Watsonville, CA politics & representatives
Watsonville is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representatives Zoe Lofgren and Jimmy Panetta. Gavin Newsom is governor.
Who represents Watsonville in Washington and in California, with how to reach each office.
How Santa Cruz County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Santa Cruz County. Watsonville's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 133,949 votes
California: Harris 58.5%, Trump 38.3%
U.S. Senate 129,193 votes
California: Schiff 58.9%, Garvey 41.1%
U.S. House · California's 18th District 228,375 votes
Covers about 98% of Watsonville · whole-district result
U.S. House · California's 19th District 364,079 votes
Covers about 2% of Watsonville · 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 Watsonville in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of California
U.S. House · California's 18th District Covers all of Watsonville
U.S. House · California's 19th District Covers about 2% of Watsonville
Watsonville is split between 2 congressional districts. Find yours by ZIP code ↗
Who represents Watsonville in state government
State Senate · District 17
State Assembly · District 29 Covers all of Watsonville
State Assembly · District 30 Covers about 1% of Watsonville
Watsonville is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗
Watsonville'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 Watsonville by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.