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California's 5th congressional district

U.S. House district for California

U.S. House district for California

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stateCalifornia
district number5
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image captionInteractive map of district boundaries
representativeTom McClintock
partyRepublican
residenceElk Grove
population772,810
population year2024
median income$94,859
percent white59.2
percent hispanic25.6
percent black2.2
percent asian6.0
percent more than one race5.3
percent other race1.8
cpviR+8

| |From 2023 to 2027, starting with the 2022 elections | |From 2027, starting with the 2026 elections | percent more than one race = 5.3

California's 5th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California.

The district is located in the northern San Joaquin Valley and central Sierra Nevada. The district includes Gold Country and small parts of the Central Valley, including all of Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa counties, western El Dorado County, and eastern Stanislaus, Madera and Fresno counties. Cities and communities in the district include most of Modesto, northern Turlock, northern Fresno, Oakdale, Hughson, Riverbank, Sonora, Jackson, Placerville, Mariposa, and El Dorado Hills. It also includes Yosemite National Park and part of Kings Canyon National Park. It is represented by Republican Tom McClintock.

From 2013 to 2023, the district was located in the northern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, including Santa Rosa, Vallejo, and most of the Wine Country. The district was represented by Mike Thompson, a Democrat.

Recent election results from statewide races

2023–2027 boundaries

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 56% - 44%
2010GovernorWhitman 57% - 38%
Lt. GovernorMaldonado 57% - 33%
Secretary of StateDunn 54% - 38%
Attorney GeneralCooley 60% - 30%
TreasurerWalters 51% - 42%
ControllerChiang 46.5% - 45.9%
2012PresidentRomney 58% - 42%
2014GovernorKashkari 56% - 44%
2016PresidentTrump 55% - 39%
2018GovernorCox 59% - 41%
Attorney GeneralBailey 58% - 42%
2020PresidentTrump 55% - 43%
2022Senate (Reg.)Meuser 60% - 40%
GovernorDahle 63% - 37%
Lt. GovernorUnderwood Jacobs 61% - 39%
Secretary of StateBernosky 61% - 39%
Attorney GeneralHochman 61% - 39%
TreasurerGuerrero 61% - 39%
ControllerChen 64% - 36%
2024PresidentTrump 58% - 40%
Senate (Reg.)Garvey 60% - 40%

Composition

FIPS County CodeCountySeatPopulation
5AmadorJackson41,811
9CalaverasSan Andreas46,565
17El DoradoPlacerville192,215
19FresnoFresno1,017,162
39MaderaMadera162,858
43MariposaMariposa16,919
99StanislausModesto551,430
109TuolumneSonora54,204

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

  • Fresno – 542,107
  • Modesto – 218,464
  • Turlock – 72,740
  • El Dorado Hills – 50,547
  • Riverbank – 24,865
  • Oakdale – 23,181
  • Cameron Park – 19,171
  • Salida – 13,886
  • Diamond Springs – 11,345
  • Placerville – 10,747

2,500 – 10,000 people

  • Waterford – 9,120
  • Hughson – 7,481
  • Oakhurst – 5,945
  • Rancho Calaveras – 5,590
  • Ione – 5,141
  • Yosemite Lakes – 5,022
  • Jackson – 5,019
  • Sonora – 5,003
  • Denair – 4,865
  • Shingle Springs – 4,660
  • Phoenix Lake – 4,264
  • Coarsegold – 4,144
  • Valley Springs – 3,779
  • Angels – 3,667
  • Jamestown – 3,478
  • Copperopolis – 3,400
  • Arnold – 3,288
  • North Fork – 3,250
  • Auberry – 3,238
  • Mono Vista – 3,236
  • East Oakdale – 3,201
  • San Andreas – 2,994
  • Pine Grove – 2,891
  • Sutter Creek – 2,646
  • Pine Mountain Lake – 2,636
  • Buckhorn – 2,597
  • Columbia – 2,577

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress(es)Electoral historyCounties
District created March 4, 1885
[[File:Felton, Hon. C.A. Crop.jpg100px]]
Charles N. Felton
(San Francisco)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1889Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Retired.1885–1893
San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
[[File:Clunie, Hon. T.J. Trim.jpg100px]]
Thomas J. Clunie
(San Francisco)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891Elected in 1888.
Retired.
[[File:Eugene F. Loud 1902 Crop.jpg100px]]
Eugene F. Loud
(San Francisco)RepublicanMarch 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1903Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Lost re-election.
1893–1913
San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara
[[File:William J. Wynn (California Congressman).jpg100px]]
William J. Wynn
(San Francisco)Democratic/
Union LabornowrapMarch 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905Elected in 1902.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Hayes, Hon. E.A. Trim.jpg100px]]
Everis A. Hayes
(San Jose)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1913Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:NOLAN, JOHN. HONORABLE LCCN2016858723 Trim (cropped).jpg100px]]
John I. Nolan
(San Francisco)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1913 –
November 18, 1922Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Died.1913–1967
San Francisco
VacantnowrapNovember 18, 1922 –
January 23, 1923
[[File:Mae Nolan.jpg100px]]
Mae Nolan
(San Francisco)RepublicannowrapJanuary 23, 1923 –
March 3, 1925Elected to finish her husband's expiring term, and to the new term to which he had been elected.
Retired.
[[File:Lawrence J. Flaherty Late a Representative from California Edit.jpg100px]]
Lawrence J. Flaherty
(San Francisco)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1925 –
June 13, 1926Elected in 1924.
Died.
VacantnowrapJune 13, 1926 –
August 31, 1926
[[File:Richard J. Welch.jpg100px]]
Richard J. Welch
(San Francisco)RepublicannowrapAugust 31, 1926 –
September 10, 1949Elected to finish Flaherty'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.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Died.
VacantnowrapSeptember 10, 1949 –
November 8, 1949
[[File:John Shelley.jpg100px]]
John F. Shelley
(San Francisco)DemocraticnowrapNovember 8, 1949 –
January 7, 1964Elected to finish Welch's term.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Resigned after election as Mayor of San Francisco.
VacantnowrapJanuary 7, 1964 –
February 18, 1964
[[File:Phillip Burton 1960s.jpg100px]]
Phillip Burton
(San Francisco)DemocraticFebruary 18, 1964 –
January 3, 1975Elected to finish Shelley's term.
Re-elected later in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Redistricted to the .
Eastern San Francisco
[[File:John L. Burton 1977.jpg100px]]
John Burton
(San Francisco)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1983Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Retired.1975–1983
Marin, northwestern San Francisco
[[File:Phillip Burton.jpg100px]]
Phillip Burton
(San Francisco)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1983 –
April 10, 1983Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982.
Died.1983–1993
Western San Francisco
VacantnowrapApril 10, 1983 –
June 21, 1983
[[File:SalaBurton (cropped).jpg100px]]
Sala Burton
(San Francisco)DemocraticnowrapJune 21, 1983 –
February 1, 1987Elected to finish her husband's term.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Died.
VacantnowrapFebruary 1, 1987 –
June 2, 1987
[[File:Nancy Pelosi 1993 congressional photo.jpg100px]]
Nancy Pelosi
(San Francisco)DemocraticnowrapJune 2, 1987 –
January 3, 1993Elected to finish Burton's term.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Robert matsui.jpg100px]]
Bob Matsui
(Sacramento)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1993 –
January 1, 2005Redistricted from the 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.
Re-elected in 2004, but died before his term began.1993–2003
Sacramento
(Sacramento city)
2003–2013
[[File:United States House of Representatives, California District 5.png300px]]
Sacramento
(Sacramento city)
VacantnowrapJanuary 1, 2005 –
March 8, 2005
[[File:Doris Matsui Official Photo.JPG100px]]
Doris Matsui
(Sacramento)DemocraticnowrapMarch 8, 2005 –
January 3, 2013Elected to finish her husband's term.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Mike Thompson.jpg100px]]
Mike Thompson
(St. Helena)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2023Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the .2013–2023
[[File:California US Congressional District 5 (since 2013).tif300px]]
North Bay area including Napa, Santa Rosa, and Vallejo
[[File:Tom McClintock portrait (118th Congress).jpg100px]]
Tom McClintock
(Elk Grove)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2023 –
presentRedistricted from the and re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.2023–present
[[File:California's 5th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg300px]]
Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne. Mariposa, western El Dorado, eastern Stanislaus, Madera and Fresno.

Complete election results

1884

1886

1888

1890

1892

1894

1896

1898

1900

1902

1904

1906

1908

1910

1912

1914

1916

1918

1920

1922

1923 (Special)

Republican Mae Nolan won the special election to replace her husband John I. Nolan, who won re-election but died before the 68th Congress convened. Data for this special election is not available.

1924

1926 (Special)

Republican Richard J. Welch won the special election to replace fellow Republican Lawrence J. Flaherty, who died in office. Data for this special election is not available.

1926

1928

1930

1932

1934

1936

1938

1940

1942

1944

1946

1948

1949 (Special)

Democrat John F. Shelley won the special election to replace Republican Richard J. Welch, who died in office. Data for this special election is not available.

1950

1952

1954

1956

1958

1960

1962

1964

1966

1968

1970

1972

1974

1976

1978

1980

1982

1983 (Special)

1984

1986

1987 (Special)

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2005 (special)

Incumbent Robert Matsui died January 1, 2005. In a special election held on March 8, 2005, to fill the vacancy, Matsui's widow, Doris, won the seat with almost 68% of the vote. She was sworn in on March 10, 2005.

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

Timeline of representatives

The following timeline depicts the progression of the representatives and their political affiliation at the time of assuming office.

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