California's 5th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the2022 elections)
Representative	Tom McClintock R–Elk Grove
Population (2024)	772,810[1]
Median household income	$94,859[2]
Ethnicity	59.2%White 25.6%Hispanic 6.0%Asian 5.3%Two or more races 2.2%Black 1.8% other
Cook PVI	R+8[3]

California's 5th congressional district is aU.S. congressional district inCalifornia.

The district is located in the northernSan Joaquin Valley and centralSierra Nevada. The district includesGold Country and small parts of theCentral Valley, including all ofAmador,Calaveras,Tuolumne andMariposa counties, westernEl Dorado County, and easternStanislaus,Madera andFresno counties. Cities and communities in the district include most ofModesto, northernTurlock, northernFresno,Oakdale,Hughson,Riverbank,Sonora,Jackson,Placerville,Mariposa, andEl Dorado Hills. It also includesYosemite National Park and part ofKings Canyon National Park. It is represented byRepublicanTom McClintock.^[1]

From 2013 to 2023, the district was located in the northern part of theSan Francisco Bay Area, includingSanta Rosa,Vallejo, and most of theWine Country. The district was represented byMike Thompson, aDemocrat.

• Fresno – 542,107
• Modesto – 218,464
• Turlock – 72,740
• El Dorado Hills – 50,547
• Riverbank – 24,865
• Oakdale – 23,181
• Cameron Park – 19,171
• Salida – 13,886
• Diamond Springs – 11,345
• Placerville – 10,747

• Waterford – 9,120
• Hughson – 7,481
• Oakhurst – 5,945
• Rancho Calaveras – 5,590
• Ione – 5,141
• Yosemite Lakes – 5,022
• Jackson – 5,019
• Sonora – 5,003
• Denair – 4,865
• Shingle Springs – 4,660
• Phoenix Lake – 4,264
• Coarsegold – 4,144
• Valley Springs – 3,779
• Angels – 3,667
• Jamestown – 3,478
• Copperopolis – 3,400
• Arnold – 3,288
• North Fork – 3,250
• Auberry – 3,238
• Mono Vista – 3,236
• East Oakdale – 3,201
• San Andreas – 2,994
• Pine Grove – 2,891
• Sutter Creek – 2,646
• Pine Mountain Lake – 2,636
• Buckhorn – 2,597
• Columbia – 2,577

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	Counties
District created March 4, 1885
Charles N. Felton (San Francisco)	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	49th 50th	Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Retired.	1885–1893 San Francisco,San Mateo,Santa Clara,Santa Cruz
Thomas J. Clunie (San Francisco)	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st	Elected in 1888. Retired.
Eugene F. Loud (San Francisco)	Republican	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1903	52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Lost re-election
					1893–1913 San Francisco,San Mateo,Santa Clara
William J. Wynn (San Francisco)	Democratic/ Union Labor	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	58th	Elected in 1902. Lost re-election.
Everis A. Hayes (San Jose)	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1913	59th 60th 61st 62nd	Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Redistricted to the8th district.
John I. Nolan (San Francisco)	Republican	March 4, 1913 – November 18, 1922	63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th	Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Died.	1913–1967 San Francisco
Vacant		November 18, 1922 – January 23, 1923	67th
Mae Nolan (San Francisco)	Republican	January 23, 1923 – March 3, 1925	67th 68th	Electedto finish her husband's expiring term, and to the new term to which he had been elected. Retired.
Lawrence J. Flaherty (San Francisco)	Republican	March 4, 1925 – June 13, 1926	69th	Elected in 1924. Died.
Vacant		June 13, 1926 – August 31, 1926
Richard J. Welch (San Francisco)	Republican	August 31, 1926 – September 10, 1949	69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st	Elected to finish Flaherty's term. Re-elected in 1926 Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Died.
Vacant		September 10, 1949 – November 8, 1949	81st
John F. Shelley (San Francisco)	Democratic	November 8, 1949 – January 7, 1964	81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th	Elected to finish Welch's term. 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. Resigned to becomeMayor of San Francisco afterwinning that election.
Vacant		January 7, 1964 – February 18, 1964	88th
Phillip Burton (San Francisco)	Democratic	February 18, 1964 – January 3, 1975	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Elected to finish Shelley's term. Re-elected later in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the6th district.
					EasternSan Francisco
John Burton (San Francisco)	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	94th 95th 96th 97th	Redistricted from the6th district andre-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired.	1975–1983 Marin, northwesternSan Francisco
Phillip Burton (San Francisco)	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – April 10, 1983	98th	Redistricted from the6th district andre-elected in 1982. Died.	1983–1993 WesternSan Francisco
Vacant		April 10, 1983 – June 21, 1983
Sala Burton (San Francisco)	Democratic	June 21, 1983 – February 1, 1987	98th 99th 100th	Elected to finish her husband's term. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Died.
Vacant		February 1, 1987 – June 2, 1987	100th
Nancy Pelosi (San Francisco)	Democratic	June 2, 1987 – January 3, 1993	100th 101st 102nd	Elected to finish Burton's term. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the8th district.
Bob Matsui (Sacramento)	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 1, 2005	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th	Redistricted from the3rd district andre-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004, but died before his term began.	1993–2003 Sacramento (Sacramento city)
					2003–2013 Sacramento (Sacramento city)
Vacant		January 1, 2005 – March 8, 2005	108th 109th
Doris Matsui (Sacramento)	Democratic	March 8, 2005 – January 3, 2013	109th 110th 111th 112th	Elected to finish her husband's term. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the6th district.
Mike Thompson (St. Helena)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Redistricted from the1st district andre-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the4th district.	2013–2023 North Bay area includingNapa,Santa Rosa, andVallejo
Tom McClintock (Elk Grove)	Republican	January 3, 2023 – present	118th 119th	Redistricted from the4th district andre-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2023–present Amador,Calaveras,Tuolumne.Mariposa, westernEl Dorado, easternStanislaus,Madera andFresno.

RepublicanMae Nolan won the special election to replace her husbandJohn I. Nolan, who won re-election but died before the68th Congress convened. Data for this special election is not available.^[10]

RepublicanRichard J. Welch won the special election to replace fellow RepublicanLawrence J. Flaherty, who died in office. Data for this special election is not available.^[12]

DemocratJohn F. Shelley won the special election to replaceRepublicanRichard J. Welch, who died in office. Data for this special election is not available.^[25]

IncumbentRobert Matsui died January 1, 2005. In a special election held on March 8, 2005, to fill the vacancy, Matsui's widow,Doris, won the seat with almost 68% of the vote. She was sworn in on March 10, 2005.

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