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.Voter registration
Registered voter statistics are from the California Secretary of State and are accurate as of September 5th, 2025:| 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 |
Recent election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 66% - 34% |
| 2010 | Governor | Brown 64% - 32% |
| 2010 | Lt. Governor | Newsom 54% - 37% |
| 2010 | 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 | 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 | Schiff 64% - 36% |
Composition
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.
Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people
- Sacramento – 524,943
- Elk Grove – 187,985
- Arden-Arcade – 94,659
- West Sacramento – 53,519
- Florin – 52,388
- Vineyard – 43,935
- Galt – 26,536
- Parkway – 15,962
- Lemon Hill – 14,496
2,500 – 10,000 people
- Wilton – 5,958
- Rancho Murieta – 5,903
- Fruitridge Pocket – 5,800
List of representatives