- California's 21st congressional district
Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = California
district number = 21
representative =Devin Nunes
party = Republican
english area = 8,090
metric area =
percent urban = 79.9
percent rural = 20.1
population = 639,088
population year = 2000
median income = 36,047
percent white = 46.4
percent black = 2.1
percent asian = 4.9
percent native american = 0.9
percent hispanic = 43.4
percent other race = 0.2
percent blue collar =
percent white collar =
percent gray collar =
cpvi = R+13California's 21st congressional district covers all of Tulare County and the eastern half of Fresno County. The current Representative is Republican
Devin Nunes .Demographics
* Population: 639,088
** 49.6% male
** 50.4% female
* Racial Demographics
** 60.7% white
** 43.4% Hispanic
* Income
** $36,047 Median household income
** $39,710 Median family incomeVoting
1942
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Harry R. Sheppard (inc.)
votes = 38,419
percentage = 96.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Arthur E. Isham (write-in)
votes = 1,350
percentage = 3.4Election box total no change
votes = 39,769
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1944
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Harry R. Sheppard (inc.)
votes = 48,539
percentage = 58.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Earl S. Webb
votes = 34,409
percentage = 41.5Election box total no change
votes = 82,948
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1946
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Harry R. Sheppard (inc.)
votes = 37,229
percentage = 52.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Lowell E. Lathrop
votes = 33,395
percentage = 47.3Election box total no change
votes = 70,624
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1948
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Harry R. Sheppard (inc.)
votes = 61,383
percentage = 55.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Lowell E. Lathrop
votes = 47,411
percentage = 42.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Howard J. Louks
votes = 2,422
percentage = 2.2Election box total no change
votes = 111,216
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1950
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Harry R. Sheppard (inc.)
votes = 62,994
percentage = 57.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = R. E. Reynolds
votes = 46,693
percentage = 42.6Election box total no change
votes = 109,687
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1952
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Edgar W. Hiestand
votes = 112,100
percentage = 53.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Everett G. Burkhalter
votes = 97,007
percentage = 46.4Election box total no change
votes = 209,107
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1954
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Edgar W. Hiestand (inc.)
votes = 100,258
percentage = 58.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William E. "Bill" Roskam
votes = 70,486
percentage = 41.3Election box total no change
votes = 170,744
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1956
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Edgar W. Hiestand (inc.)
votes = 153,679
percentage = 62.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = W. C. "Bill" Stethem
votes = 91,683
percentage = 37.4Election box total no change
votes = 245,362
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1958
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Edgar W. Hiestand (inc.)
votes = 127,238
percentage = 51.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mrs. Rudd Brown
votes = 118,141
percentage = 48.1Election box total no change
votes = 245,379
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1960
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Edgar W. Hiestand (inc.)
votes = 179,376
percentage = 58.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mrs. Rudd Brown
votes = 127,591
percentage = 41.6Election box total no change
votes = 306,967
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1962
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Augustus F. Hawkins
votes = 73,465
percentage = 84.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Herman Smith
votes = 13,371
percentage = 15.2Election box total no change
votes = 86,836
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1964
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Augustus F. Hawkins (inc.)
votes = 106,231
percentage = 90.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Rayfield Lundy
votes = 11,374
percentage = 9.7Election box total no change
votes = 117,605
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1966
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Augustus F. Hawkins (inc.)
votes = 74,216
percentage = 84.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Rayfield Lundy
votes = 13,294
percentage = 15.2Election box total no change
votes = 87,510
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1968
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Augustus F. Hawkins (inc.)
votes = 87,205
percentage = 91.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Rayfield Lundy
votes = 7,995
percentage = 8.4Election box total no change
votes = 95,200
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1970
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Augustus F. Hawkins (inc.)
votes = 75,127
percentage = 94.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Southy M. Johnson
votes = 4,349
percentage = 5.5Election box total no change
votes = 79,476
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1972
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Augustus F. Hawkins (inc.)
