California's 19th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California, currently represented by .
Following redistricting in 2021, the district includes most of the wealthier, white portions of the Central Coast, including Santa Cruz County (excluding most of majority-Hispanic Watsonville) and parts of Santa Clara County, Monterey County and San Luis Obispo County. The new 19th district includes the south side of San Jose and the entire cities of Santa Cruz, Monterey, Seaside, Paso Robles, and Atascadero. Most of the area was previously part of the 20th district, which moved to the Central Valley.
For much of the 20th century prior to the early 1990s, the district had encompassed areas to the south and much of Los Angeles County, California. Gradually it was redefined to take in central and northern counties instead.
Recent election results from statewide races 2023–2027 boundaries Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 68% - 32%2010 GovernorBrown 59% - 37% Lt. GovernorNewsom 55% - 38% Secretary of StateBowen 58% - 33% Attorney GeneralHarris 52% - 39% TreasurerLockyer 61% - 31% ControllerChiang 59% - 32%2012 PresidentObama 67% - 33%2014 GovernorBrown 69% - 31%2016 PresidentClinton 66% - 27%2018 GovernorNewsom 66% - 34% Attorney GeneralBecerra 67% - 33%2020 PresidentBiden 69% - 29%2022 Senate (Reg.)Padilla 67% - 33% GovernorNewsom 65% - 35% Lt. GovernorKounalakis 66% - 34% Secretary of StateWeber 66% - 34% Attorney GeneralBonta 65% - 35% TreasurerMa 65% - 35% ControllerCohen 61% - 39%2024 PresidentHarris 65% - 31% Senate (Reg.)Schiff 66% - 34%
2027–2033 boundaries Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 68% - 32%2010 GovernorBrown 59% - 37% Lt. GovernorNewsom 55% - 38% Secretary of StateBowen 58% - 33% Attorney GeneralHarris 52% - 39% TreasurerLockyer 61% - 31% ControllerChiang 59% - 32%2012 PresidentObama 67% - 33%2014 GovernorBrown 69% - 31%2016 PresidentClinton 66% - 27%2018 GovernorNewsom 66% - 34% Attorney GeneralBecerra 67% - 33%2020 PresidentBiden 69% - 29%2022 Senate (Reg.)Padilla 67% - 33% GovernorNewsom 65% - 35% Lt. GovernorKounalakis 66% - 34% Secretary of StateWeber 66% - 34% Attorney GeneralBonta 65% - 35% TreasurerMa 65% - 35% ControllerCohen 61% - 39%2024 PresidentHarris 65% - 31% Senate (Reg.)Schiff 66% - 34%
Composition County Code County Seat Population53MontereySalinas430,72379San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo281,63985Santa ClaraSan Jose1,877,592 87 Santa Cruz Santa Cruz 261,547 Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 19th congressional district is located on the Central Coast, encompassing most of Santa Cruz County, the interior of Santa Clara County, the north of San Luis Obispo County, and the coast of Monterey County. The area in Santa Clara County includes the southwest section of the city of San Jose. The area in Monterey County includes most of the census-designated place of Prunedale; part of the census-designated place of Castroville; the cities of Monterey, Seaside, Pacific Grove, Marina, Sand City, Del Rey Oaks, the town of Carmel-by-the-Sea; and the census-designated places Moss Landing, Elkhorn, Del Monte Forest, Carmel Valley Village, and Spreckels. The area in San Luis Obispo County includes the cities of Atascadero and Paso Robles; and the census-designated places San Simeon, Cambria, Oak Shores, Lake Nacimiento, San Miguel, Templeton, Creston, Whitley Gardens, and Shandon. The area in Santa Cruz County includes a small section of the city of Watsonville; the cities of Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, and Capitola; and the census designated places Boulder Creek, Brookdale, Lompico, Zayante, Davenport, Bonny Doon, Felton, Ben Lomond, Mount Hermon, Paradise Park, Pasatiempo, Twin Lakes, Live Oak, Pleasure Point, Soquel, Day Valley, Aptos, Seacliff, Rio del Mar, Corralitos, Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, La Selva Beach, and Pajaro Dunes.
Santa Clara County is split between this county, the 16th district, and the 18th district. The 19th and 16th are partitioned by Old Santa Cruz Highway, Aldercroft Hts Rd, Weaver Rd, Soda Springs Rd, Love Harris Rd, Pheasant Creek, Guadalupe Creek, Guadalupe Mines Rd, Oak Canyon Dr, Coleman Rd, Meridian Ave, Highway G8, Guadalupe River, W Capitol Expressway, Senter Rd, Sylvandale Ave, Yerba Buena Rd, Silver Creek Rd, and E Capitol Expressway. The 19th and 18th are partitioned by Pajaro River, Highway 129, W Beach St, Lee Rd, Highway 1, Harkins Slough Rd, Harkins Slough, Old Adobe Rd, Corralitos Creek, Varin Rd, Pioneer Rd, Green Valley Rd, Casserly Rd, Mt Madonna Rd.
