† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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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
GroupTruckee-Grass Valley, CACaliforniaUnited States
English16.5%6.3%9.5%
German14.4%6.8%12.5%
Irish13.5%5.9%9.4%
Italian6.8%3.4%4.8%
American3.3%2.8%5.3%
French3.0%1.3%1.6%
Scottish2.5%0.9%1.3%
Norwegian2.4%——
Mexican7.0%32.3%11.3%
Spanish0.7%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.6%0.6%1.8%
Spaniard0.6%0.3%—
Guatemalan0.3%1.3%0.5%
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
Salvadoran0.2%2.0%0.7%
Chinese0.4%3.9%1.3%
Asian Indian0.3%2.3%1.4%
Japanese0.3%0.6%0.2%
Filipino0.2%3.3%0.9%
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
Truckee-Grass Valley, CA
California
United States
Median age
50.1
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
5.4%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
29.4%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Truckee-Grass Valley, CA
California
United States
Median household income
$89,882
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.0%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
41.5%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Truckee-Grass Valley, CA
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.1%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
5.6%
28.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Truckee-Grass Valley, CA
California
United States
Catholic
7.7%
26.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
11.7%
9.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
71.5%
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.
Truckee-Grass Valley, CA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−3.0%
1896
+8.5%
1900
−15.8%
1904
−28.3%
1908
−12.7%
1912
+46.1%
1916
+21.4%
1920
−41.4%
1924
−33.7%
1928
−5.1%
1932
+30.4%
1936
+45.1%
1940
+33.3%
1944
+10.4%
1948
−0.0%
1952
−28.3%
1956
−19.7%
1960
−7.8%
1964
+13.2%
1968
−12.3%
1972
−15.8%
1976
−1.4%
1980
−28.9%
1984
−27.1%
1988
−17.3%
1992
−4.3%
1996
−14.8%
2000
−17.5%
2004
−8.5%
2008
+5.3%
2012
−0.6%
2016
+4.9%
2020
+14.7%
2024
+12.2%
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
D
54.4%Harris33,784
42.1%Trump26,177
1.7%Kennedy1,045 +4
D+12.2
R+2.4
D+13.7
62,132
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic54.4%33,784
Donald J TrumpRepublican42.1%26,177
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent1.7%1,045
Jill SteinIndependent1.0%610
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%341
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.3%173
OtherAll other candidates0.0%2
D
55.8%Biden36,359
41.1%Trump26,779
3.2%
D+14.7
D+9.8
D+10.2
65,202
D
47.4%Clinton26,053
42.5%Trump23,365
10.0%
D+4.9
D+5.5
D+2.8
54,935
R
47.7%Obama24,663
48.4%Romney24,986
3.9%
R+0.6
R+5.9
R+4.5
51,676
D
51.4%Obama28,617
46.1%McCain25,663
2.5%
D+5.3
D+13.8
R+2.0
55,647
R
44.9%Kerry24,220
53.4%Bush28,790
1.7%
R+8.5
D+9.1
R+6.0
53,920
R
37.2%Gore17,670
54.8%Bush25,998
8.0%
R+17.5
R+2.7
R+18.1
47,479
R
35.6%Clinton15,369
50.4%Dole21,784
14.0%
R+14.8
R+10.5
R+23.4
43,219
R
34.9%Clinton15,433
39.2%Bush17,343
25.8%
R+4.3
D+13.0
R+9.9
44,201
R
40.5%Dukakis14,980
57.8%Bush21,383
1.8%
R+17.3
D+9.8
R+9.6
37,023
R
35.2%Mondale11,198
62.4%Reagan19,809
2.4%
R+27.1
D+1.8
R+8.9
31,768
R
29.0%Carter7,605
57.9%Reagan15,207
13.1%
R+28.9
R+27.5
R+19.2
26,261
R
47.0%Carter7,926
