Bakersfield, CA politics & representatives
Bakersfield is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representatives Vince Fong and David G. Valadao. Gavin Newsom is governor.
Who represents Bakersfield in Washington and in California, with how to reach each office.
How Kern County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Kern County. Bakersfield's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 282,579 votes
California: Harris 58.5%, Trump 38.3%
U.S. Senate 275,308 votes
California: Schiff 58.9%, Garvey 41.1%
U.S. House · California's 20th District 288,382 votes
Covers about 60% of Bakersfield · whole-district result
U.S. House · California's 22nd District 167,055 votes
Covers about 40% of Bakersfield · whole-district result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.
Who represents Bakersfield in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of California
U.S. House · California's 20th District Covers about 60% of Bakersfield
U.S. House · California's 22nd District Covers about 40% of Bakersfield
Bakersfield is split between 2 congressional districts. Find yours by ZIP code ↗
Who represents Bakersfield in state government
State Senate · District 12 Covers about 63% of Bakersfield
State Senate · District 16 Covers about 37% of Bakersfield
State Assembly · District 32 Covers about 63% of Bakersfield
State Assembly · District 35 Covers about 37% of Bakersfield
Bakersfield is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗
Bakersfield's own government: Town Hall →
Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Bakersfield by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.