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California's 2nd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections)
Representative	Jared Huffman D–San Rafael
Population (2023)	743,918
Median household income	$92,213
Ethnicity	64.8% White 20.6% Hispanic 5.9% Two or more races 4.3% Asian 2.0% Native American 1.6% Black 0.9% other
Cook PVI	D+23

California's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. Jared Huffman, a Democrat, has represented the district since January 2013. It encompasses the North Coast region and adjacent areas of the state. It stretches from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border, and includes all of the portions of Highway 101 within California that are north of San Francisco, excepting a stretch in Sonoma County. The district consists of Marin, Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity counties, plus portions of Sonoma County. Cities in the district include San Rafael, Petaluma, Novato, Windsor, Healdsburg, Ukiah, Fort Bragg, Fortuna, Eureka, Arcata, McKinleyville, Crescent City, and northwestern Santa Rosa.

History

From 2003 until the redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission that took effect in 2013, the 2nd district encompassed much of the far northern part of the state, from the Central Valley north of Sacramento to the Oregon border. It was the largest district by area in California. It consisted of Colusa, Glenn, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, and Yuba counties, plus portions of Butte and Yolo counties.

The district had a dramatically different political history than its latest incarnation. While the 2nd is one of the most Democratic districts in California, the old 2nd had been a Republican stronghold for almost three decades. Much of this territory is now the 1st district, while most of the 2nd had been split between the 1st and 6th districts from 2003 to 2013.

Election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
1990	Governor	Wilson 56.8% - 37.4%
1992	President	Bush 38.7 – 35.7%
	Senator	Herschensohn 52.7 – 35.6%
	Senator (Special)	Seymour 47.0 – 42.7%
1994	Governor	Wilson 64.2 – 29.7%
	Senator	Huffington 57.8 – 32.8%
1996	President	Dole 50.9 – 36.1%
1998	Governor	Lungren 50.6% – 45.1%
	Senator	Fong 56.3% – 38.3%
2000	President	Bush 59.2 – 34.1%
	Senator	Campbell 50.9 – 39.5%
2002	Governor	Simon 57.6 – 31.1%
2003	Recall	Yes 70.5 – 29.5%
		Schwarzenegger 57.6 – 18.5%
2004	President	Bush 62.0 – 36.6%
	Senator	Jones 55.5 – 39.6%
2006	Governor	Schwarzenegger 70.5 – 23.7%
	Senator	Mountjoy 51.8 – 42.0%
2008	President	McCain 55.0 – 42.6%
2010	Governor	Whitman 55.2 – 37.6%
	Senator	Fiorina 60.2 – 31.9%
2012	President	Obama 68.7 – 26.8%
	Senator	Feinstein 72.6 – 27.4%
2014	Governor	Brown 73.5 – 26.5%
2016	President	Clinton 69.0 – 23.3%
	Senator	Harris 73.8 – 26.2%
2018	Governor	Newsom 72.1 – 27.9%
	Senator	Feinstein 56.6 – 43.4%
2020	President	Biden 73.6 – 23.9%
2021	Recall	No 73.2 – 26.8%
2022	Governor	Newsom 70.7 – 29.3%
	Senator	Padilla 72.7 – 27.3%

Composition

As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 2nd district is located on the North Coast. It encompasses Del Norte, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, and Trinity counties, as well as most of Sonoma County. Also included is a small sliver of the City and County of San Francisco on the eastern end of Angel Island in San Francisco Bay; more than 99% of the island is in Marin County.

Sonoma County is split between this district and the 4th district. They are partitioned by the Petaluma River, Highway 116, Redwood Highway, Robber Rd, Petersen Rd, Llano Rd, S Wright Rd, W College Ave, Jennings Ave, Administration Dr, Bicentennial Way, Cleveland Ave, Old Redwood Highway, Cross Creek Rd, Sonoma Highway, and Sonoma Creek. The 2nd district takes in the Monroe District of Santa Rosa, and the cities of Petaluma and Healdsburg.

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

• Santa Rosa – 300,213
• San Rafael – 61,271
• Petaluma – 59,776
• Novato – 53,225
• Eureka – 26,512
• Windsor – 26,344
• Arcata – 18,857
• Ukiah – 16,607
• McKinleyville – 16,262
• Mill Valley – 14,231
• Larkspur – 13,064
• San Anselmo – 12,830
• Fortuna – 12,516
• Tamalpais-Homestead Valley – 11,492
• Healdsburg – 11,137
• Corte Madera – 10,222

2,500 – 10,000 people

• Tiburon – 9,146
• Cloverdale – 8,996
• Larkfield-Wikiup – 8,884
• Fairfax – 7,605
• Sebastopol – 7,448
• Sausalito – 7,269
• Fort Bragg – 6,983
• Kentfield – 6,808
• Crescent City – 6,673
• Lucas Valley-Marinwood – 6,259
• Strawberry – 5,447
• Willits – 4,988
• Myrtletown – 4,882
• Guerneville – 4,552
• Santa Venetia – 4,289
• Weaverville – 3,667
• Humboldt Hill – 3,498
• Rio Dell – 3,379
• Brooktrails – 3,632
• Forestville – 3,293
• Cutten – 3,223
• Pine Hills – 3,186
• Hoopa – 3,167
• Marin City – 2,993
• Bayview – 2,619
• Bertsch-Oceanview – 2,520

