Seastrand 102,987 49.27%
Democratic Walter Capps 101,424 48.53%
Libertarian David L. Bersohn 4,597 2.20%
Total votes 209,008 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican hold

1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walter Capps 118,299 48.5%
Republican Andrea Seastrand (incumbent) 107,987 44.3%
Independent Steven Wheeler 9,845 4.0%
Reform Richard Porter 3,975 1.6%
Libertarian David Bersohn 2,233 0.9%
Natural Law Dawn Tomastik 1,847 0.7%
Total votes 244,186 100.0%
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

1998 (special)

List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives in California[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lois Capps 93,392 53.46%
Republican Tom Bordonaro 78,224 44.78%
Libertarian Robert Bakhaus 3,079 1.76%
Total votes 174,695 100.00%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1998

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lois Capps (incumbent) 111,388 55.09%
Republican Tom J. Bordonaro Jr. 86,921 42.99%
Libertarian Robert Bakhaus 2,618 1.29%
Reform Richard D. "Dick" Porter 1,263 0.62%
Total votes 202,190 100.0%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lois Capps (incumbent) 135,538 53.2%
Republican Mike Stoker 113,094 44.4%
Reform Richard D. "Dick" Porter 2,490 0.9%
Libertarian Joe Furcinite 2,060 0.8%
Natural Law J. Carlos Aguirre 1,888 0.7%
Total votes 255,070 100.0%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Thomas 120,473 73.4%
Democratic Jaime A. Corvera 38,988 23.7%
Libertarian Frank Coates 4,824 2.9%
Total votes 164,285 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Thomas (incumbent) 209,384 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican hold

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy 133,278 70.8%
Democratic Sharon M. Beery 55,226 29.2%
Total votes 188,504 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican hold

2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 224,549 100.0%
Total votes 224,549 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican hold

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California[46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 173,490 98.8%
Independent John Uebersax (write-in) 2,173 1.2%
Total votes 175,663 100.0%
Turnout  
Republican hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Devin Nunes (incumbent) 132,386 61.9%
Democratic Otto Lee 81,555 38.1%
Total votes 213,941 100.0%
Republican hold

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California[48]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Devin Nunes (incumbent) 96,053 72.0%
Democratic Suzanna "Sam" Aguilera-Marrero 37,289 28.0%
Total votes 133,342 100.0%
Republican hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Devin Nunes (incumbent) 158,755 67.6%
Democratic Louie J. Campos 76,211 32.4%
Total votes 234,966 100.0%
Republican hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Devin Nunes (incumbent) 117,243 52.7%
Democratic Andrew Janz 105,136 47.3%
Total votes 222,379 100.0%
Republican hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Devin Nunes (incumbent) 151,864 54.2%
Democratic Phil Arballo 128,564 45.8%
Total votes 280,428 100.0%
Republican hold

2022 (special)

2022 California's 22nd congressional district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Connie Conway 69,954 62.1%
Democratic Lourin Hubbard 42,688 37.9%
Total votes 112,642 100.0%
Republican hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Valadao (incumbent) 52,994 51.5%
Democratic Rudy Salas 49,862 48.5%
Total votes 102,856 100.0%
Republican hold

2024

2024 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Valadao (incumbent) 89,484 53.4
Democratic Rudy Salas 78,023 46.6
Total votes 167,507 100.0%
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013
2013 – 2023

See also

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

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