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
GroupCalifornia Polytechnic State UniversityCaliforniaUnited States
German12.4%6.8%12.5%
English12.0%6.3%9.5%
Irish10.6%5.9%9.4%
Italian5.3%3.4%4.8%
Scottish2.3%0.9%1.3%
French2.1%1.3%1.6%
American1.8%2.8%5.3%
Portuguese1.8%——
Mexican20.0%32.3%11.3%
Spanish0.9%0.3%—
Spaniard0.6%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.4%0.6%1.8%
Salvadoran0.3%2.0%0.7%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%1.3%0.5%
Peruvian0.2%——
Chinese3.6%3.9%1.3%
Filipino3.6%3.3%0.9%
Japanese2.2%0.6%0.2%
Korean1.8%1.2%0.4%
Asian Indian1.3%2.3%1.4%
Vietnamese0.9%1.7%0.6%
African American†0.9%4.4%9.9%
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
California Polytechnic State University
California
United States
Median age
19.2
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
96.4%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
0.1%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
California Polytechnic State University
California
United States
Median household income
$97,446
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.5%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
77.5%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
California Polytechnic State University
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
26.2%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
12.9%
28.4%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.9%
3.4%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
5.5%
3.5%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.7%
2.0%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
California Polytechnic State University
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.
California Polytechnic State University, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+21.0%
2008
+32.6%
2012
+20.5%
2016
+58.1%
2020
+64.7%
2024
+53.5%
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
74.7%Harris936
21.2%Trump266
4.1%
D+53.5
R+11.2
D+54.9
1,253
D
80.0%Biden435
15.3%Trump83
4.8%
D+64.7
D+6.6
D+60.3
544
D
73.7%Clinton720
15.6%Trump152
10.7%
D+58.1
D+37.7
D+56.0
977
D
58.3%Obama587
37.9%Romney381
3.8%
D+20.5
R+12.1
D+16.6
1,006
D
66.3%Obama968
33.7%McCain492
0.1%
D+32.6
D+11.6
D+25.3
1,461
D
60.4%Kerry838
39.4%Bush547
0.2%
D+21.0
—
D+23.4
1,388
Cal Poly's census-designated place is defined almost entirely by its residential student body, making traditional demographic and electoral analysis unreliable — most inhabitants are transient, young, and registered elsewhere.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 64.7 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 11.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.5 points.
A population of 7,915, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $97,446 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of University of California-Santa Barbara and University of Virginia.
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.
How did California Polytechnic State University vote in 2024?
In 2024, California Polytechnic State University voted Democratic by 53.5 points (D+53.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,253 votes cast, 936 went Democratic and 266 went Republican.
How many people live in California Polytechnic State University?
California Polytechnic State University has a population of 7,915 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in California Polytechnic State University?
Median household income in California Polytechnic State University is $97,446 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of California Polytechnic State University?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in California Polytechnic State University from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
