California's 5th congressional district
California's 5th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California.
The district is located in the northern San Joaquin Valley and central Sierra Nevada. The district includes Gold Country and small parts of the Central Valley, including all of Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa counties, western El Dorado County, and eastern Stanislaus, Madera and Fresno counties. Cities and communities in the district include most of Modesto, northern Turlock, northern Fresno, Oakdale, Hughson, Riverbank, Sonora, Jackson, Placerville, Mariposa, and El Dorado Hills. It also includes Yosemite National Park and part of Kings Canyon National Park. It is represented by Republican Tom McClintock.
From 2013 to 2023, the district was located in the northern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, including Santa Rosa, Vallejo, and most of the Wine Country. The district was represented by Mike Thompson, a Democrat.
Composition
Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people
- 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
2,500 – 10,000 people
- 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