Jim Costa
DDemocratCA-21 · Representative
59
/ 100
Average
Attendance95
Avg: 96
Independence10
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone20
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency61
Avg: 57
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% of the time.
21
Years in Office
11
Terms Served
119
Current Congress
Take Action — Contact Jim
Your voice matters. Reach out to your Representative directly.
Report Card
Performance metrics for the current Congress
How Jim Compares
vs. the average House member
Party Loyalty-5.9% vs avg
90%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes+1.1% vs avg
4.7%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored+2.0 vs avg
15
Avg: 13.0
Committee Assignments
Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.
Campaign Finance
2026 cycle · through 2026-05-13
$818,142
Cash on Handⓘ
$1,161,499
Total Receiptsⓘ
$552,239
Disbursementsⓘ
$465,135
Individual Donors
$688,217
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%