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California's 20th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections)
Representative	Vince Fong R–Bakersfield
Population (2023)	794,847
Median household income	$85,575
Ethnicity	49.4% White 33.8% Hispanic 7.3% Asian 4.6% Two or more races 3.3% Black 0.9% Native American 0.8% other
Cook PVI	R+16

California's 20th congressional district is a congressional district in California including much of the southern and southeastern part of the state's Central Valley. The district is currently represented by Republican Vince Fong. Fong was elected in a special election on May 21, 2024 after Kevin McCarthy resigned from Congress following the motion to vacate that ousted him from the office of House Speaker.

Redistricting in 2022 returned the district to the San Joaquin Valley. The new 20th district includes parts of Kern, Tulare, Kings, and Fresno counties. It includes the southern Sierra Nevada and western Mojave Desert, with three "fingers" extending west into the valley. Cities in the district include Clovis, Tehachapi, Ridgecrest, Taft, Lemoore, the west and northeast sides of Bakersfield, the south side of Visalia, the northeast side of Tulare, the north side of Hanford, and a sliver of northeastern Fresno including California State University, Fresno. The new 20th district is the most Republican district in California, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+16.

Before 2022, it encompassed much of the Central Coast region. The district included Monterey and San Benito counties, most of Santa Cruz County, and portions of Santa Clara County.

Before redistricting in 2011, the 20th district was located in the San Joaquin Valley. It covered Kings County and portions of Fresno and Kern counties, including most of the city of Fresno. That area is now largely divided between the 21st and 16th districts, while most of the current 20th was within the former 17th.

Recent election results in statewide races

Year	Office	Results
1992	President	Clinton 46.9 – 37.5%
	Senator	Herschensohn 50.2 – 40.1%
	Senator	Feinstein 47.4 – 44.9%
1994	Governor
	Senator
1996	President
1998	Governor
	Senator
2000	President	Gore 49.6 – 47.6%
	Senator	Feinstein 58.4 – 35.0%
2002	Governor	Davis 53.1 – 40.6%
2003	Recall	Yes 50.0 – 41.0%
		Schwarzenegger 42.7 – 40.4%
2004	President	Kerry 50.6 – 48.5%
	Senator	Boxer 57.2 – 38.3%
2006	Governor	Schwarzenegger 53.7 – 41.5%
	Senator	Feinstein 60.5 – 33.9%
2008	President	Obama 59.6 – 38.7%
2010	Governor	Brown 55.9 – 37.1%
	Senator	Boxer 48.3 – 43.5%
2012	President	Obama 70.9 – 26.2%
	Senator	Feinstein 73.1 - 26.9%
2014	Governor	Brown 73.0 - 27.0%
2016	President	Clinton 70.4 – 23.2%
	Senator	Harris 66.2 - 33.8%
2018	Governor	Newsom 70.2 - 29.8%
	Senator	Feinstein 54.2 - 45.8%
2020	President	Biden 72.7 – 25.0%
2021	Recall	No 71.5 – 28.5%
2022	Governor	Dahle 69.5 - 30.5%
	Senator	Meuser 67.7 - 32.3%

Composition

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

• Fresno – 542,107
• Bakersfield – 403,455
• Visalia – 141,384
• Clovis – 120,124
• Tulare – 68,875
• Hanford – 57,990
• Oildale – 36,135
• Ridgecrest – 27,959
• Lemoore – 27,038
• Rosamond – 20,961
• Lakeside – 20,648
• Rosedale – 18,639
• Tehachapi – 10,881

2,500 – 10,000 people

• Golden Hills – 9,578
• Taft – 8,546
• Alta Sierra – 7,204
• Lemoore Station – 6,568
• Bear Valley Springs – 5,592
• Greenacres – 5,496
• Mojave – 4,699
• Ford City – 4,348
• Tarpey Village – 3,997
• Lake Isabella – 3,573
• Yokuts Valley – 3,564
• Auberry – 3,238
• Stallion Springs – 3,139
• Weldon – 2,645
• Frazier Park – 2,592

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Dates	Cong ress	Electoral history	Counties
District created March 4, 1933
George Burnham (San Diego)	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937	73rd 74th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Retired.	1933–1943 Imperial, San Diego
Edouard Izac (San Diego)	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943	75th 76th 77th	Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Redistricted to the 23rd district.
John Carl Hinshaw (Pasadena)	Republican	January 3, 1943 – August 5, 1956	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th	Redistricted from the 11th district and Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Died.	1943–1975 Los Angeles
Vacant		August 5, 1956 – January 3, 1957	84th
H. Allen Smith (Glendale)	Republican	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1973	85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd	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. Retired.
Carlos Moorhead (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975	93rd	Elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 22nd district.
Barry Goldwater Jr. (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	94th 95th 96th 97th	Redistricted from the 27th district and Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired to run for U.S. senator.	1975–1983 Southwestern Los Angeles, eastern Ventura
Bill Thomas (Bakersfield)	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Redistricted from the 18th district and Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 21st district.	1983–1993 Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles (Lancaster), San Luis Obispo
Cal Dooley (Fresno)	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th	Redistricted from the 17th district 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. Retired.	1993–2003 Western Fresno, northwestern Kern, Kings, western Tulare
					2003–2013 Western Fresno, northwestern Kern, Kings
Jim Costa (Fresno)	Democratic	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013	109th 110th 111th 112th	Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 16th district.
Sam Farr (Carmel)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017	113th 114th	Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired.	2013–2023 Monterey and San Benito, and portions of Santa Clara and Santa Cruz
Jimmy Panetta (Carmel Valley)	Democratic	January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023	115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 19th district.
Kevin McCarthy (Bakersfield)	Republican	January 3, 2023 – December 31, 2023	118th	Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 2022. Resigned.	2023–present Parts of the southern San Joaquin Valley, the Tehachapi Mountains and southern Sierra Nevada, and the northwestern Mojave Desert
Vacant		December 31, 2023 – June 3, 2024
Vince Fong (Bakersfield)	Republican	June 3, 2024 – present	118th	Elected to finish McCarthy's term. Re-elected in 2024.

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Historical district boundaries

See also

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

Notes

References

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External links

• Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s official House of Representatives website
• GovTrack.us: California's 20th congressional district
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
• California Voter Foundation map – CD20

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