48.4%Ford8,170
4.7%
R+1.4
D+14.3
R+3.5
16,881
R
38.9%McGovern5,693
54.7%Nixon8,004
6.4%
R+15.8
R+3.5
D+7.4
14,638
R
39.1%Humphrey4,607
51.4%Nixon6,061
9.5%
R+12.3
R+25.6
R+11.6
11,794
D
56.5%Johnson6,397
43.3%Goldwater4,899
0.2%
D+13.2
D+21.0
R+9.3
11,318
R
45.7%Kennedy4,633
53.4%Nixon5,419
0.9%
R+7.8
D+12.0
R+7.9
10,141
R
40.0%Stevenson3,667
59.7%Eisenhower5,475
0.3%
R+19.7
D+8.6
R+4.3
9,173
R
35.4%Stevenson3,476
63.7%Eisenhower6,252
0.9%
R+28.3
R+28.2
R+17.5
9,818
R
47.0%Truman3,914
47.0%Dewey3,917
5.9%
R+0.04
R+10.4
R+4.5
8,326
D
54.8%Roosevelt3,266
44.4%Dewey2,648
0.8%
D+10.4
R+23.0
D+2.9
5,961
D
66.0%Roosevelt5,782
32.7%Willkie2,863
1.3%
D+33.3
R+11.8
D+23.4
8,759
D
71.9%Roosevelt5,128
26.8%Landon1,913
1.3%
D+45.1
D+14.7
D+20.8
7,131
D
63.3%Roosevelt3,544
32.9%Hoover1,842
3.8%
D+30.4
D+35.5
D+12.6
5,596
R
46.9%Smith1,959
52.0%Hoover2,173
1.1%
R+5.1
D+28.5
D+12.3
4,179
O
8.6%Davis307
42.2%Coolidge1,513
49.2%
La Follette +7.0
D+7.7
R+8.5
3,583
R
23.6%Cox747
65.0%Harding2,055
11.4%
R+41.4
R+62.7
R+15.2
3,163
D
56.6%Wilson2,548
35.2%Hughes1,586
8.2%
D+21.4
R+24.8
D+18.2
4,503
O
46.1%Wilson1,851
0.0%Taft0
53.9%
Roosevelt +7.8
D+58.9
D+26.6
4,014
R
38.1%Bryan1,368
50.9%Taft1,825
11.0%
R+12.7
D+15.5
R+3.2
3,588
R
30.5%Parker1,167
58.7%Roosevelt2,249
10.8%
R+28.3
R+12.5
R+8.6
3,830
R
40.1%Bryan1,758
55.9%McKinley2,449
3.9%
R+15.8
R+24.2
R+8.2
4,380
D
53.2%Bryan2,360
44.8%McKinley1,985
2.0%
D+8.5
D+11.5
D+14.5
4,435
R
39.8%Cleveland1,634
42.8%Harrison1,757
17.3%
R+3.0
—
R+4.7
4,101
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
54.4%33,363
45.6%27,987
61,350
2022
D
55.4%27,898
44.6%22,478
50,376
2018
D
100.0%46,109
0.0%0
46,109
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024D+6.7
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+12.2
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 5.5 points more Republican.
74,577 registered voters · 2024 · up from 74,081 in 2022
Domestic migration in Truckee-Grass Valley, CA in Truckee-Grass Valley, CA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+92
2012
−373
2013
+23
2014
+710
2015
+288
2016
+373
2017
+718
2018
+370
2019
+465
2021
+1,730
2022
−768
2023
−27
2024
+304
2025
+110
Anchored by the old Gold Rush corridors of Nevada County, this mountain metro delivers some of California's widest Republican presidential margins, a pattern driven by its rural character and a relatively older, white, non-college electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 41.4 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.2 points.
A population of 102,481, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,882 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bend, OR and Durango, CO.
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How did Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California voted Democratic by 12.2 points (D+12.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 62,132 votes cast, 33,784 went Democratic and 26,177 went Republican.
When did Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California?
Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California has a population of 102,481 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California?
Median household income in Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California is $89,882 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.
