Competitiveness
This sprawling seat covers almost all of interior northern California with the main cities in the district being Redding, Chico, and Yuba City.
Although a longtime Republican stronghold, the demographics in some areas of the district are changing. The city of Chico in Butte County has some Democratic-leaning areas and the city of Weed in Siskiyou County holds a Democratic majority. Other counties within the current district boundary that are becoming more Democratic include Trinity County and Yuba County, which are both in a near-dead heat in registration. On November 6, 2012, the District elected a Democrat, Jared Huffman, to the 113th Congress.
George W. Bush won the district in 2004 with 62% of the vote. John McCain carried the district in 2008 with 56.10% of the vote while Barack Obama received 41.43%.
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