California's 12th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Shannon Grove of Bakersfield.

District profile

Since 2022 New district boundaries drawn by the 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission went into effect for the 2022 elections. The 12th State Senate district now encompasses the southeastern Central Valley and the northwestern corner of the Mojave Desert; and it includes portions of Fresno County, Kern, and Tulare Counties, including the following cities: California City Clovis Exeter Maricopa Ridgecrest Taft Tehachapi Bakersfield (part) Fresno (part) Shafter (part) Tulare (part) Visalia (part)

The district also includes the Tule River Indian Reservation, Cold Springs Rancheria, Big Sandy Rancheria, and Table Mountain Rancheria.

Tourism, agriculture, and ranching are important in the district. The neighboring districts 14 and 16 were specifically drawn to allow Latino voters to elect state senators of their choice in order to comply with the Voting Rights Act, which affected the western border of District 12.

The district's racial/ethnic demographics (based on the 2020 census) are as follows:

Senate District 12 Population Latino White Black American Indian Asian Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Other Multiracial 939,354 317,166 457,719 33,143 7,634 74,614 1,519 5,435 43,124

2012-2022 The district included the Salinas Valley and a swath of the Central Valley between Modesto and Fresno. The rural district was primarily agricultural and heavily Latino.

Fresno County – 14.3% Coalinga Firebaugh Fowler Huron Kerman Kingsburg Mendota San Joaquin

Madera County – 81.1% Chowchilla Madera

All of Merced County Atwater Dos Palos Gustine Livingston Los Banos Merced

Monterey County – 54.2% Gonzales Greenfield King City Salinas Soledad

All of San Benito County Hollister San Juan Bautista

Stanislaus County – 27.6% Ceres Newman Modesto – 11.5% Patterson

The district's demographics (based on the 2010 census) were as follows:

Senate District 12 Population Voting age Citizen voting age White Black Latino Asian Native American Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Other Multiracial 933,222 641,932 438,286 25.68% 3.00% 64.48% 5.12% 0.80% 0.27% 0.25% 0.39%

As of February 18, 2020, the district had 377,188 registered voters, of whom 45.00% were registered as Democrats, 26.35% were registered as Republicans, and 23.22% were registered with no party preference.

Election results from statewide races Year Office Results 2022 Governor Dahle 67.2 – 32.8% Senator Meuser 65.4 – 34.6% Senator Meuser 65.4 – 34.6% 2021 Recall No 53.2 – 46.8% Governor Elder 56.5 – 6.1% 2020 President Biden 58.0 – 39.8% 2018 Governor Newsom 55.3 – 44.7% Senator De Leon 54.3 – 45.7% 2016 President Clinton 57.3 – 37.1% Senator Harris 50.5 – 49.5% 2014 Governor Brown 54.9 – 45.1% 2012 President Obama 57.6 – 40.3% Senator Feinstein 59.0 – 41.0% 2010 Governor Brown 51.4 – 42.3% Senator Boxer 47.6 – 45.4% 2008 President Obama 57.9 – 40.3% 2006 Governor Schwarzenegger 58.0 – 37.3% Senator Feinstein 56.8 – 38.2% 2004 President Bush 51.2 – 47.7% Senator Boxer 54.0 – 41.9% 2003 Recall Yes 56.5 – 43.5% Governor Schwarzenegger 46.7 – 29.8% 2002 Governor Davis 49.2 - 42.3% 2000 President Bush 54.6 - 41.6% Senator Feinstein 47.4 - 45.2% 1998 Governor Lungren 49.2 - 48.4% Senator Fong 51.3 - 44.7% 1996 President Dole 47.5 - 43.1% 1994 Governor Wilson 63.7 - 32.2% Senator Huffington 53.9 - 37.6% 1992 President Clinton 39.1 - 38.5% Senator Herschensohn 49.5 - 40.8% Senator Feinstein 47.3 - 44.5%

List of senators representing the district Due to redistricting, the 12th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2021 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Senators Party Years served Counties represented Notes John T. DoughertyDemocratic January 8, 1883 –January 3, 1887San FranciscoDougherty and Kelly served together. Martin Kelly January 8, 1883 – January 3, 1887 Augustus Lemuel ChandlerRepublican January 3, 1887 – November 5, 1888Sutter, Yuba Died in office from pneumonia. Vacant November 5, 1888 – January 7, 1889 F. H. GreelyRepublican January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891Daniel Augustus OstromDemocraticJanuary 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895 Sutter, Yolo, Yuba John Henry ShineRepublican January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, TuolumeJohn CurtinDemocraticJanuary 2, 1899 – January 4, 1915 Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tuolume Lafayette Jackson Maddux January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919Alpine, Calaveras, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Stanislaus, Tuolume Lewis Lincoln DennettRepublican January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1927 James Charles Garrison January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931 Herbert W. SlaterDemocratic January 5, 1931 – August 13, 1947Sonoma Died in office from a heart attack. Vacant August 13, 1947 – November 19, 1947 Clarence J. TauzerRepublican November 19, 1947 – September 4, 1948 Sworn in after winning special election. Died in office from a heart attack. Vacant September 4, 1948 – January 3, 1949 Farley Presley AbshireRepublican January 3, 1949 – January 5, 1959 Joseph A. RattiganDemocratic January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967 Richard J. DolwigRepublican January 2, 1967 – January 4, 1971San Mateo Arlen F. GregorioDemocratic January 4, 1971 – November 30, 1974 Jerry Smith December 2, 1974 – December 14, 1979Santa Clara Resigned from the Senate. Vacant December 14, 1979 – June 12, 1980 Dan O'KeefeRepublican June 12, 1980 – November 30, 1982 Sworn in after winning special election.Dan McCorquodaleDemocraticDecember 6, 1982 – November 30, 1994 Santa Clara, StanislausFresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne Dick MonteithRepublican December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2002 Jeff Denham December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2010Madera, Merceded, Monterey, San Benito, StanislausAnthony CannellaDecember 6, 2010 – November 30, 2018 Fresno, Madera, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, Stanislaus Anna CaballeroDemocratic December 3, 2018 – November 30, 2022 Shannon GroveRepublican December 5, 2022 – present Fresno, Kern, Tulare

Election results (1990-present)

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2018

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2010

2008 (recall)

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1998

1994

1990

Maps

See also California State Senate California State Senate districts Districts in California

References

External links District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission