California's 27th congressional district

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California's 27th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by Republican Mike Garcia. It was one of 18 districts that would have voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election had they existed in their current configuration while being won or held by a Republican in 2022, and the only Republican-held congressional district to include portions of the city of Los Angeles.

California's 27th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections)
Representative	Mike Garcia R–Santa Clarita
Population (2023)	736,850
Median household income	$97,411[1]
Ethnicity	42.4% Hispanic 33.8% White 9.8% Black 9.0% Asian 4.0% Two or more races 1.1% other
Cook PVI	D+4[2]

The district includes most of northern Los Angeles County, including the cities of Santa Clarita, Palmdale, and Lancaster, and parts of the northwestern San Fernando Valley in the city of Los Angeles.^[3] Prior to redistricting in 2022, the district was located in the San Gabriel Valley.

Recent results in statewide elections

Election results from statewide races
Year	Office	Results
1990	Governor[4]	Feinstein 52.0% - 42.9%
1992	President[5]	Clinton 44.3% - 36.6%
	Senator[6]	Herschensohn 47.5% - 44.9%
	Senator (Special)[7]	Feinstein 50.7% - 42.1%
1994	Governor[8]	Wilson 59.5% - 37.5%
	Senator[9]	Huffington 47.7% - 44.6%
1996	President[10]	Clinton 49.1% - 40.5%
1998	Governor[11]	Davis 56.6% - 40.3%
	Senator[12]	Boxer 51.1% - 45.6%
2000	President[13]	Gore 53.4% - 41.4%
	Senator[14]	Feinstein 56.6% - 36.4%
2002	Governor[15]	Davis 50.1% - 40.4%
2003	Recall[16][17]	56.5% - 43.5%
		Schwarzenegger 52.0% - 29.9%
2004	President[18]	Kerry 59.3% - 39.3%
	Senator[19]	Boxer 63.7% - 31.2%
2006	Governor[20]	Schwarzenegger 52.7% - 42.3%
	Senator[21]	Feinstein 63.2% - 31.3%
2008	President[22]	Obama 66.1% - 31.7%
2010	Governor[23]	Brown 57.9% - 36.8%
	Senator[24]	Boxer 57.6% - 36.7%
2012	President[25]	Obama 62.6% - 35.0%
	Senator[26]	Feinstein 65.2% - 34.8%
2014	Governor[27]	Brown 62.3% – 37.7%
2016	President[28]	Clinton 66.0% - 28.4%
	Senator[29]	Harris 62.1% - 37.9%
2018	Governor[30]	Newsom 65.1% – 34.9%
	Senator[31]	Feinstein 60.1% – 39.9%
2020	President[32]	Biden 67.2% - 30.8%
2021	Recall[33]	67.1% – 32.9%
2022	Governor[34]	Dahle 50.9 - 49.1%
	Senator	Padilla 51.5 - 48.5%

Composition

#	County	Seat	Population
37	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	9,663,345

As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 27th congressional district is located in southern California. It encompasses most of northern Los Angeles County, including the cities of Santa Clarita, Lancaster, and Palmdale; the census-designated places Stevenson Ranch, Val Verde, Hasley Canyon, Castaic, Lake Hughes, Elizabeth Lake, Green Valley, Agua Dulce, Acton, Leona Valley, Quartz Hill, Desert View Highlands, Littlerock, and Sun Village; the neighborhoods of Porter Ranch and Granada Hills in the city of Los Angeles, along with the Sierra Pelona Mountains and the northern slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains.

