† 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
GroupRedding, CACaliforniaUnited States
German14.0%6.8%12.5%
English13.7%6.3%9.5%
Irish11.4%5.9%9.4%
American6.5%2.8%5.3%
Italian5.3%3.4%4.8%
Scottish2.6%0.9%1.3%
French2.4%1.3%1.6%
Norwegian2.0%——
Mexican8.8%32.3%11.3%
Spaniard0.8%0.3%—
Spanish0.5%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.3%0.6%1.8%
Salvadoran0.2%2.0%0.7%
Filipino0.7%3.3%0.9%
Chinese0.4%3.9%1.3%
Asian Indian0.3%2.3%1.4%
Vietnamese0.2%1.7%0.6%
Korean0.2%1.2%0.4%
Hmong0.2%0.3%—
Laotian0.2%——
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
Redding, CA
California
United States
Median age
41.7
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
7.4%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.5%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Redding, CA
California
United States
Median household income
$72,636
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.3%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.8%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Redding, CA
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.8%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.0%
28.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Redding, CA
California
United States
Catholic
7.1%
26.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
24.4%
9.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
61.6%
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.
Redding, CA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−3.4%
1896
+22.5%
1900
+7.1%
1904
−27.9%
1908
−12.6%
1912
+43.6%
1916
+15.2%
1920
−31.8%
1924
−29.1%
1928
−6.3%
1932
+48.2%
1936
+41.0%
1940
+37.3%
1944
+18.0%
1948
+17.2%
1952
−12.5%
1956
+11.9%
1960
+21.5%
1964
+35.1%
1968
+9.2%
1972
+1.7%
1976
+5.1%
1980
−25.7%
1984
−25.9%
1988
−20.6%
1992
−9.6%
1996
−22.1%
2000
−34.8%
2004
−35.9%
2008
−25.8%
2012
−29.1%
2016
−36.4%
2020
−33.1%
2024
−36.5%
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
30.5%Harris27,130
67.0%Trump59,539
1.4%Kennedy1,256 +3
R+36.5
R+3.3
R+35.0
88,900
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.0%59,539
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic30.5%27,130
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent1.4%1,256
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%407
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%348
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.2%220
R
32.3%Biden30,000
65.4%Trump60,789
2.3%
R+33.1
D+3.2
R+37.6
92,930
R
27.5%Clinton22,301
63.9%Trump51,778
8.6%
R+36.4
R+7.3
R+38.5
81,024
R
33.7%Obama25,819
62.8%Romney48,067
3.4%
R+29.1
R+3.3
R+32.9
76,501
R
35.9%Obama28,867
61.7%McCain49,588
2.4%
R+25.8
D+10.1
R+33.0
80,390
R
31.3%Kerry24,339
67.2%Bush52,249
1.5%
R+35.9
R+1.1
R+33.4
77,731
R
30.2%Gore20,127
65.0%Bush43,278
4.7%
R+34.8
R+12.7
R+35.3
66,544
R
33.1%Clinton20,848
55.2%Dole34,736
11.7%
R+22.1
R+12.4
R+30.6
62,961
R
31.6%Clinton21,605
41.2%Bush28,190
27.2%
R+9.6
D+10.9
R+15.2
68,359
R
38.8%Dukakis21,171
59.4%Bush32,402
1.9%
R+20.6
D+5.3
R+12.8
54,585
R
36.3%Mondale19,298
62.2%Reagan33,041
1.5%
R+25.9
R+0.2
R+7.6
53,127
R
32.4%Carter15,364
58.1%Reagan27,547
9.5%
R+25.7
R+30.8
R+16.0
47,418
D
50.7%Carter19,200
45.6%Ford17,273
3.6%
D+5.1
D+3.4
D+3.0
37,854
D
48.3%McGovern17,214
46.7%Nixon16,618
5.0%
D+1.7
R+7.5
D+24.8
35,603
D
49.6%Humphrey14,510
40.4%Nixon11,821
9.9%
D+9.2
R+25.9
