Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 1992–2024, on current city boundaries.
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
HarrisDemocratic52.3%882TrumpRepublican44.5%751OtherAll other candidates3.1%53
D+7.8
Lead
131
Total
1,686
vs nation
D+9.2
BidenDemocratic56.7%1,145TrumpRepublican41.2%831OtherAll other candidates2.1%43
D+15.6
Lead
314
Total
2,019
vs nation
D+11.1
ClintonDemocratic50.5%851TrumpRepublican42.9%723OtherAll other candidates6.6%112
D+7.6
Lead
128
Total
1,686
vs nation
D+5.5
ObamaDemocratic55.0%792RomneyRepublican42.3%609OtherAll other candidates2.7%39
D+12.7
Lead
183
Total
1,440
vs nation
D+8.9
ObamaDemocratic57.3%868McCainRepublican42.2%639OtherAll other candidates0.5%8
D+15.1
Lead
229
Total
1,515
vs nation
D+7.8
KerryDemocratic48.5%691BushRepublican49.3%703OtherAll other candidates2.2%32
R+0.8
Lead
12
Total
1,426
vs nation
D+1.6
ClintonDemocratic45.6%608DoleRepublican41.5%553OtherAll other candidates12.9%172
D+4.1
Lead
55
Total
1,333
vs nation
R+4.4
ClintonDemocratic43.2%600BushRepublican28.3%394OtherAll other candidates28.5%396
D+14.8
Lead
204
Total
1,390
vs nation
D+9.3
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
D+7.8MIT Election Lab
Population
2,7262024 5-year
Population density
6,815 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
0.4 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$107,3802024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
59.9%2024 5-year
Black
1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
32.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+15.6 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+0.8 in 2004MIT Election Lab
Participation
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
2024 turnout
75.2%1,730 participants ÷ 2,300 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off
+31.9 ptsPresidential-dependent
Drop-off vs state
+5.8 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026
43.4%–57.1%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%80%100%
65.7%
63.3%
20042008201220162018202020222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
1,730
2,300 ± 468
75.2%
Audited
E/D
2022Mid
1,359
2,147 ± 432
63.3%
Audited
E/D
2,062
2,167 ± 456
95.2%
Audited
E/D
2018Mid
1,516
2,307 ± 358
65.7%
Audited
E/D
1,750
2,495 ± 411
70.1%
Audited
E/D
1,440
2,573
56.0%
Derived
—
1,515
2,863
52.9%
Derived
—
1,426
3,153 extrapolated
45.2%
Derived
—
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
2024: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 323/229.
2022: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 322/184.
2020: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 321/4.
2018: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 320/139.
2016: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 319/133.
2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
presidential history
Party record book
Channel Islands Beach, CA · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1992–2024 · 8 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
57.3%
868 votes · D+15.1
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 56.7%
Republican
George W. Bush2004
49.3%
703 votes · R+0.8
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 44.5%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
1,145votes
56.7% of the vote · D+15.6
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 882 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
831votes
41.2% of the vote · D+15.6
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 751 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
+11.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+15.6 · U.S. D+4.5
Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1992 · +9.3 pts
Republican
Bob Dole1996
+4.4pts R vs U.S.
Place D+4.1 · U.S. D+8.5
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · −1.6 pts
U.S. House elections · 2 House
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Channel Islands Beach · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain. The figures below are Ventura County, California, the county containing Channel Islands Beach — Channel Islands Beach’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in Channel Islands Beach, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
Channel Islands Beach sits in the Pacific Coast. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 15.6 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 0.8 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 7.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.8 points.
A population of 2,726, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $107,380 describe the city.
How did Channel Islands Beach, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Channel Islands Beach, California voted Democratic by 7.8 points (D+7.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,686 votes cast, 882 went Democratic and 751 went Republican.
When did Channel Islands Beach, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Channel Islands Beach, California voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Channel Islands Beach, California?
Channel Islands Beach, California has a population of 2,726 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Channel Islands Beach, California?
Median household income in Channel Islands Beach, California is $107,380 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Channel Islands Beach, California?
Akashic tracks 8 presidential elections in Channel Islands Beach, California from 1992 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
