† 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
GroupHesperiaCaliforniaUnited States
Mexican53.2%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran2.2%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan1.4%1.3%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.8%0.6%1.8%
Honduran0.5%—0.3%
Nicaraguan0.5%0.3%—
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Spanish0.5%0.3%—
German9.5%6.8%12.5%
Irish7.8%5.9%9.4%
English7.6%6.3%9.5%
American4.6%2.8%5.3%
Italian3.9%3.4%4.8%
French1.6%1.3%1.6%
Scottish1.4%0.9%1.3%
Polish1.2%0.9%2.2%
African American†5.2%4.4%9.9%
African0.3%0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Chinese0.5%3.9%1.3%
Filipino0.5%3.3%0.9%
Aztec10.4%0.3%—
Maya5.2%——
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
Hesperia
California
United States
Median age
32.7
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
10.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.5%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Hesperia
California
United States
Median household income
$72,160
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.0%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
11.9%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Hesperia
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
39.6%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
37.5%
28.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Hesperia
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.
Hesperia, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−33.9%
2008
−16.6%
2012
−15.1%
2016
−13.8%
2020
−11.5%
2024
−23.3%
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
R
37.2%Harris12,106
60.4%Trump19,688
2.4%
R+23.3
R+11.7
R+21.8
32,572
R
43.2%Biden15,248
54.8%Trump19,321
2.0%
R+11.5
D+2.3
R+16.0
35,284
R
40.5%Clinton10,984
54.3%Trump14,738
5.2%
R+13.8
D+1.3
R+15.9
27,141
R
41.1%Obama9,880
56.2%Romney13,503
2.7%
R+15.1
D+1.5
R+18.9
24,020
R
41.3%Obama9,923
57.9%McCain13,906
0.7%
R+16.6
D+17.3
R+23.9
24,000
R
32.3%Kerry7,260
66.2%Bush14,872
1.5%
R+33.9
—
R+31.4
22,472
Hesperia's population has nearly doubled since 2000, driven largely by Inland Empire spillover growth, and its voter rolls reflect a competitive mix that makes it a bellwether for exurban California's political direction.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 33.9 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 11.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.3 points.
A population of 100,775, a 30% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,160 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tulare and Pasco.
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, Hesperia, California voted Republican by 23.3 points (R+23.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,572 votes cast, 12,106 went Democratic and 19,688 went Republican.
How many people live in Hesperia, California?
Hesperia, California has a population of 100,775 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hesperia, California?
Median household income in Hesperia, California is $72,160 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Hesperia, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Hesperia, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
