Taft, CA politics & representatives
Taft is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Vince Fong. Gavin Newsom is governor.
Who represents Taft in Washington and in California, with how to reach each office.
How Kern County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Kern County. Taft'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
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 Taft in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of California
U.S. House · California's 20th District
Who represents Taft in state government
State Senate · District 12
State Assembly · District 32
Taft'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 Taft by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.