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.
Recent election results from statewide races 2023–2027 boundaries Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 73% - 26%2010 GovernorBrown 65% - 31% Lt. GovernorNewsom 63% - 29% Secretary of StateBowen 63% - 28% Attorney GeneralHarris 57% - 33% TreasurerLockyer 65% - 26% ControllerChiang 64% - 26%2012 PresidentObama 72% - 28%2014 GovernorBrown 73% - 27%2016 PresidentClinton 69% - 23%2018 GovernorNewsom 72% - 28% Attorney GeneralBecerra 73% - 27%2020 PresidentBiden 74% - 24%2022 Senate (Reg.)Padilla 73% - 27% GovernorNewsom 71% - 29% Lt. GovernorKounalakis 72% - 28% Secretary of StateWeber 72% - 28% Attorney GeneralBonta 71% - 29% TreasurerMa 71% - 29% ControllerCohen 67% - 33%2024 PresidentHarris 71% - 26% Senate (Reg.)Schiff 71% - 29%
Composition County Code County Seat Population 15 Del Norte Crescent City 26,589 23 Humboldt Eureka 133,985 41 Marin San Rafael 254,407 45 Mendocino Ukiah 89,10897SonomaSanta Rosa481,812 105 Trinity Weaverville 15,670 Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 2nd district is located on the North Coast, encompassing Del Norte, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, and Trinity counties, as well as most of Sonoma County. The area in Sonoma County includes the Monroe District of Santa Rosa; and the cities of Cloverdale, Healdsburg, Petaluma, and Windsor. Also included in the district is the eastern end of Angel Island in San Francisco Bay that is part of the City and County of San Francisco; 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.
Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people Santa Rosa – 175,845 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
Future composition Beginning with the 2026 election, the 2nd district will consist of the following counties:
Del Norte Humboldt Marin Mendocino (part) Modoc Shasta Siskiyou Sonoma (part) Trinity
List of members representing the district Member Party Dates Congress(es) Electoral history Counties District created March 4, 1865 William Higby Republican March 4, 1865 –March 3, 1869 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1864.Re-elected in 1867.Lost re-election. 1865–1873Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Tuolumne Aaron A. Sargent Republican March 4, 1869 –March 3, 1873 Elected in 1868.Re-elected in 1871.Retired to run for U.S. Senator. Horace F. Page Republican March 4, 1873 –March 3, 1883 Elected in 1872.Re-elected in 1875.Re-elected in 1876.Re-elected in 1879. Re-elected in 1880.Lost re-election. 1873–1885Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Tuolumne James Budd Democratic March 4, 1883 –March 3, 1885 Elected in 1882.Retired. James A. Louttit Republican March 4, 1885 –March 3, 1887 Elected in 1884.Retired. 1885–1893Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mariposa, Merced, Nevada, Placer, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tuolumne, Yuba Marion Biggs Democratic March 4, 1887 –March 3, 1891 Elected in 1886.Re-elected in 1888.Retired. Anthony Caminetti Democratic March 4, 1891 –March 3, 1895 Elected in 1890.Re-elected in 1892.Lost re-election. 1893–1903Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sutter, Tuolumne, Yuba Grove L. Johnson Republican March 4, 1895 –March 3, 1897 Elected in 1894.Lost re-election. Marion De Vries Democratic March 4, 1897 –August 20, 1900 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 Samuel D. Woods Republican December 3, 1900 –March 3, 1903 Elected to finish De Vries's term.Retired. Theodore Arlington Bell Democratic March 4, 1903 –March 3, 1905 Elected in 1902.Lost re-election. 1903–1913Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Sacramento, Sonoma, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba Duncan E. McKinlay Republican March 4, 1905 –March 3, 1911 Elected in 1904.Re-elected in 1906.Re-elected in 1908.Lost renomination. William Kent Progressive Republican March 4, 1911 –March 3, 1913 Elected in 1910.Redistricted to the . John E. Raker Democratic March 4, 1913 –January 22, 1926 Redistricted from the 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. 1913–1933Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Lassen, Mariposa, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne Vacant January 22, 1926 –August 31, 1926 Harry Lane Englebright Republican August 31, 1926 –May 13, 1943 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. 1933–1953Alpine, 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 Clair Engle Democratic August 31, 1943 –January 3, 1959 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. 1953–1963Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Lassen, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne Harold T. Johnson Democratic January 3, 1959 –January 3, 1975 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 . 1963–1973Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne 1973–1975Alpine, Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada County, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity Donald H. Clausen Republican January 3, 1975 –January 3, 1983 Redistricted from the 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. 1975–1983Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma Eugene A. Chappie Republican January 3, 1983 –January 3, 1987 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Retired. 1983–1993Butte, Colusa, Glenn, most of Lake, northern Napa, a tiny portion of Nevada, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yuba Wally Herger Republican January 3, 1987 –January 3, 2013 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 and retired. 1993–2003Butte (except Gridley), Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Trinity, Yuba 2003–2013Most of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, northern Yolo, Yuba Jared Huffman Democratic January 3, 2013 –present 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. 2013–2023California'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
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)