† 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
GroupSonora, CACaliforniaUnited States
German19.7%6.8%12.5%
English17.5%6.3%9.5%
Irish16.2%5.9%9.4%
Italian6.5%3.4%4.8%
Scottish3.5%0.9%1.3%
French3.3%1.3%1.6%
Scotch-Irish2.9%——
Norwegian2.7%——
Mexican8.0%32.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.5%0.6%1.8%
Spaniard1.1%0.3%—
Salvadoran0.5%2.0%0.7%
Spanish0.4%0.3%—
Chilean0.3%——
Ecuadorian0.3%——
Peruvian0.3%——
African American†1.6%4.4%9.9%
Filipino0.3%3.3%0.9%
Asian Indian0.2%2.3%1.4%
Korean0.2%1.2%0.4%
Japanese0.2%0.6%0.2%
Hmong0.2%0.3%—
Taiwanese0.2%0.3%—
Native Hawaiian0.5%——
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
Sonora, CA
California
United States
Median age
48.4
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
6.5%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
28.2%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Sonora, CA
California
United States
Median household income
$77,404
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.4%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.6%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Sonora, CA
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.2%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.6%
28.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Sonora, CA
California
United States
Catholic
3.0%
26.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
15.8%
9.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
76.1%
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.
Sonora, CA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+9.7%
1896
+21.6%
1900
+7.6%
1904
−10.4%
1908
−3.1%
1912
+55.6%
1916
+18.0%
1920
−28.9%
1924
−31.1%
1928
−11.7%
1932
+36.3%
1936
+46.3%
1940
+27.3%
1944
+15.7%
1948
−1.4%
1952
−18.1%
1956
−4.5%
1960
+1.2%
1964
+26.6%
1968
−4.6%
1972
−12.0%
1976
+3.0%
1980
−20.9%
1984
−17.7%
1988
−9.8%
1992
+2.9%
1996
−6.5%
2000
−16.1%
2004
−21.5%
2008
−12.7%
2012
−15.7%
2016
−21.0%
2020
−18.8%
2024
−21.9%
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
37.9%Harris10,909
59.7%Trump17,210
1.4%Kennedy391 +3
R+21.9
R+3.1
R+20.4
28,810
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.7%17,210
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic37.9%10,909
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent1.4%391
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%128
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%115
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.2%57
R
39.4%Biden11,978
58.2%Trump17,689
2.4%
R+18.8
D+2.2
R+23.2
30,408
R
35.2%Clinton9,123
56.2%Trump14,551
8.6%
R+21.0
R+5.3
R+23.1
25,893
R
40.4%Obama9,998
56.1%Romney13,880
3.6%
R+15.7
R+3.0
R+19.5
24,758
R
42.2%Obama11,532
54.9%McCain14,988
2.9%
R+12.7
D+8.8
R+19.9
27,303
R
38.5%Kerry10,104
60.0%Bush15,745
1.5%
R+21.5
R+5.4
R+19.0
26,235
R
39.4%Gore9,359
55.5%Bush13,172
5.0%
R+16.1
R+9.5
R+16.6
23,727
R
40.7%Clinton8,950
47.3%Dole10,386
12.0%
R+6.5
R+9.4
R+15.1
21,972
D
38.1%Clinton9,216
35.3%Bush8,525
26.6%
D+2.9
D+12.6
R+2.7
24,178
R
44.2%Dukakis8,717
54.0%Bush10,646
1.8%
R+9.8
D+8.0
R+2.1
19,715
R
40.3%Mondale7,283
58.1%Reagan10,485
1.6%
R+17.7
D+3.2
D+0.5
18,051
R
33.9%Carter5,449
54.8%Reagan8,810
11.2%
R+20.9
R+23.9
R+11.2
16,063
D
49.9%Carter6,492
46.9%Ford6,104
3.1%
D+3.0
D+14.9
D+0.9
13,003
R
42.3%McGovern4,596
54.3%Nixon5,894
3.4%
R+12.0
R+7.4
D+11.2
10,856
R
42.9%Humphrey3,913
47.5%Nixon4,330
