House districts / California
California's 16th congressional district
CA-16. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The new district is close to the 2024 one (under 2% of its area differs).
Fundraising
- Sam T. Liccardo Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $3.9mSpent $1.7m · Cash $2.3m
- Peter Sundin Soule Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $4kSpent $147 · Cash $4k
2 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 1 other candidate has not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 72.3% | Trump 24.1% | 3.6% | D+48.2 |
| 2020 | Biden 75.3% | Trump 22.5% | 2.2% | D+52.8 |
| 2016 | Clinton 74.5% | Trump 19.6% | 5.9% | D+55.0 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 758,780 | |
| Adults (18+) | 600,046 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 81.9% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 18.1% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 26.2% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 33.9% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 21.8% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 42.5% | 57.8% |
| Black | 1.9% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 19.8% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 29.7% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 6.1% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 62.4% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $173,677 | $80,734 |
* Estimated for the 2026 lines from census blocks (ACS 2020-2024). Population, adults and race: 2020 Census, counted on the 2026 lines. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2022-2024: redrawn for 2026 seat count changed from 53 to 52 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | Sam Liccardo Democrat | 58.2% | Evan Low Democrat | 41.8% | D+16.4 |
| 2022 | Anna G. Eshoo Democrat | 57.8% | Rishi Kumar Democrat | 42.2% | D+15.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Jim Costa Democrat | 59.4% | Kevin Cookingham Republican | 40.6% | D+18.8 |
| 2018 | Jim Costa Democrat | 57.5% | Elizabeth Heng Republican | 42.5% | D+15.1 |
| 2016 | Jim Costa Democrat | 58.0% | Johnny M. Tacherra Republican | 42.0% | D+16.1 |
| 2014 | Jim Costa Democrat | 50.7% | Johnny Tacherra Republican | 49.3% | D+1.5 |
| 2012 | Jim Costa Democrat | 57.4% | Brian Daniel Whelan Republican | 42.6% | D+14.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 52 to 53 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Zoe Lofgren Democrat | 67.8% | Daniel Sahagun Republican others 7.9% | 24.3% | D+43.5 |
| 2008 | Zoe Lofgren Democrat | 71.3% | Charel Winston Republican others 4.6% | 24.1% | D+47.3 |
| 2006 | Zoe Lofgren Democrat | 72.7% | Charel Winston Republican | 27.3% | D+45.4 |
| 2004 | Zoe Lofgren Democrat | 70.9% | Douglas Adams McNea Republican others 2.8% | 26.3% | D+44.6 |
| 2002 | Zoe Lofgren Democrat | 67.0% | Douglas Adams McNea Republican others 3.2% | 29.8% | D+37.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 45 to 52 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Zoe Lofgren Democrat | 72.1% | Horace "Gene" Thayn Republican others 4.6% | 23.3% | D+48.8 |
| 1998 | Zoe Lofgren Democrat | 72.8% | Horace Eugene Thayn Republican others 3.8% | 23.4% | D+49.4 |
| 1996 | Zoe Lofgren Democrat | 65.7% | Chuck Wojslaw Republican others 4.2% | 30.2% | D+35.5 |
| 1994 | Zoe Lofgren Democrat | 65.0% | Lyle J. Smith Republican | 35.0% | D+29.9 |
| 1992 | Don Edwards Democrat | 62.0% | Ted Bundesen Republican others 6.0% | 32.0% | D+30.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 43 to 45 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Leon E. Panetta Democrat | 74.2% | Jerry M. Reiss Republican others 3.8% | 22.0% | D+52.1 |
| 1988 | Leon E. Panetta Democrat | 78.6% | Stanley Monteith Republican | 21.4% | D+57.2 |
| 1986 | Leon E. Panetta Democrat | 78.4% | Louis Darrigo Republican others 2.4% | 19.2% | D+59.2 |
| 1984 | Leon E. Panetta Democrat | 70.8% | Patricia Smith Ramsey Republican others 1.5% | 27.7% | D+43.1 |
| 1982 | Leon E. Panetta Democrat | 85.4% | G. Richard Arnold Republican | 14.6% | D+70.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Leon E. Panetta Democrat | 71.0% | W.A. Jack Roth Republican others 4.5% | 24.5% | D+46.5 |
| 1978 | Leon E. Panetta Democrat | 61.4% | Eric Seastrand Republican | 38.6% | D+22.7 |
| 1976 | Leon E. Panetta Democrat | 53.4% | Burt Talcott Republican | 46.6% | D+6.8 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020, and 2024 on the new lines, are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Who lives here (2026 lines) is estimated from Census survey figures split by population.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits