California's 24th congressional district is a

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in the

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California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

. The district is currently represented by Salud Carbajal. It contains all of

Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara County, officially the County of Santa Barbara (), is a county located in Southern California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 448,229. The county seat is Santa Barbara, and the largest city is Santa M ...

, most of

San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo County (), officially the County of San Luis Obispo, is a county on the Central Coast of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 282,424. The county seat is San Luis Obispo. Junípero Serra fou ...

, and part of

Ventura County Ventura County () is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 843,843. The largest city is Oxnard, and the county seat is the city of Ventura. Ventura County comprises ...

. Cities in the district include Santa Barbara, Ventura,

San Luis Obispo ; ; ; Chumashan languages, Chumash: ''tiłhini'') is a city and county seat of San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Located on the Central Coast (California), Central Coast of California, San Luis Obispo is roughly halfway betwee ...

, Santa Maria, and Ojai. Prior to redistricting in 2011, the district covered the inland portions of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, as well as a sparsely populated portion of the Ventura County coast. Redistricting in 2021 removed the northern part of San Luis Obispo County and added the cities of Ojai and Ventura.

Recent election results from statewide races

Composition

Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 24th congressional district is located on the southern edge of the Central Coast. It encompassing

, most of

, and part of

. The district also takes in six of the

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. The area in San Luis Obispo County includes the cities of

, Arroyo Grande,

Morro Bay Morro Bay (''Morro'', Spanish for "Hill") is a seaside city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Located on the Central Coast of California, the city's population was 10,757 as of the 2020 census, up from 10,234 at the 2010 ...

, Grover Beach, and

Pismo Beach Pismo Beach (Chumashan languages, Chumash: ''Pismuʔ'') is a city in the southern portion of San Luis Obispo County, California, San Luis Obispo County, in the Central Coast (California), Central Coast area of California, United States. Its esti ...

; and the census-designated places Nipomo, Los Osos, Cayucos, Garden Farms, Santa Margarita,

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, Los Ranchos, Edna, Avila Beach, Oceano, Los Berros, Callender, Blacklake, and Woodlands. The area in Ventura County includes most of the city of Ventura. San Luis Obispo County is split between this district and the 19th 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. Ventura County is split between this district and the 26th district. They are partitioned by Highway 150, Los Padres National Park, Highway 33, Cozy del, Cozy Ojai Rd, Shelf Road Trail, Gridley Rd, Grand Ave, Thatcher Creek, Boardman Rd, Sulphur Mountain Rd, Cahada Larga Rd, Highway 33, Shell Rd E, Manuel Canyon Rd, Aliso St, Willoughby Rd, Aliso Canyon Rd, Foothill Rd, N Wells Rd, Highway 126, Highway 118, Brown Barranca, Montgomery Ave, Telephone Rd, Rameli Ave, Harmon Barranca, Johnson Dr, S Victoria Ave, Highway 101, E Harbor Blvd, and Olivias Park Dr.

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

* Ventura – 110,763 * Santa Maria – 109,711 * Santa Barbara – 88,665 *

– 47,063 *

Lompoc Lompoc ( ; Chumashan ) is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Located on the Central Coast, its population was 43,834 as of July 2021. Lompoc has been inhabited for thousands of years by the Chumash people, who called t ...

– 44,444 * Goleta – 32,690 * Orcutt – 32,034 * Eastern Goleta Valley – 28,656 * Nipomo – 18,716 * Arroyo Grande – 18,441 * Isla Vista – 15,500 * Los Osos – 14,465 * Carpinteria – 13,264 * Grover Beach – 12,701 *

– 10,757

2,500 – 10,000 people

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– 9,710 * Montecito – 8,638 *

– 8,583 *

– 8,072 * Guadalupe – 8,057 * Ojai – 7,637 * Vandenberg Village – 7,308 * Oceano – 7,183 * Mira Monte – 6,618 * Oak View – 6,215 * Solvang – 6,126 * Buellton – 5,161 * Santa Ynez – 4,505 * Meiners Oaks – 3,911 * Mission Hills – 3,571 * Vandenberg SBF – 3,559 * Mission Canyon – 2,540 * Cayucos – 2,505

List of members representing the district

Election results

1952

1953 (Special)

Republican Glenard P. Lipscomb won the special election to replace fellow Republican

Norris Poulson Charles Norris Poulson (July 23, 1895 – September 25, 1982) was an American politician who represented Southern California in public office at the local, state, and federal levels. He served as the 36th Mayor of Los Angeles from 1953 to 1961, a ...

, who was elected

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. Data for this special election is not available.

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References

External links

*GovTrack.us
California's 24th congressional districtCalifornia Voter Foundation map - CD24
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