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

• Los Angeles – 3,820,914
• Santa Clarita - 228,673
• Lancaster - 173,516
• Palmdale - 169,450
• Stevenson Ranch – 20,178
• Castaic – 18,937
• Sun Village – 12,345
• Quartz Hill – 11,447

2,500 – 10,000 people

• Acton – 7,431
• Agua Dulce – 3,451
• Desert View Highlands – 2,676

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Dates	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	Counties
District created January 3, 1953
Harry R. Sheppard (Yucaipa)	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 33rd district.	1953–1963 San Bernardino
Everett G. Burkhalter (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Elected in 1962. Lost re-election.	1963–1969 Los Angeles
Edwin Reinecke (Tujunga)	Republican	January 3, 1965 – January 21, 1969	89th 90th 91st	Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of California.
					1969–1973 Los Angeles
Vacant		January 21, 1969 – April 29, 1969	91st
Barry Goldwater Jr (Burbank)	Republican	April 29, 1969 – January 3, 1975	91st 92nd 93rd	Elected to finish Reinecke's term. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 20th district.
					1973–1975 Los Angeles, Southern Ventura
Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977	94th	Redistricted from the 28th district and re-elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.	1975–1983 Los Angeles
Bob Dornan (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983	95th 96th 97th	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Mel Levine (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired.	1983–1993 Western Los Angeles (Manhattan/Redondo Beach, Santa Monica)
Carlos Moorhead (Glendale)	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997	103rd 104th	Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired.	1993–2003 Los Angeles (Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena)
Jim Rogan (Glendale)	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001	105th 106th	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Lost re-election.
Adam Schiff (Burbank)	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003	107th	Elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 29th district.
Brad Sherman (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 30th district.	2003–2013 Parts of Western Los Angeles County including Northridge and Reseda
Judy Chu (Monterey Park)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Redistricted from the 32nd district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 28th district.	2013–2023 San Gabriel Foothills including Alhambra and Pasadena
Mike Garcia (Santa Clarita)	Republican	January 3, 2023 – present	118th	Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 2022.	2023–present Most of northern Los Angeles County including the cities of Santa Clarita & Lancaster

Election results

1952 • 1954 • 1956 • 1958 • 1960 • 1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1969 (Special) • 1970 • 1972 • 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

1952

1952 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[35]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (Incumbent)	68,773	55.0
	Republican	Carl B. Hilliard	56,202	45.0
Total votes			124,975	100.0
	Democratic hold

1954

1954 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[36]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (Incumbent)	65,389	64.8
	Republican	Martin K. Barrett	35,594	35.2
Total votes			100,983	100.0
	Democratic hold

1956

1956 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[37]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (Incumbent)	124,662	100.0
	Democratic hold

1958

1958 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (Incumbent)	105,062	72.3
	Republican	Robert M. Castle	40,317	27.7
Total votes			145,379	100.0
	Democratic hold

1960

1960 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (Incumbent)	123,645	66.8
	Republican	Robert M. Castle	61,484	33.2
Total votes			185,129	100.0
	Democratic hold

1962

1962 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[40]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Everett G. Burkhalter	66,979	52.1
	Republican	Edgar W. Hiestand (Incumbent)	61,538	47.9
Total votes			128,517	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

1964

1964 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[41]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edwin Reinecke	83,141	51.7
	Democratic	Tom Bane	77,587	48.3
Total votes			160,734	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

1966

1966 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[42]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edwin Reinecke (Incumbent)	93,890	65.3
	Democratic	John A. "Jack" Howard	49,785	34.7
Total votes			143,675	100.0
	Republican hold

1968

1968 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edwin Reinecke (Incumbent)	158,309	72.2
	Democratic	John T. Butchko	60,808	27.8
Total votes			219,117	100.0
	Republican hold

1969 (Special)

1969 California's 27th congressional district special election^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Goldwater Jr.	64,734	56.9
	Democratic	John K. Van de Kamp	48,983	43.1
Total votes			113,717	100.0
	Republican hold

1970

1970 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[45]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Goldwater Jr. (Incumbent)	139,326	66.6
	Democratic	N. "Toni" Kimmel	63,652	30.5
	Peace and Freedom	Edward Richer	3,306	1.6
	American Independent	John H. Hind	2,642	1.3
Total votes			208,926	100.0
	Republican hold