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Dates	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	Counties
District created March 4, 1865
William Higby (Calaveras)	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	39th 40th	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1867. Lost re-election.	1865–1873 Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Tuolumne
Aaron A. Sargent (Nevada City)	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873	41st 42nd	Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1871. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Horace F. Page (Placerville)	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1883	43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th	Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1875. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1879. Re-elected in 1880. Lost re-election.	1873–1885 Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Tuolumne
James Budd (Stockton)	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Elected in 1882. Retired.
James A. Louttit (Stockton)	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	49th	Elected in 1884. Retired.	1885–1893 Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mariposa, Merced, Nevada, Placer, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tuolumne, Yuba
Marion Biggs (Gridley)	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	50th 51st	Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Retired.
Anthony Caminetti (Jackson)	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	52nd 53rd	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost re-election.
					1893–1903 Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sutter, Tuolumne, Yuba
Grove L. Johnson (Sacramento)	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	54th	Elected in 1894. Lost re-election.
Marion De Vries (Stockton)	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – August 20, 1900	55th 56th	Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Resigned when appointed as a member of the Board of General Appraisers
Vacant		August 20, 1900 – December 3, 1900	56th
Samuel D. Woods (Stockton)	Republican	December 3, 1900 – March 3, 1903	56th 57th	Elected to finish De Vries's term. Retired.
Theodore Arlington Bell (Napa)	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	58th	Elected in 1902. Lost re-election.	1903–1913 Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Sacramento, Sonoma, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba
Duncan E. McKinlay (Santa Rosa)	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911	59th 60th 61st	Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost renomination to Kent.
William Kent (Kentfield)	Progressive Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	Elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 1st district.
John E. Raker (Alturas)	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – January 22, 1926	63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th	Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Died.	1913–1933 Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Lassen, Mariposa, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne
Vacant		January 22, 1926 – August 31, 1926	69th
Harry Lane Englebright (Nevada City)	Republican	August 31, 1926 – May 13, 1943	69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th	Elected to finish Raker's term. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Died.
					1933–1953 Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Lassen, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne
Vacant		May 13, 1943 – August 31, 1943	78th
Clair Engle (Red Bluff)	Democratic	August 31, 1943 – January 3, 1959	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th	Elected to finish Englebright's term. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
					1953–1963 Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Lassen, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne
Harold T. Johnson (Roseville)	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1975	86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd	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. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 1st district.
					1963–1973 Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne
					1973–1975 Alpine, Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada County, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity
Donald H. Clausen (Crescent City)	Republican	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	94th 95th 96th 97th	Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 1st district and lost re-election there.	1975–1983 Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma
Eugene A. Chappie (Chico)	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987	98th 99th	Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Retired.	1983–1993 Butte, Colusa, Glenn, most of Lake, northern Napa, a tiny portion of Nevada, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yuba
Wally Herger (Chico)	Republican	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2013	100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-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. Redistricted to the 1st district and retired.
					1993–2003 Butte (except Gridley), Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Trinity, Yuba
					2003–2013 Most of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, northern Yolo, Yuba
Jared Huffman (San Rafael)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – present	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2013–2023 California's North Coast including Del Norte, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, and Trinity counties. Also coastal Sonoma County.
					2023–present

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See also

• List of United States congressional districts

• California's congressional districts

References

1. ^ "CA 2022 Congressional". Dave's Redistricting. January 4, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
2. US Census
3. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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5. Statement of Vote (1992 President)
6. ^ Statement of Vote (1992 Senate)
7. Statement of Vote (1994 Governor)
8. Statement of Vote (1994 Senate)
9. Statement of Vote (1996 President)
10. Statement of Vote (1998 Governor) Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
11. Statement of Vote (1998 Senate) Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
12. Statement of Vote (2000 President)
13. Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)
14. Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
15. Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
16. Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
17. Statement of Vote (2004 President)
18. Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)
19. Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
20. Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)
21. Statement of Vote (2008 President)
22. Statement of Vote (2010 Governor)
23. Statement of Vote (2010 Senator)
24. Statement of Vote (2012 President)
25. Statement of Vote (2012 Senator)
26. Statement of Vote (2014 Governor)
27. Statement of Vote (2016 President)
28. Statement of Vote (2016 Senator)
29. Statement of Vote (2018 Governor)
30. Statement of Vote (2018 Senator)
31. Nir, David. "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012". Daily Kos.
32. "Counties by Congressional District for Recall Question" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. September 14, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
33. "Counties by Congressional Districts for Governor" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. November 8, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
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37. 1871 election results
38. 1872 election results
39. 1875 election results
40. 1876 election results
41. 1879 election results
42. Join California
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53. 1894 election results
54. 1896 election results
55. 1898 election results
56. 1900 special election results
57. 1900 election results
58. Join California
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70. 1924 election results
71. 1926 special election results
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74. 1930 election results
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80. 1942 election results
81. 1943 special election results
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110. 2000 election results
111. 2002 election results
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113. 2006 election results
114. 2008 election results
115. 2010 election results
116. 2012 election results
117. 2014 election results
118. 2016 election results
119. 2018 election results

External links

• GovTrack.us: California's 2nd congressional district
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions (out of date)
• California Voter Foundation map - CD02 (out of date)

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• Government of Trinity County, California
• Crescent City, California
• Eureka, California
• Lakeport, California
• San Rafael, California
• Ukiah, California
• Weaverville, California
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