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California's 16th district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Sam T. Liccardo

Sam T. Liccardo

CA · District 16
Democrat
Raised $3,489,298 · 53K followers (office + personal) · missed 1.0% of votes
1.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Financial Services · Oversight and Investigations +2 more
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Cook PVI: D+25

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population751,938
Median household income$181,659
Median age40.7
Bachelor's degree or higher64.9%
White alone39.6%
Black alone1.3%
Hispanic or Latino19.8%
Asian alone33.3%
Unemployment rate4.4%
Population density (per sq mi)1,421

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.