† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupAlbanyCaliforniaUnited States
German9.6%6.8%12.5%
English9.1%6.3%9.5%
Irish8.9%5.9%9.4%
Italian5.0%3.4%4.8%
American3.0%2.8%5.3%
French2.2%1.3%1.6%
Portuguese2.2%——
Polish1.8%0.9%2.2%
Chinese10.2%3.9%1.3%
Asian Indian8.9%2.3%1.4%
Filipino5.0%3.3%0.9%
Vietnamese1.8%1.7%0.6%
Korean1.2%1.2%0.4%
Japanese0.7%0.6%0.2%
Taiwanese0.6%0.3%—
Pakistani0.4%——
Mexican8.4%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran0.7%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan0.7%1.3%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.6%1.8%
Nicaraguan0.3%0.3%—
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
Spanish0.2%0.3%—
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
African American†3.3%4.4%9.9%
African0.2%0.3%0.5%
Ethiopian0.2%——
Aztec0.8%0.3%—
Maya0.5%——
Fijian0.5%——
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
Albany
California
United States
Median age
38.4
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.8%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Albany
California
United States
Median household income
$144,107
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.8%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
77.8%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Albany
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
37.3%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
7.0%
28.4%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
4.4%
3.4%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
12.2%
3.5%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
6.7%
2.0%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Albany
California
United States
Catholic
—
26.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
9.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Albany, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+75.1%
2008
+80.5%
2012
+79.9%
2016
+82.2%
2020
+83.5%
2024
+78.4%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
87.0%Harris8,439
8.7%Trump842
4.3%
D+78.4
R+5.1
D+79.8
9,696
D
90.8%Biden9,934
7.3%Trump804
1.8%
D+83.5
D+1.2
D+79.0
10,940
D
88.4%Clinton7,690
6.1%Trump532
5.5%
D+82.2
D+2.3
D+80.2
8,703
D
88.4%Obama7,423
8.5%Romney710
3.2%
D+79.9
R+0.6
D+76.1
8,401
D
90.1%Obama7,925
9.6%McCain846
0.3%
D+80.5
D+5.4
D+73.2
8,793
D
86.9%Kerry6,869
11.8%Bush930
1.4%
D+75.1
—
D+77.5
7,909
Tucked between Berkeley and El Cerrito, Albany punches above its weight in civic engagement, with presidential-cycle turnout rates that rival much larger California cities. Its compact, highly educated electorate leans heavily toward candidates who dominate Alameda County.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 83.5 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 78.4 points.
A population of 19,414, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $144,107 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Emeryville and El Cerrito.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Albany, California voted Democratic by 78.4 points (D+78.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 9,696 votes cast, 8,439 went Democratic and 842 went Republican.
How many people live in Albany, California?
Albany, California has a population of 19,414 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Albany, California?
Median household income in Albany, California is $144,107 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Albany, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Albany, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
