† 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
GroupComptonCaliforniaUnited States
Mexican53.2%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran6.9%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan4.5%1.3%0.5%
Honduran0.9%—0.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%0.6%1.8%
Cuban0.6%—0.7%
Nicaraguan0.6%0.3%—
Colombian0.6%0.3%0.4%
African American†21.2%4.4%9.9%
African1.3%0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.7%—0.2%
Jamaican0.7%—0.4%
Chinese0.4%3.9%1.3%
Filipino0.3%3.3%0.9%
Korean0.2%1.2%0.4%
Aztec18.9%0.3%—
Maya11.3%——
Samoan3.8%——
German1.3%6.8%12.5%
Irish1.2%5.9%9.4%
English1.2%6.3%9.5%
American0.9%2.8%5.3%
Italian0.8%3.4%4.8%
Armenian0.6%——
Polish0.3%0.9%2.2%
French0.3%1.3%1.6%
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
Compton
California
United States
Median age
33.3
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
10.0%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.5%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Compton
California
United States
Median household income
$78,465
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.9%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
10.6%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Compton
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
64.5%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
63.2%
28.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Compton
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.
Compton, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+88.2%
2008
+91.0%
2012
+90.6%
2016
+87.5%
2020
+75.6%
2024
+55.6%
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, 2012, 2024 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles 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
76.3%Harris18,625
20.7%Trump5,046
3.0%
D+55.6
R+19.9
D+57.1
24,403
D
86.6%Biden26,003
11.0%Trump3,309
2.4%
D+75.6
R+11.9
D+71.1
30,038
D
91.8%Clinton23,690
4.3%Trump1,115
3.9%
D+87.5
R+3.1
D+85.4
25,811
D
94.0%Obama23,773
3.5%Romney879
2.5%
D+90.6
R+0.5
D+86.7
25,278
D
95.3%Obama22,762
4.3%McCain1,017
0.5%
D+91.0
D+2.8
D+83.8
23,888
D
93.1%Kerry20,039
4.9%Bush1,054
2.0%
D+88.2
—
D+90.6
21,529
Compton has shifted from a predominantly Black municipality to one that is roughly 65% Latino, yet Black residents retain significant electoral influence — making mobilization patterns across both communities a decisive variable in local races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 91.0 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 19.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.6 points.
A population of 92,698, a 1% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,465 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lynwood and Paramount.
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, Compton, California voted Democratic by 55.6 points (D+55.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 24,403 votes cast, 18,625 went Democratic and 5,046 went Republican.
How many people live in Compton, California?
Compton, California has a population of 92,698 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Compton, California?
Median household income in Compton, California is $78,465 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Compton, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Compton, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