1972

1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Goldwater Jr. (Incumbent)	117,622	57.4
	Democratic	Mark S. Novak	87,295	42.6
Total votes			204,917	100.0
	Republican hold

1974

1974 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[47]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (Incumbent)	99,645	63.9
	Democratic	John Dalessio	50,919	32.5
	Peace and Freedom	Jerry Rubin	5,547	3.6
Total votes			156,111	100.0
	Republican hold

1976

1976 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[48]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Dornan	114,623	54.7
	Democratic	Gary Familian	94,988	45.3
Total votes			209,611	100.0
	Republican hold

1978

1978 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Dornan (Incumbent)	89,392	51.0
	Democratic	Carey Peck	85,880	49.0
Total votes			175,272	100.0
	Republican hold

1980

1980 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[50]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Dornan (Incumbent)	109,807	51.0
	Democratic	Carey Peck	100,061	46.5
	Libertarian	Jerome L. "Jerry" Sievers	5,448	2.5
Total votes			215,316	100.0
	Republican hold

1982

1982 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[51]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mel Levine	108,347	59.5
	Republican	Bart W. Christensen	67,479	37.0
	Libertarian	ZacK Richardson	6,391	3.5
Total votes			182,217	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

1984

1984 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[52]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mel Levine (Incumbent)	116,933	55.0
	Republican	Robert B. Scribner	88,896	41.8
	Peace and Freedom	Thomas L. O'Connor Jr.	3,815	1.8
	Libertarian	Jeff Avrech	3,137	1.5
Total votes			212,781	100.0
	Democratic hold

1986

1986 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[53]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mel Levine (Incumbent)	110,403	63.7
	Republican	Rob Scribner	59,410	34.3
	Peace and Freedom	Thomas L. O'Connor Jr.	2,078	1.2
	Libertarian	Larry Leathers	1,429	0.8
Total votes			173,320	100.0
	Democratic hold

1988

1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[54]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mel Levine (Incumbent)	148,814	67.5
	Republican	Dennis Galbraith	65,307	29.6
	Libertarian	William J. Fulco	6,214	2.8
Total votes			220,335	100.0
	Democratic hold

1990

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mel Levine (Incumbent)	90,857	58.2
	Republican	David Barrett Cohen	58,140	37.2
	Peace and Freedom	Edward E. Ferrer	7,101	4.5
Total votes			156,098	100.0
	Democratic hold

1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carlos Moorhead (Incumbent)	105,521	49.7
	Democratic	Doug Kahn	83,805	39.4
	Green	Jesse A. Moorman	11,003	5.2
	Peace and Freedom	Margaret L. Edwards	7,329	3.5
	Libertarian	Dennis Decherd	4,790	2.3
	Independent	Ballantyne (write-in)	2	0.0
Total votes			212,450	100.0
	Republican hold

1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[57]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carlos Moorhead (Incumbent)	88,341	53.0
	Democratic	Doug Kahn	70,267	42.1
	American Independent	Bill Gibbs	4,328	2.6
	Libertarian	Dennis Decherd	3,838	2.3
Total votes			166,774	100.0
	Republican hold

1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[58]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Rogan	95,310	50.2
	Democratic	Doug Kahn	82,014	43.2
	Libertarian	Elizabeth Michael	6,645	3.5
	Green	Walt Sheasby	4,195	3.3
	Natural Law	Martin Zucker	1,766	0.8
Total votes			189,930	100.0
	Republican hold

1998

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[59]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Rogan (Incumbent)	80,702	50.7
	Democratic	Barry A. Gordon	73,875	46.5
	Libertarian	Bob New	4,489	2.8
Total votes			159,066	100.0
	Republican hold

