| State: | California |
| District Number: | 13 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries |
| Residence: | Merced |
| Population: | 790,923 |
| Population Year: | 2024 |
| Median Income: | $68,434[1] |
| Percent White: | 22.5 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 65.9 |
| Percent Black: | 2.8 |
| Percent Asian: | 6.2 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 2.5 |
| Percent Other Race: | 1.2 |
| Cpvi: | R+1[2] |
California's 13th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. Adam Gray, a Democrat, has represented this district since January 2025.
The 13th district is located in the San Joaquin Valley, comprising all of Merced County; most of the population of Madera County; and parts of Stanislaus, Fresno, and San Joaquin counties. Cities in the district include Merced, Madera, Ceres, Patterson, Lathrop, Chowchilla, Atwater, Coalinga, and Mendota; as well as the southern parts of both Modesto and Turlock.[3] The 13th is considered a swing district and was one of 13 congressional districts that voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election while simultaneously electing a Democrat in the 2024 House of Representatives elections.[4]
Prior to the 2022 redistricting, the 13th district contained cities in the northwestern portion of Alameda County including Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, Piedmont, and San Leandro.[5] This area is now covered by the 12th district.
| Year | Office | Results[6] [7] [8] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | Obama 54% - 45% |
| 2010 | Governor | Whitman 47.0% - 46.5% |
| Lt. Governor | Maldonado 51% - 39% | |
| Secretary of State | Bowen 46% - 45% | |
| Attorney General | Cooley 50% - 41% | |
| Treasurer | Lockyer 51% - 41% | |
| Controller | Chiang 52% - 40% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 55% - 45% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 51% - 49% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 53% - 41% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 52% - 48% |
| Attorney General | Becerra 55% - 45% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 54% - 43% |
| 2022 | Senate (Reg.) | Meuser 51% - 49% |
| Governor | Dahle 54% - 46% | |
| Lt. Governor | Underwood Jacobs 53% - 47% | |
| Secretary of State | Bernosky 52% - 48% | |
| Attorney General | Hochman 53% - 47% | |
| Treasurer | Guerrero 53% - 47% | |
| Controller | Chen 55% - 45% | |
| 2024 | President | Trump 51% - 46% |
| Senate (Reg.) | Garvey 52% - 48% |
| County Code[9] | County | Seat | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fresno | Fresno | 1,017,162 | |
| 39 | Madera | Madera | 162,858 | |
| 47 | Merced | Merced | 291,920 | |
| 77 | San Joaquin | Stockton | 800,965 | |
| 99 | Stanislaus | Modesto | 551,430 |
San Joaquin County is split between this district and the 9th district. They are partitioned by Union Pacific, Highway 380, S Tracy Blvd, the California Aqueduct, S Banta Rd, Highway 5, Paradise Cut, S Manthey Rd, Walthall Slough, E West Ripon Rd, Kincaid Rd, Hutchinson Rd, and Stanislaus River.
Stanislaus County is split between this district and the 5th district. They are partitioned by S Golden State Blvd, Highway J14, Union Pacific, Highway 99, N Golden State Blvd, Faith Home Rd, Rohde Rd, Moore Rd, Tuolumne River, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Lateral No 2 Park, Viola St, Roble Ave, N Conejo Ave, N Carpenter Rd, Kansas Ave, Morse Rd, and Stanislaus River.
Madera County is split between this district and the 5th district. They are partitioned by Road 35, Road 36, Road 38, Madera Equalization Reservoir, River Rd, Avenue 21, Road 23, Avenue 27, Road 22 1/2, and Berenda Slough.
Fresno County is split between this district and the 21st district. They are partitioned by N Dickenson Ave, Highway 180, S Garfield Ave, W California Ave, S Grantland Ave, W Jensen Ave, S Chateau Fresno Ave, W North Ave, W American Ave, S Westlawn Ave, W Lincoln Ave, Shayes Ave, W Sumner Ave, S Cornelia Ave, W South Ave, S East Ave, E Mountain View Ave, S Sunnyside Ave, E Clemenceau Ave, S Fowler Ave, E Elkhorn Ave.
| Member | Party | Dates | Cong ress | Electoral history | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1933 | ||||||||
| align=left | Charles Kramer | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost re-election. | 1933–1943 | ||
| align=left | Norris Poulson | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | Elected in 1942. Lost re-election. | 1943–1953 | ||
| align=left | Ned R. Healy | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | Elected in 1944. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Norris Poulson | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953 | Elected again in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Ernest K. Bramblett | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1952. Retired. | 1953–1963 Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | ||
Charles M. Teague | Republican | January 3, 1955 – January 1, 1974 | Elected in 1954. Re-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. Re-elected in 1972. Died. | |||||
| 1963–1967 Santa Barbara, Ventura | ||||||||
| 1967–1973 Southwestern Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura | ||||||||
| 1973–1975 Most of Santa Barbara and Ventura | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 1, 1974 – March 5, 1974 | ||||||
| align=left | Robert J. Lagomarsino | Republican | nowrap | March 5, 1974 – January 3, 1975 | Elected to finish Teague's term. Redistricted to the . | |||
Norman Mineta | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 | 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 . | 1975–1983 Santa Clara | ||||
| 1983–1993 Santa Clara (western San Jose) | ||||||||
Pete Stark | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 | Redistricted 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. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the and lost re-election. | 1993–2003 Western Alameda, small part of northern Santa Clara | ||||
| 2003–2013 Southwestern Alameda | ||||||||
| align=left | Barbara Lee | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023 | Redistricted 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 Northern Alameda | ||
| align=left | John Duarte | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025 | Elected in 2022. Lost re-election. | 2023–present San Joaquin Valley, all of Merced County; including all of Madera parts of Stanislaus, Fresno, and San Joaquin | ||
Adam Gray | Democratic | January 3, 2025 – present | Elected in 2024. | |||||
| align=center | 1932 • 1934 • 1936 • 1938 • 1940 • 1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1948 • 1950 • 1952 • 1954 • 1956 • 1958 • 1960 • 1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 (Special) • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022 •2024 |