Monterey County is split between this district and the 18th district. They are partitioned by Union Pacific, Highway G12, Elkhorn Rd, Echo Valley Rd, Maher Rd, Maher Ct, La Encina Dr, Crazy Horse Canyon Rd, San Juan Grade Rd, Highway 101, Espinosa Rd, Castroville Blvd, Highway 156, Highway 1, Tembladero Slough, Highway 183, Cooper Rd, Blanco Rd, Salinas River, Davis Rd, Hitchcock Rd, Highway 68, E Blanco Rd, Nutting St, Abbott St, Highway G17, Limekiln Creek, Likekiln Rd, Rana Creek, Tularcitos Creek, Highway G16, Tassajara Rd, Camp Creek, Lost Valley Creek, Lost Valley Conn, N Coast Rdg, 2 Central Coa, Cone Peak Rd, Nacimiento Fergusson Rd, Los Bueyes Creek, and the Monterey County Southern border.
San Luis Obispo County is split between this district and the 24th district. They are partitioned by Highway 1, Cayucos Creek Rd, Thunder Canyon Rd, Old Creek Rd, Santa Rita Rd, Tara Creek, Fuentes Rd, Highway 41, San Miguel Rd, Palo Verde Rd, Old Morro Rd, Los Osos Rd, San Rafael Rd, Atascadero Ave, San Antonio Rd, N Santa Margarita Rd, Santa Clara Rd, Rocky Canyon Truck Trail, Highway 229, Lion Ridge Rd, O'Donovan Rd, Highway 58, Calf Canyon Highway, La Panza Rd, Upton Canyon Rd, Camatta Creek Rd, San Juan Creek, and Bitterwater Rd.
Santa Cruz County is split between this district and the 18th district. They are partitioned by Pajaro River, Highway 129, W Beach St, Lee Rd, Highway 1, Harkins Slough Rd, Harkins Slough, Old Adobe Rd, Corralitos Creek, Varin Rd, Pioneer Rd, Green Valley Rd, Casserly Rd, Mt Madonna Rd.
Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people San Jose – 971,233 Santa Cruz – 64,075 Watsonville – 52,590 Seaside – 32,366 Paso Robles – 31,490 Monterey – 30,218 Atascadero – 29,773 Marina – 22,359 Prunedale – 18,885 Live Oak – 17,038 Pacific Grove – 15,090 Scotts Valley – 12,224
2,500 – 10,000 people
Soquel – 9,980 Rio del Mar – 9,128 Capitola – 9,456 Templeton – 8,386 Cstroville – 7,515 Aptos – 6,664 Ben Lomond – 6,337 Pleasure Point – 5,821 Cambria – 5,658 Boulder Creek – 5,429 Twin Lakes – 4,944 Carmel Valley Village – 4,524 Felton – 4,489 Del Monte Forest – 4,204 Day Valley – 3,410 Seacliff – 3,280 Carmel-by-the-Sea – 3,220 San Miguel – 3,172 Lake Nacimiento – 2,956 Bonny Doon – 2,868 La Selva Beach – 2,531
List of members representing the district Member Party Dates Congress Electoral history Counties District created March 4, 1933 Sam L. Collins Republican March 4, 1933 –January 3, 1937 Elected in 1932.Re-elected in 1934.Lost re-election. 1933–1943Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino Harry R. Sheppard Democratic January 3, 1937 –January 3, 1943 Elected in 1936.Re-elected in 1938.Re-elected in 1940.Redistricted to the . Chester E. Holifield Democratic January 3, 1943 –December 31, 1974 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.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.Retired and resigned early. 1943–1975Los Angeles Vacant December 31, 1974 –January 3, 1975 Robert J. Lagomarsino Republican January 3, 1975 –January 3, 1993 Redistricted from the and re-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 and lost nomination. 1975–1983Southern San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, western Ventura 1983–1993Santa Barbara, Ventura Richard H. Lehman Democratic January 3, 1993 –January 3, 1995 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992.Lost re-election. 1993–2003Eastern Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, northern Tulare George Radanovich Republican January 3, 1995 –January 3, 2011 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.Retired. 2003–2013Northern Fresno, Mariposa, Madera, eastern Stanislaus, Tuolumne Jeff Denham Republican January 3, 2011 –January 3, 2013 Elected in 2010.Redistricted to the . Zoe Lofgren Democratic 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 . 2013–2023Santa Clara Jimmy Panetta Democratic January 3, 2023 –present Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024. 2023–presentMonterey and San Benito counties, most of Santa Cruz County, and portions of Santa Clara County
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See also List of United States congressional districts California's congressional districts
References
External links GovTrack.us: California's 19th congressional district RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions California Voter Foundation map - CD19