† 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
GroupBishopCaliforniaUnited States
German19.6%6.8%12.5%
English14.9%6.3%9.5%
Irish10.5%5.9%9.4%
American6.9%2.8%5.3%
Italian6.3%3.4%4.8%
Scottish3.4%0.9%1.3%
Polish3.2%0.9%2.2%
Swedish2.8%——
Mexican11.9%32.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.6%1.8%
Colombian0.5%0.3%0.4%
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Spanish0.4%0.3%—
Guatemalan0.2%1.3%0.5%
Filipino0.9%3.3%0.9%
Asian Indian0.5%2.3%1.4%
Chinese0.4%3.9%1.3%
Korean0.4%1.2%0.4%
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
Bishop
California
United States
Median age
51.2
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
9.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
28.0%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bishop
California
United States
Median household income
$83,686
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.9%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
46.3%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bishop
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
13.7%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
11.2%
28.4%
13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
1.6%
2.1%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bishop
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.
Bishop, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−10.6%
2008
+2.0%
2012
−3.8%
2016
+1.3%
2020
+16.8%
2024
+14.8%
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
55.9%Harris918
41.1%Trump675
3.0%
D+14.8
R+2.0
D+16.3
1,642
D
56.8%Biden1,000
40.0%Trump704
3.2%
D+16.8
D+15.6
D+12.4
1,760
D
47.0%Clinton636
45.8%Trump619
7.2%
D+1.3
D+5.0
R+0.8
1,353
R
46.4%Obama625
50.2%Romney676
3.4%
R+3.8
R+5.8
R+7.6
1,347
D
50.5%Obama692
48.5%McCain665
1.0%
D+2.0
D+12.6
R+5.3
1,371
R
43.7%Kerry609
54.3%Bush757
1.9%
R+10.6
—
R+8.2
1,393
Despite sitting in heavily Democratic California, Bishop and surrounding Inyo County routinely post some of the state's strongest Republican margins, reflecting the ranching, water-rights, and outdoor-industry economy that defines life east of the Sierra Nevada.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.8 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 10.6 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.8 points.
A population of 3,778, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,686 describe the city.
In 2024, Bishop, California voted Democratic by 14.8 points (D+14.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,642 votes cast, 918 went Democratic and 675 went Republican.
When did Bishop, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Bishop, California voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Bishop, California?
Bishop, California has a population of 3,778 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bishop, California?
Median household income in Bishop, California is $83,686 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Bishop, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Bishop, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.
