† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBishop, CACaliforniaUnited States
German14.0%6.8%12.5%
English10.6%6.3%9.5%
Irish7.5%5.9%9.4%
American4.9%2.8%5.3%
Italian4.5%3.4%4.8%
Scottish2.4%0.9%1.3%
Polish2.3%0.9%2.2%
Swedish2.0%——
Mexican18.6%32.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%0.6%1.8%
Colombian0.8%0.3%0.4%
Spaniard0.8%0.3%—
Spanish0.6%0.3%—
Guatemalan0.3%1.3%0.5%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Aztec0.5%0.3%—
Filipino0.5%3.3%0.9%
Asian Indian0.3%2.3%1.4%
Chinese0.2%3.9%1.3%
Korean0.2%1.2%0.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Bishop, CA
California
United States
Median age
45.5
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
6.4%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
25.0%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bishop, CA
California
United States
Median household income
$73,991
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.9%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.5%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bishop, CA
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
19.3%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
15.7%
28.4%
13.6%
Other languages
1.1%
0.6%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bishop, CA
California
United States
Catholic
17.4%
26.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
6.5%
9.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
69.2%
55.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Bishop, CA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−17.9%
1896
+29.3%
1900
+11.7%
1904
−27.3%
1908
+2.5%
1912
+49.5%
1916
+6.0%
1920
−24.6%
1924
−34.7%
1928
−16.4%
1932
+33.7%
1936
+25.9%
1940
+10.1%
1944
−1.5%
1948
−15.6%
1952
−38.0%
1956
−32.7%
1960
−9.6%
1964
+6.9%
1968
−19.8%
1972
−40.0%
1976
−18.9%
1980
−38.9%
1984
−42.0%
1988
−30.5%
1992
−11.7%
1996
−17.5%
2000
−26.4%
2004
−20.2%
2008
−9.1%
2012
−11.4%
2016
−13.4%
2020
+0.1%
2024
−3.0%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
46.9%Harris4,201
49.9%Trump4,468
1.5%Kennedy130 +4
R+3.0
R+3.1
R+1.5
8,951
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican49.9%4,468
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic46.9%4,201
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent1.5%130
Jill SteinIndependent0.8%71
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.4%40
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%39
OtherAll other candidates0.0%2
D
48.9%Biden4,634
48.7%Trump4,620
2.4%
D+0.1
D+13.5
R+4.3
9,484
R
38.6%Clinton3,155
51.9%Trump4,248
9.5%
R+13.4
R+1.9
R+15.5
8,179
R
42.6%Obama3,422
54.0%Romney4,340
3.4%
R+11.4
R+2.3
R+15.3
8,036
R
43.8%Obama3,743
52.9%McCain4,523
3.4%
R+9.1
D+11.1
R+16.4
8,554
R
38.9%Kerry3,350
59.1%Bush5,091
2.0%
R+20.2
D+6.2
R+17.7
8,616
R
33.9%Gore2,652
60.3%Bush4,713
5.8%
R+26.4
R+8.9
R+26.9
7,815
R
34.4%Clinton2,601
51.8%Dole3,924
13.8%
R+17.5
R+5.7
R+26.0
7,569
R
31.8%Clinton2,695
43.6%Bush3,689
24.6%
R+11.7
D+18.7
R+17.3
8,464
R
33.9%Dukakis2,653
64.3%Bush5,042
1.8%
R+30.5
D+11.5
R+22.8
7,837
R
28.3%Mondale2,360
70.3%Reagan5,863
1.4%
R+42.0
R+3.1
R+23.8
8,338
R
25.9%Carter2,080
64.8%Reagan5,201
9.3%
R+38.9
R+19.9
R+29.1
8,027
R
39.3%Carter2,635
58.2%Ford3,905
2.5%
R+18.9
D+21.1
R+21.0
6,706
R
28.0%McGovern2,006
68.1%Nixon4,873
3.9%
R+40.0
R+20.2
R+16.9
