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California's 12th State Senate district
Current senator	Shannon Grove R–Bakersfield
Population (2020)  • Voting age  • Citizen voting age	939,354 703,636 618,054
Demographics	48.73% White 3.53% Black 33.76% Latino 7.94% Asian 0.81% Native American 0.16% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.58% other 4.48% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	555,204
Registration	44.90% Republican 28.49% Democratic 18.50% No party preference

California's 12th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Shannon Grove of Bakersfield.

District profile

Since 2022

New district boundaries drawn by the 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission went into effect for the 2022 elections. The 12th State Senate district now encompasses the southeastern Central Valley and the northwestern corner of the Mojave Desert; and it includes portions of Fresno County, Kern, and Tulare Counties, including the following cities:

• California City
• Clovis
• Exeter
• Maricopa
• Ridgecrest
• Taft
• Tehachapi
• Bakersfield (part)
• Fresno (part)
• Shafter (part)
• Tulare (part)
• Visalia (part)

The district also includes the Tule River Indian Reservation, Cold Springs Rancheria, Big Sandy Rancheria, and Table Mountain Rancheria.

Tourism, agriculture, and ranching are important in the district. The neighboring districts 14 and 16 were specifically drawn to allow Latino voters to elect state senators of their choice in order to comply with the Voting Rights Act, which affected the western border of District 12.

The district's racial/ethnic demographics (based on the 2020 census) are as follows:

2012-2022

The district included the Salinas Valley and a swath of the Central Valley between Modesto and Fresno. The rural district was primarily agricultural and heavily Latino.

The district's demographics (based on the 2010 census) were as follows:

As of February 18, 2020, the district had 377,188 registered voters, of whom 45.00% were registered as Democrats, 26.35% were registered as Republicans, and 23.22% were registered with no party preference.

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2022	Governor	Dahle 67.2 – 32.8%
	Senator	Meuser 65.4 – 34.6%
	Senator	Meuser 65.4 – 34.6%
2021	Recall	No 53.2 – 46.8%
	Governor	Elder 56.5 – 6.1%
2020	President	Biden 58.0 – 39.8%
2018	Governor	Newsom 55.3 – 44.7%
	Senator	De Leon 54.3 – 45.7%
2016	President	Clinton 57.3 – 37.1%
	Senator	Harris 50.5 – 49.5%
2014	Governor	Brown 54.9 – 45.1%
2012	President	Obama 57.6 – 40.3%
	Senator	Feinstein 59.0 – 41.0%
2010	Governor	Brown 51.4 – 42.3%
	Senator	Boxer 47.6 – 45.4%
2008	President	Obama 57.9 – 40.3%
2006	Governor	Schwarzenegger 58.0 – 37.3%
	Senator	Feinstein 56.8 – 38.2%
2004	President	Bush 51.2 – 47.7%
	Senator	Boxer 54.0 – 41.9%
2003	Recall	Yes 56.5 – 43.5%
	Governor	Schwarzenegger 46.7 – 29.8%
2002	Governor	Davis 49.2 - 42.3%
2000	President	Bush 54.6 - 41.6%
	Senator	Feinstein 47.4 - 45.2%
1998	Governor	Lungren 49.2 - 48.4%
	Senator	Fong 51.3 - 44.7%
1996	President	Dole 47.5 - 43.1%
1994	Governor	Wilson 63.7 - 32.2%
	Senator	Huffington 53.9 - 37.6%
1992	President	Clinton 39.1 - 38.5%
	Senator	Herschensohn 49.5 - 40.8%
	Senator	Feinstein 47.3 - 44.5%

List of senators

Due to redistricting, the 12th district has been moved around different parts of the state. Its current boundaries resulted from the redistricting after the 2020 census by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission and went into effect in 2022.

Election results (1994–present)

Contents

• 1994
• 1998
• 2002
• 2006
• 2010
• 2014
• 2018
• 2022

2022

2018

2014

2010

2006

2002

1998

1994

Maps

• California SD-12 (2011)
• California's 12th state senate district after the 2020 redistricting cycle (went into effect for the 2022 election)

See also

• California State Senate
• California State Senate districts
• Districts in California

References

1. ^ "Report on Final Maps" (PDF). 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission. December 26, 2021.
2. ^ "Senate District 12" (PDF). Senate Office of Demographics. October 2022.
3. "Report of Registration as of October 24, 2022: Registration by State Senate District" (PDF). California Secretary of State. pp. 47–48.
4. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
5. "Report of Registration as of February 18, 2020" (PDF).
6. "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: November 8, 2022, General Election: Counties by State Senate Districts for Governor" (PDF). California Secretary of State. p. 37. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2023.
7. "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: November 8, 2022, General Election: Counties by State Senate Districts for United States Senator (Full Term)" (PDF). California Secretary of State. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2023.
8. "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: November 8, 2022, General Election: Counties by State Senate Districts for United States Senator (Partial/Unexpired Term)" (PDF). California Secretary of State. p. 133. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 27, 2023.
9. "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: September 14, 2021, California Gubernatorial Recall Election: Counties by State Senate Districts for Recall Question" (PDF). California Secretary of State. p. 37. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 27, 2022.
10. "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: September 14, 2021, California Gubernatorial Recall Election: Counties by State Senate Districts for Recall Election Gubernatorial Replacement Candidates" (PDF). California Secretary of State. pp. 301, 305. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 27, 2022.
11. "Supplement to the Statement of Vote Counties by Senate Districts for Governor" (PDF). ca.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
12. "Supplement to the Statement of Vote Counties by State Senate Districts for United States Senator" (PDF). ca.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
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14. "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: Counties by Senate Districts for United States Senator" (PDF). California Secretary of State. p. 95. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 27, 2022.
15. "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: Counties by Senate Districts for United States President" (PDF). California Secretary of State. p. 37. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2022.
16. "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: Counties by Senate Districts for Governor" (PDF). California Secretary of State. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2022.
17. "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: Counties by Senate Districts for US Senator" (PDF). California Secretary of State. p. 80. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2022.
18. "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: Counties by Senate Districts for President" (PDF). California Secretary of State. p. 37. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2022.
19. "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: Counties by Senate Districts for US Senator" (PDF). California Secretary of State. p. 82. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2022.
20. "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: Counties by Senate Districts for Recall Question" (PDF). California Secretary of State. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2022.
21. "Supplement to the Statement of Vote: Counties by Senate Districts for Governor" (PDF). California Secretary of State. pp. 671–681. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2022.
22. "1883 Senate Session". Journal of the Assembly: 1 v. 1850.
23. "Death of A. L. Chandler". cdnc.ucr.edu.
24. "Sen. Slater Of Santa Rosa Dies Of Heart Attack". cdnc.ucr.edu.
25. "Clarence J. "Red" Tauzer". Journal of the Assembly: 1 v. 1851.
26. "The Tauzer Connection:SRJC's family history". northbaydigital.sonoma.edu.
27. "Jerry Smith Resignation letter". Some Issues Titled:supplement to the Appendix to the Journal of the Senate. 1942.
28. "Dan O'Keefe Sworn in". Some Issues Titled:supplement to the Appendix to the Journal of the Senate. 1942.
29. ^ "General Election - Statement of the Vote, November 8, 2022: The Statement of Vote: State Senator by District (even-numbered districts only)" (PDF). California Secretary of State. p. 61.
30. "Primary Election - Statement of the Vote, June 7, 2022: The Statement of Vote: State Senator by District (even-numbered districts only)" (PDF). California Secretary of State. p. 100.

External links

• District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

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