† 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
GroupCudahyCaliforniaUnited States
Mexican70.8%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran9.2%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan6.0%1.3%0.5%
Honduran1.2%—0.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%0.6%1.8%
Cuban0.8%—0.7%
Nicaraguan0.8%0.3%—
Colombian0.8%0.3%0.4%
German2.2%6.8%12.5%
Irish1.9%5.9%9.4%
English1.9%6.3%9.5%
American1.6%2.8%5.3%
Italian1.3%3.4%4.8%
Armenian1.0%——
Polish0.6%0.9%2.2%
French0.5%1.3%1.6%
Aztec13.1%0.3%—
Maya7.8%——
Samoan2.6%——
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
Cudahy
California
United States
Median age
30.7
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
12.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
8.6%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Cudahy
California
United States
Median household income
$56,615
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
28.7%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
6.5%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Cudahy
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
89.4%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
87.9%
28.4%
13.6%
Arabic
1.2%
0.6%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Cudahy
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.
Cudahy, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+60.4%
2008
+68.8%
2012
+72.7%
2016
+79.6%
2020
+67.5%
2024
+36.1%
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
66.1%Harris2,934
30.0%Trump1,330
3.9%
D+36.1
R+31.4
D+37.6
4,439
D
82.3%Biden4,257
14.9%Trump768
2.8%
D+67.5
R+12.1
D+63.0
5,170
D
87.0%Clinton3,867
7.4%Trump331
5.5%
D+79.6
D+6.9
D+77.5
4,443
D
85.1%Obama3,138
12.4%Romney457
2.5%
D+72.7
D+3.9
D+68.9
3,686
D
84.3%Obama2,479
15.5%McCain456
0.2%
D+68.8
D+8.3
D+61.5
2,941
D
79.8%Kerry2,182
19.3%Bush529
0.9%
D+60.4
—
D+62.9
2,735
Cudahy spans less than one square mile yet houses over 22,000 residents, yielding a population density that rivals major urban cores. Latino residents make up the overwhelming majority, shaping a consistently high-turnout Democratic lean in Los Angeles County.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 79.6 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 31.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.1 points.
A population of 22,087, a 1% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,615 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bell and Bell Gardens.
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, Cudahy, California voted Democratic by 36.1 points (D+36.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,439 votes cast, 2,934 went Democratic and 1,330 went Republican.
How many people live in Cudahy, California?
Cudahy, California has a population of 22,087 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cudahy, California?
Median household income in Cudahy, California is $56,615 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Cudahy, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Cudahy, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