7,159
R
34.6%Humphrey2,314
54.4%Nixon3,641
10.9%
R+19.8
R+26.8
R+19.1
6,687
D
53.4%Johnson3,161
46.5%Goldwater2,751
0.1%
D+6.9
D+16.5
R+15.7
5,915
R
45.1%Kennedy2,443
54.6%Nixon2,962
0.3%
R+9.6
D+23.1
R+9.7
5,420
R
33.5%Stevenson1,782
66.2%Eisenhower3,524
0.3%
R+32.7
D+5.3
R+17.3
5,324
R
30.7%Stevenson1,585
68.8%Eisenhower3,549
0.5%
R+38.0
R+22.5
R+27.3
5,162
R
40.2%Truman1,539
55.8%Dewey2,135
4.0%
R+15.6
R+14.0
R+20.1
3,827
R
49.1%Roosevelt1,647
50.6%Dewey1,699
0.3%
R+1.5
R+11.7
R+9.0
3,355
D
54.7%Roosevelt1,820
44.5%Willkie1,483
0.8%
D+10.1
R+15.8
D+0.2
3,330
D
62.4%Roosevelt1,560
36.5%Landon912
1.2%
D+25.9
R+7.8
D+1.6
2,501
D
64.6%Roosevelt1,459
30.9%Hoover698
4.5%
D+33.7
D+50.1
D+15.9
2,258
R
41.0%Smith861
57.4%Hoover1,206
1.7%
R+16.4
D+18.3
D+1.1
2,102
R
12.8%Davis256
47.5%Coolidge950
39.7%
R+34.7
R+10.2
R+9.5
1,999
R
32.6%Cox682
57.2%Harding1,195
10.1%
R+24.6
R+30.5
D+1.6
2,089
D
47.9%Wilson966
42.0%Hughes846
10.1%
D+6.0
R+43.6
D+2.8
2,016
O
49.5%Wilson806
0.0%Taft0
50.5%
Roosevelt +0.9
D+47.1
D+30.0
1,627
D
43.4%Bryan618
40.9%Taft583
15.7%
D+2.5
D+29.7
D+12.0
1,424
R
28.5%Parker231
55.7%Roosevelt452
15.8%
R+27.3
R+38.9
R+7.6
811
D
54.0%Bryan505
42.4%McKinley396
3.6%
D+11.7
R+17.6
D+19.2
935
D
63.3%Bryan532
34.0%McKinley286
2.7%
D+29.3
D+47.1
D+35.3
841
R
33.3%Cleveland266
51.1%Harrison409
15.6%
R+17.9
—
R+19.5
800
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
46.9%4,134
53.1%4,673
8,807
2022
R
47.4%3,488
52.6%3,878
7,366
2018
D
100.0%5,876
0.0%0
5,876
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+4.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+3.0
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.1 points.
10,770 registered voters · 2024 · up from 10,684 in 2022
Domestic migration in Bishop, CA in Bishop, CA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−113
2012
−68
2013
−20
2014
−104
2015
−209
2016
−211
2017
−21
2018
+48
2019
+57
2021
−56
2022
−157
2023
−158
2024
−42
2025
−54
Seat of Inyo County, Bishop anchors a vast, sparsely populated stretch of the Eastern Sierra where long-running disputes over Los Angeles water diversions have defined civic identity for over a century.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 49.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 42.0 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.0 points.
A population of 18,739, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,991 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Carson City, NV and Steamboat Springs, CO.
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In 2024, Bishop, CA, California voted Republican by 3.0 points (R+3.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,951 votes cast, 4,201 went Democratic and 4,468 went Republican.
When did Bishop, CA, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bishop, CA, California voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Bishop, CA, California?
Bishop, CA, California has a population of 18,739 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bishop, CA, California?
Median household income in Bishop, CA, California is $73,991 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Bishop, CA, California?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Bishop, CA, California from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.
