Jim Costa
DDemocratCA-21 · Representative
57
/ 100
Average
Attendance96
Avg: 96
Independence9
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone20
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency51
Avg: 55
Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.
Methodology
Jim Costa
DemocratCA-21 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Moderate (-0.199)
Jim Costa is a Democrat Representative from CA, District 21. He has served 21 years in Congress across 11 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as moderate, voting with his party 90.5% of the time.
21
Years in Office
11
Terms Served
119
Current Congress
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Report Card
Performance metrics for the current Congress
90.5%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
55 votes against party
4.4%
Missed Votesⓘ
611 total votes
18
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Jim Compares
vs. the average House member
Party Loyalty-5.4% vs avg
90.5%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes+0.8% vs avg
4.4%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored+2.8 vs avg
18
Avg: 15.2
Committee Assignments
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Campaign Finance
2026 cycle · through 2026-06-30
$937,779
Cash on Handⓘ
$1,337,630
Total Receiptsⓘ
$608,734
Disbursementsⓘ
$526,722
Individual Donors
$796,717
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ
Service History
2005–2013House · CA-20 · Democrat
2013–2023House · CA-16 · Democrat
2023–2027House · CA-21 · DemocratCurrent
District Demographics
CA-21 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.
757,752
Population
$62,084
Median Income
31.0
Median Age
16.5%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 36.6%Black 4.7%Hispanic 64.3%Asian 9.5%