California's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in

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, a

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, has represented the district since January 2013. It encompasses the

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region and adjacent areas of the state. It stretches from the

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to the

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border, and includes all of the portions of

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within California that are north of

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, excepting a stretch in

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. The district consists of Marin, Mendocino,

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, Del Norte, and

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counties, plus portions of Sonoma County. Cities in the district include San Rafael,

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Novato Novato (Spanish for "Novatus") is a city in Marin County, California, United States, situated in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. At the 2020 census, Novato had a population of 53,225. History What is now Novato was origi ...

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, Ukiah,

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Arcata Arcata (; ; ) is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, Arcata's population was 18,857. Arcata was first founded in 1850 as Union, was officially ...

McKinleyville McKinleyville (formerly Minorsville) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Humboldt County, California. McKinleyville is located north of Arcata, at an elevation of . The population was 15,177 at the 2010 census, up from 13,599 at the time of t ...

, Crescent City, and northwestern

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History

From 2003 until the redistricting by the

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that took effect in 2013, the 2nd district encompassed much of the far northern part of the state, from the Central Valley north of

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to the

border. It was the largest district by area in California. It consisted of Colusa,

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, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama,

, and Yuba counties, plus portions of

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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

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and 6th districts from 2003 to 2013.

Recent election results from statewide races

Composition

Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 2nd district is located on the

, encompassing Del Norte,

, Marin, Mendocino, and

counties, as well as most of Sonoma County. The area in Sonoma County includes the Monroe District of

; and the cities of Cloverdale,

, and

. Also included in the district is the eastern end of Angel Island in

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that is part of the

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; more than 99% of the island is in Marin County. Sonoma County is split between this district and the

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. 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.https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST06/CD118_CA02.pdf

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

– 175,845 * San Rafael – 61,271 *

– 59,776 *

– 53,225 *

– 26,512 *

– 26,344 *

– 18,857 * Ukiah – 16,607 *

– 16,262 *

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– 14,231 * Larkspur – 13,064 * San Anselmo – 12,830 *

– 12,516 *

Tamalpais-Homestead Valley Tamalpais-Homestead Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Marin County, California, United States. The population was 11,492 at the 2020 census. Geography Tamalpais-Homestead Valley is located at . It is bordered by Mill Valley to the nort ...

– 11,492 *

– 11,137 * Corte Madera – 10,222

2,500 – 10,000 people

* Tiburon – 9,146 * Cloverdale – 8,996 *

Larkfield-Wikiup Larkfield-Wikiup is a census-designated place, unincorporated area in Sonoma County, California, United States. The population was 8,884 at the 2010 census, up from 7,479 at the 2000 census. It comprises the Mark West area between Santa Rosa (to ...

– 8,884 * Fairfax – 7,605 * Sebastopol – 7,448 *

Sausalito Sausalito (Spanish for "small willow grove") is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located southeast of Marin City, south-southeast of San Rafael, and about north of San Francisco from the Golden Gate Bridge. Sausalito's p ...

– 7,269 *

– 6,983 *

Kentfield Kentfield (formerly Ross Landing, Tamalpais, and Kent) is a unincorporated community in Marin County, California, United States, just north of San Francisco. Kentfield is located southwest of downtown San Rafael, at an elevation of 115 feet (35 ...

– 6,808 * Crescent City – 6,673 * Lucas Valley-Marinwood – 6,259 *

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– 5,447 * Willits – 4,988 * Myrtletown – 4,882 *

Guerneville Guerneville () is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County, California, United States. The town is historically known as a logging community. It was founded by the Guerne family in the ...

– 4,552 *

Santa Venetia Santa Venetia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Marin County, California, United States. It is located north of downtown San Rafael, at an elevation of . The population was 4,289 at the 2020 census. Geography Santa Venetia is located in eas ...

– 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

List of members representing the district

Election results

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References

External links

* GovTrack.us
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