votes = 92,799
percentage = 82.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Rayfield Lundy
votes = 19,187
percentage = 17.1Election box total no change
votes = 111,986
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1974
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =James C. Corman (incumbent )
votes = 86,778
percentage = 73.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Mel Nadell
votes = 31,365
percentage = 26.5Election box total no change
votes = 118,143
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1976
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =James C. Corman (incumbent )
votes = 101,837
percentage = 66.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Erwin Ed Hogan
votes = 44,094
percentage = 28.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Bill Hill
votes = 7,178
percentage = 4.7Election box total no change
votes = 153,109
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1978
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =James C. Corman (incumbent )
votes = 73,869
percentage = 59.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Rod Walsh
votes = 44,519
percentage = 35.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Bill Hill
votes = 5,750
percentage = 4.6Election box total no change
votes = 124,138
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)1980
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Bobbi Fiedler
votes = 74,674
percentage = 48.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =James C. Corman (incumbent )
votes = 73,898
percentage = 48.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = George J. Lehmann
votes = 2,790
percentage = 1.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Jan B. Tucker
votes = 2,038
percentage = 1.3Election box total no change
votes = 153,400
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)1982
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Bobbi Fiedler (incumbent )
votes = 138,474
percentage = 71.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George Henry Margolis
votes = 46,412
percentage = 24.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Daniel Wiener
votes = 7,881
percentage = 4.1Election box total no change
votes = 192,767
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)1984
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Bobbi Fiedler (incumbent )
votes = 173,504
percentage = 72.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Charles "Charlie" Davis
votes = 62,085
percentage = 25.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Townsend Leet
votes = 4,379
percentage = 1.8Election box total no change
votes = 239,968
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)1986
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Elton Gallegly
votes = 132,090
percentage = 68.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Gilbert R. Saldana
votes = 54,497
percentage = 28.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Daniel Wiener
votes = 6,504
percentage = 3.4Election box total no change
votes = 193,091
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)1988
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Elton Gallegly (incumbent )
votes = 181,413
percentage = 69.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Donald E. Stevens
votes = 75,739
percentage = 28.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Jay
votes = 5,519
percentage = 2.1Election box total no change
votes = 262,671
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)1990
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Elton Gallegly (incumbent )
votes = 118,326
percentage = 58.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Richard D. Freiman
votes = 68,921
percentage = 34.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Peggy L. Christensen
votes = 15,364
percentage = 7.6Election box total no change
votes = 202,611
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)1992
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Bill Thomas (incumbent )
votes = 127,758
percentage = 65.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Deborah A. Vollmer
votes = 68,058
percentage = 34.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Mike Hodges (write-in)
votes = 149
percentage = 0.1Election box total no change
votes = 195,965
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)1994
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Bill Thomas (incumbent )
votes = 116,874
percentage = 68.10Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John L. Evans
votes = 47,517
percentage = 27.69Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Mike Hodges
votes = 6,899
percentage = 4.02Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Vollmer (write-in)
votes = 339
percentage = 0.20Election box total no change
votes = 171,629
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)1996
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Bill Thomas (incumbent )
votes = 125,916
percentage = 65.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Deborah Vollmer
votes = 50,694
percentage = 26.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = John Evans
votes = 8,113
percentage = 4.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Jane Bialosky
votes = 3,380
percentage = 1.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Mike Hodges
votes = 3,049
percentage = 1.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Karen Gentry (write-in)
votes = 172
percentage = 0.0Election box total no change
votes = 191,324
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)1998
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Bill Thomas (incumbent )
votes = 115,989
percentage = 78.91Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John Evans
votes = 30,994
percentage = 21.09Election box total no change
votes = 146,983
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)2000
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Bill Thomas (incumbent )
votes = 142,539
percentage = 71.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Pedro "Pete" Martinez
votes = 49,318
percentage = 24.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = James R.S. Manion
votes = 7,243
percentage = 3.6Election box total no change
votes = 199,100
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)2002
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Devin Nunes
votes = 87,544
percentage = 70.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = David G. LaPere
votes = 32,584
percentage = 26.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Jonathan Richter
votes = 4,070
percentage = 3.2Election box total no change
votes = 124,198
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage =Election box new seat win
winner = Republican Party (United States)2004
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Devin Nunes (incumbent )
votes = 140,721
percentage = 73.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Fred B. Davis
votes = 51,594
percentage = 26.8Election box total no change
votes = 192,315
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)2006
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Devin Nunes (incumbent )
votes = 95,214
percentage = 66.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Steven Haze
votes = 42,718
percentage = 29.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = John Roger Miller
votes = 4,729
percentage = 3.3Election box total no change
votes = 142,661
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)References
External links
*GovTrack.us: [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=CA&district=21 California's 21st congressional district]
* [http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]
* [http://www.calvoter.org/voter/maps/congress/CD21.pdf California Voter Foundation map - CD21]
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