D+9.9
29,230
D
67.5%Johnson19,142
32.4%Goldwater9,178
0.1%
D+35.1
D+13.6
D+12.6
28,350
D
60.5%Kennedy14,691
38.9%Nixon9,462
0.6%
D+21.5
D+9.6
D+21.4
24,301
D
55.8%Stevenson11,239
43.8%Eisenhower8,833
0.4%
D+11.9
D+24.4
D+27.3
20,149
R
43.4%Stevenson7,386
55.9%Eisenhower9,507
0.7%
R+12.5
R+29.6
R+1.7
17,013
D
56.9%Truman7,177
39.7%Dewey5,010
3.5%
D+17.2
R+0.9
D+12.7
12,623
D
58.9%Roosevelt5,798
40.9%Dewey4,023
0.2%
D+18.0
R+19.3
D+10.5
9,843
D
68.0%Roosevelt8,662
30.7%Willkie3,909
1.3%
D+37.3
R+3.6
D+27.4
12,733
D
69.7%Roosevelt5,236
28.7%Landon2,159
1.5%
D+41.0
R+7.2
D+16.7
7,510
D
72.1%Roosevelt4,170
23.9%Hoover1,382
4.0%
D+48.2
D+54.5
D+30.4
5,782
R
45.9%Smith2,025
52.2%Hoover2,301
1.9%
R+6.3
D+22.8
D+11.2
4,408
O
12.9%Davis598
41.9%Coolidge1,951
45.2%
La Follette +3.2
D+2.7
R+3.9
4,651
R
30.3%Cox1,028
62.1%Harding2,108
7.7%
R+31.8
R+47.0
R+5.6
3,396
D
52.4%Wilson2,828
37.2%Hughes2,008
10.4%
D+15.2
R+28.4
D+12.0
5,398
O
43.6%Wilson2,040
0.0%Taft0
56.4%
Roosevelt +12.9
D+56.2
D+24.0
4,684
R
35.0%Bryan1,389
47.6%Taft1,891
17.4%
R+12.6
D+15.2
R+3.1
3,972
R
27.2%Parker935
55.1%Roosevelt1,891
17.7%
R+27.9
R+35.0
R+8.2
3,432
D
51.8%Bryan1,948
44.7%McKinley1,681
3.5%
D+7.1
R+15.4
D+14.6
3,761
D
60.1%Bryan1,936
37.6%McKinley1,210
2.4%
D+22.5
D+25.9
D+28.6
3,222
R
39.4%Cleveland1,137
42.8%Harrison1,234
17.8%
R+3.4
—
R+5.0
2,885
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
29.7%25,996
70.3%61,402
87,398
2022
R
30.8%20,805
69.2%46,750
67,555
2018
D
100.0%55,624
0.0%0
55,624
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+29.2
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+36.5
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 7.2 points more Democratic.
113,931 registered voters · 2024 · up from 111,526 in 2022
Domestic migration in Redding, CA in Redding, CA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+129
2012
+152
2013
+308
2014
+300
2015
−650
2016
+132
2017
+986
2018
+483
2019
+514
2021
+725
2022
−562
2023
+96
2024
+825
2025
+544
Shasta County's urban core consistently bucks California's statewide lean, with Redding delivering Republican margins that stand out sharply against neighboring coastal and Central Valley metros.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 48.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 36.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.5 points.
A population of 181,436, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,636 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Klamath Falls, OR and Roseburg, OR.
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In 2024, Redding, CA, California voted Republican by 36.5 points (R+36.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 88,900 votes cast, 27,130 went Democratic and 59,539 went Republican.
When did Redding, CA, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Redding, CA, California voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Redding, CA, California?
Redding, CA, California has a population of 181,436 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Redding, CA, California?
Median household income in Redding, CA, California is $72,636 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Redding, CA, California?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Redding, CA, California from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.
