† 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
GroupAptosCaliforniaUnited States
English17.6%6.3%9.5%
German16.8%6.8%12.5%
Irish15.6%5.9%9.4%
Italian9.1%3.4%4.8%
Scottish3.4%0.9%1.3%
French3.3%1.3%1.6%
American2.8%2.8%5.3%
Polish2.7%0.9%2.2%
Mexican13.6%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran0.4%2.0%0.7%
Spaniard0.3%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.2%0.6%1.8%
Spanish0.2%0.3%—
Chinese0.6%3.9%1.3%
Asian Indian0.4%2.3%1.4%
Filipino0.4%3.3%0.9%
Japanese0.2%0.6%0.2%
Aztec2.5%0.3%—
Maya1.2%——
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
Aptos
California
United States
Median age
45.7
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
15.8%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
25.1%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Aptos
California
United States
Median household income
$134,048
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
5.9%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
49.5%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Aptos
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
16.5%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
12.0%
28.4%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
2.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Aptos
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.
Aptos, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+37.2%
2008
+48.4%
2012
+40.7%
2016
+51.0%
2020
+56.1%
2024
+52.3%
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
74.3%Harris3,224
22.0%Trump955
3.8%
D+52.3
R+3.9
D+53.7
4,342
D
76.9%Biden3,494
20.7%Trump942
2.4%
D+56.1
D+5.1
D+51.7
4,545
D
71.8%Clinton2,807
20.8%Trump813
7.4%
D+51.0
D+10.3
D+48.9
3,908
D
68.1%Obama2,091
27.3%Romney840
4.6%
D+40.7
R+7.7
D+36.9
3,072
D
74.1%Obama2,990
25.7%McCain1,038
0.1%
D+48.4
D+11.2
D+41.1
4,034
D
68.1%Kerry2,767
31.0%Bush1,258
0.9%
D+37.2
—
D+39.6
4,061
Aptos is an unincorporated census-designated place hugging Monterey Bay, with a median age and income profile that skews older and wealthier than broader Santa Cruz County — patterns that historically temper the area's otherwise reliably Democratic coastal lean.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 56.1 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.3 points.
A population of 6,404, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $134,048 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Soquel and Rio del Mar.
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, Aptos, California voted Democratic by 52.3 points (D+52.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,342 votes cast, 3,224 went Democratic and 955 went Republican.
How many people live in Aptos, California?
Aptos, California has a population of 6,404 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Aptos, California?
Median household income in Aptos, California is $134,048 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Aptos, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Aptos, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
