California's 16th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Republican Shannon Grove of Bakersfield. District profile The district consists of portions of the southeastern Central Valley, as well as the High Desert and the intervening mountains. Most of the population is in the Central Valley portions, while the desert regions in the east of the district are fairly sparsely populated. Kern County – 65.7% Bakersfield – 80.6% California City Maricopa Ridgecrest Taft Tehachapi San Bernardino County – 7.3% Barstow Landers Needles Twentynine Palms Yucca Valley Tulare County – 50.0% Exeter Tulare Visalia Election results from statewide races List of senators Due to redistricting, the 16th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Election results 1994 - present 2018 2014 2013 (special) 2010 2006 2002 1998 1994 See also California State Senate California State Senate districts Districts in California References External links California's 16th State Senate district map — from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. 16 Government of Kern County, California Government of San Bernardino County, California Government of Tulare County, California Government of Bakersfield, California Mojave Desert San Joaquin Valley Searles Valley Tehachapi Mountains Mojave National Preserve Barstow, California Needles, California Ridgecrest, California Twentynine Palms, California Yucca Valley, California Visalia, California