2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[60]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Schiff	113,708	52.7
	Republican	Jim Rogan (Incumbent)	94,518	43.9
	Natural Law	Miriam R. Hospodar	3,873	1.7
	Libertarian	Ted Brown	3,675	1.7
Total votes			215,774	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[61]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (Incumbent)	79,815	62.0
	Republican	Robert M. Levy	48,996	38.0
Total votes			128,811	100.0
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[62]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (Incumbent)	125,296	62.3
	Republican	Robert M. Levy	66,946	33.3
	Green	Eric J. Carter	8,956	4.4
Total votes			201,198	100.0
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[63]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (Incumbent)	92,650	68.8
	Republican	Peter Hankwitz	42,074	31.2
Total votes			134,724	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[64]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (Incumbent)	135,665	68.6
	Republican	Navraj Singh	49,510	24.8
	Libertarian	Tim Denton	14,171	6.6
Total votes			185,175	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[65]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (Incumbent)	102,927	65.1
	Republican	Mark Reed	55,056	34.9
Total votes			157,983	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[66]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Chu (Incumbent)	154,191	64.0
	Republican	Jack Orswell	86,817	36.0
Total votes			241,008	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[67]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Chu (Incumbent)	75,728	59.4
	Republican	Jack Orswell	51,852	40.6
Total votes			127,580	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[68]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Chu (Incumbent)	168,977	67.4
	Republican	Jack Orswell	81,655	32.6
Total votes			250,632	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[69]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Chu (Incumbent)	160,504	79.2
	Democratic	Bryan Witt	42,132	20.8
Total votes			202,636	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Chu (Incumbent)	221,411	69.8
	Republican	Johnny J. Nalbandian	95,907	30.2
Total votes			317,318	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Garcia (Incumbent)	104,624	53.2
	Democratic	Christy Smith	91,892	46.8
Total votes			196,516	100.0
	Republican hold

See also

• United States portal
• California portal

• List of United States congressional districts
• California's congressional districts

References

1. US Census
2. "2022 Cook PV: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
3. Rahul Mukherjee; Vanessa Martinez (December 21, 2021). "California has new congressional districts. Find yours here". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
4. Statement of Vote (1990 Governor)
5. Statement of Vote (1992 President)
6. Statement of Vote (1992 Senate)
7. Statement of Vote (1992 Senate)
8. Statement of Vote (1994 Governor)
9. Statement of Vote (1994 Senate)
10. Statement of Vote (1996 President)
11. Statement of Vote (1998 Governor) Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
12. Statement of Vote (1998 Senate) Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
13. Statement of Vote (2000 President)
14. Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)
15. Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
16. Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
17. Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
18. Statement of Vote (2004 President)
19. Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)
20. Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
21. Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)
22. Statement of Vote (2008 President)
23. Statement of Vote (2010 Governor)
24. Statement of Vote (2010 Senator)
25. Statement of Vote (2012 President)
26. Statement of Vote (2012 Senator)
27. Statement of Vote (2014 Governor)
28. Statement of Vote (2016 President)
29. Statement of Vote (2016 Senator)
30. Statement of Vote (2018 Governor)
31. Statement of Vote (2018 Senator)
32. "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012".
33. "Counties by Congressional District for Recall Question" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. September 14, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
34. "Counties by Congressional Districts for Governor" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. November 8, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
35. 1952 election results
36. 1954 election results
37. 1956 election results
38. 1958 election results
39. 1960 election results
40. 1962 election results
41. 1964 election results
42. 1966 election results
43. 1968 election results
44. 1969 special election results
45. 1970 election results
46. 1972 election results
47. 1974 election results
48. 1976 election results
49. 1978 election results
50. 1980 election results
51. 1982 election results
52. 1984 election results
53. 1986 election results
54. 1988 election results
55. 1990 election results
56. 1992 election results
57. 1994 election results
58. 1996 election results
59. 1998 election results
60. 2000 election results
61. 2002 election results
62. 2004 election results
63. 2006 election results
64. 2008 election results
65. 2010 election results
66. 2012 election results
67. 2014 election results
68. 2016 election results
69. 2018 election results

External links

• GovTrack.us: California's 27th congressional district
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
• California Voter Foundation map - CD27

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