California's 7th congressional district

California's 7th congressional district is a United States congressional district in California. Doris Matsui, a Democrat, has represented the district since January 2023.
Currently, it encompasses southern Sacramento County, part of Yolo County, and a tiny portion of Solano County. It includes all of Sacramento south of the American River, including Downtown Sacramento, and its suburbs of West Sacramento, Elk Grove, and Galt. It is a heavily Democratic district. Prior to redistricting in 2021, it was entirely in Sacramento County and included the eastern and southern suburbs of Sacramento.

Competitiveness

Containing most of the state capital of Sacramento, the 7th is currently a solidly Democratic district with a D+16 rating from the Cook Partisan Voting Index.

Political Party	Registered Voter Percentage
American Independent	4.32
Democratic	48.84
Green	0.55
Libertarian	1.00
No Party Preference	22.44
Other	0.32
Peace and Freedom	0.77
Republican	21.32
Unknown	0.44

Year	Office	Results
2008	President	Obama 66% - 34%
2010	Governor	Brown 64% - 32%
2010	Lt. Governor	Newsom 54% - 37%
2010	[2010 California 2022 California Secretary of State election\|Secretary of State election\|Secretary of State]	Bowen 62% - 31%
2010	Attorney General	Harris 52% - 40%
2010	Treasurer	Lockyer 63% - 29%
2010	Controller	Chiang 70% - 25%
2012	President	Obama 67% - 33%
2014	Governor	Brown 69% - 31%
2016	President	Clinton 66% - 28%
2018	Governor	Newsom 65% - 35%
2018	Attorney General	Becerra 67% - 33%
2020	President	Biden 67% - 30%
2022	Senate (Reg.)	Padilla 66% - 34%
2022	Governor	Newsom 64% - 36%
2022	Lt. Governor	Kounalakis 65% - 35%
2022	Secretary of State	Weber 66% - 34%
2022	Attorney General	Bonta 64% - 36%
2022	Treasurer	Ma 64% - 36%
2022	Controller	Cohen 59% - 41%
2024	President	Harris 63% - 33%
2024	Senate (Reg.)	Schiff 64% - 36%

Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 7th congressional district is located in the Sacramento Valley, encompassing most of Sacramento County and parts of Yolo County. The area in Sacramento County includes the south side of the city of Sacramento; the cities of Galt and Elk Grove; and the census-designated places Florin, Parkway, Arden-Arcade, Vineyard, Lemon Hill, Wilton, Rancho Murieta, Fruitridge Pocket, Freeport, Franklin, Clay, Herald, Hood, Courtland, Walnut Grove, and Isleton. The area in Yolo County includes the city of West Sacramento.
Sacramento County is split between this district and both the 3rd district and 6th district. The 7th and 3rd districts are partitioned by Latrobe Rd. The 7th and 6th districts are partitioned by the Sacramento River, American River, Fair Oaks Blvd, Watt Ave, Kiefer Blvd, Highway 16, Bradshaw Rd, Highway E2, and Stonehouse Dr.
Yolo County is split between this district and the 4th district. They are partitioned by Highway 84 and Elkhorn Slough on the southern border, and by County Rd 126, Tule Canal, Toe Drain Canal, Highway 84, Babel Slough Rd, and Pumphouse Rd.