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Merced County, California

What we have for Merced County today, and what is coming.

Basics

County code (FIPS): 06047
Land area: 1,938 square miles
Population: 281,202

Federal money spent here

Fiscal year 2026: $1.5 billion in federal contracts, grants, loans and other awards for work done in Merced County.

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Who represents Merced County

U.S. Senate (whole state): Alex Padilla (Democrat), Adam B. Schiff (Democrat).

U.S. House districts that include part of this county

District	Member	Share of county land
Congressional District 13	Adam Gray (Democrat)	100%

State senate districts

District	Member	Share of county land
State Senate District 14	Anna Caballero (Democratic)	83.3%
State Senate District 4	Marie Alvarado-Gil (Republican)	16.7%

State house / assembly districts

District	Member	Share of county land
Assembly District 27	Esmeralda Soria (Democratic)	81.5%
Assembly District 22	Juan Alanis (Republican)	18.5%

Matched by district number using the U.S. Census Bureau 2020 county–district relationship files (land area overlap; districts may have been redrawn since). Your exact district depends on your address: U.S. House · state legislators.

County government

Find the official county website and contacts in the USA.gov local government directory or the National Association of Counties explorer.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (county list, public domain); USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury). Built 2026-11-03 15:28.