California's 13th Congressional District

California's 13th Congressional District is represented by Adam Gray (Democrat), who has held the seat since 2025. Gray has an overall VoteSee report card grade of D, voted in 94% of roll-call votes on bills this Congress, and votes with the Democratic majority 78% of the time. The district includes Merced, Madera, and Modesto. It takes in all or part of 5 counties; the most populous parts are in Merced County and Stanislaus County. About 786,000 people live in the district, and the median household income is $69,468.

Current Representative

Adam Gray (Democrat) has represented California's 13th Congressional District since 2025.

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2026 Election

U.S. House: California 13th District

Winner: Adam Gray.

Incumbent Adam Gray is running for re-election. 2 candidates were on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot.

California uses a top-two primary, so the two November candidates can be from the same party.

Polls: No public polls

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District Demographics

Source: American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, 119th Congress boundaries.

How Gray Voted Recently

Breaks with the Democrat majority

Who Held This Seat Before

Members of Congress who previously represented California's 13th Congressional District. District lines are redrawn after each census, so earlier members may have represented a different area under this number.

Where the District Is

California's 13th Congressional District covers 6,293 square miles of land. Boundaries are for the current (119th) Congress.

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Largest communities

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