9.6%
R+4.6
R+31.1
R+3.9
9,119
D
63.2%Johnson4,939
36.6%Goldwater2,861
0.3%
D+26.6
D+25.4
D+4.0
7,820
D
50.3%Kennedy3,781
49.1%Nixon3,691
0.6%
D+1.2
D+5.6
D+1.0
7,516
R
47.7%Stevenson3,310
52.1%Eisenhower3,619
0.2%
R+4.5
D+13.7
D+11.0
6,943
R
40.5%Stevenson2,593
58.6%Eisenhower3,753
0.9%
R+18.1
R+16.7
R+7.4
6,402
R
46.8%Truman2,561
48.2%Dewey2,639
5.0%
R+1.4
R+17.2
R+5.9
5,474
D
57.5%Roosevelt2,566
41.8%Dewey1,864
0.7%
D+15.7
R+11.6
D+8.2
4,462
D
63.0%Roosevelt3,541
35.6%Willkie2,004
1.4%
D+27.3
R+19.0
D+17.4
5,624
D
72.7%Roosevelt3,303
26.4%Landon1,199
0.9%
D+46.3
D+10.1
D+22.1
4,542
D
66.4%Roosevelt2,521
30.2%Hoover1,145
3.4%
D+36.3
D+48.0
D+18.5
3,794
R
43.1%Smith1,360
54.8%Hoover1,731
2.2%
R+11.7
D+19.3
D+5.7
3,159
O
11.9%Davis357
43.0%Coolidge1,287
45.0%
La Follette +2.0
R+2.2
R+5.9
2,991
R
30.5%Cox659
59.4%Harding1,285
10.2%
R+28.9
R+47.0
R+2.7
2,164
D
54.2%Wilson1,584
36.2%Hughes1,057
9.6%
D+18.0
R+37.5
D+14.9
2,922
D
55.6%Wilson1,459
0.0%Taft0
44.4%
D+55.6
D+58.6
D+36.0
2,625
R
41.3%Bryan878
44.4%Taft943
14.3%
R+3.1
D+7.4
D+6.5
2,124
R
38.3%Parker1,006
48.8%Roosevelt1,280
12.9%
R+10.4
R+18.1
D+9.2
2,625
D
52.7%Bryan1,530
45.1%McKinley1,309
2.2%
D+7.6
R+14.0
D+15.2
2,903
D
59.7%Bryan1,308
38.1%McKinley834
2.2%
D+21.6
D+11.9
D+27.7
2,191
D
50.3%Cleveland916
40.6%Harrison739
9.2%
D+9.7
—
D+8.1
1,822
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
37.6%10,479
62.4%17,372
27,851
2022
R
38.9%8,932
61.1%14,016
22,948
2018
D
100.0%19,054
0.0%0
19,054
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+17.1
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+21.9
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 4.8 points more Democratic.
35,031 registered voters · 2024 · down from 35,275 in 2022
Domestic migration in Sonora, CA in Sonora, CA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−236
2012
−489
2013
−127
2014
+28
2015
−96
2016
+346
2017
+443
2018
+568
2019
+232
2021
+96
2022
−783
2023
+449
2024
+224
2025
−775
Tuolumne County's small but distinct labor market blends timber, agriculture, and outdoor recreation, producing a voter profile that has trended more competitive in statewide races over the past decade despite its historically conservative baseline.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 55.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 31.1 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.9 points.
A population of 54,498, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,404 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Brookings, OR and Coos Bay-North Bend, OR.
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In 2024, Sonora, CA, California voted Republican by 21.9 points (R+21.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,810 votes cast, 10,909 went Democratic and 17,210 went Republican.
When did Sonora, CA, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sonora, CA, California voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Sonora, CA, California?
Sonora, CA, California has a population of 54,498 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sonora, CA, California?
Median household income in Sonora, CA, California is $77,404 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Sonora, CA, California?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Sonora, CA, California from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.
