† 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
GroupMount ShastaCaliforniaUnited States
English16.8%6.3%9.5%
German14.6%6.8%12.5%
Irish13.8%5.9%9.4%
Italian6.2%3.4%4.8%
American3.4%2.8%5.3%
Scottish3.3%0.9%1.3%
Portuguese3.0%——
French2.9%1.3%1.6%
Mexican4.2%32.3%11.3%
Spanish0.3%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.2%0.6%1.8%
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
Salvadoran0.2%2.0%0.7%
Samoan0.2%——
Chinese0.5%3.9%1.3%
Filipino0.3%3.3%0.9%
Laotian0.3%——
Asian Indian0.2%2.3%1.4%
Hmong0.2%0.3%—
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
Mount Shasta
California
United States
Median age
51.2
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
6.8%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
34.0%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mount Shasta
California
United States
Median household income
$47,917
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.6%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.6%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mount Shasta
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.9%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.3%
28.4%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
3.2%
2.0%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mount Shasta
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.
Mount Shasta, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+12.6%
2008
+26.5%
2012
+21.0%
2016
+23.5%
2020
+26.4%
2024
+20.0%
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
57.6%Harris1,079
37.6%Trump704
4.9%
D+20.0
R+6.4
D+21.5
1,874
D
61.8%Biden1,251
35.4%Trump716
2.8%
D+26.4
D+2.9
D+22.0
2,024
D
55.9%Clinton885
32.4%Trump513
11.7%
D+23.5
D+2.5
D+21.4
1,583
D
58.3%Obama947
37.3%Romney606
4.4%
D+21.0
R+5.5
D+17.1
1,624
D
62.8%Obama1,222
36.3%McCain707
0.8%
D+26.5
D+13.9
D+19.2
1,945
D
55.8%Kerry1,037
43.2%Bush803
0.9%
D+12.6
—
D+15.1
1,857
Nestled at the base of its namesake volcano, Mount Shasta City sits in one of California's most reliably Republican counties, where timber and tourism shape both the economy and the electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.5 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.0 points.
A population of 3,182, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,917 describe the city.
In 2024, Mount Shasta, California voted Democratic by 20.0 points (D+20.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,874 votes cast, 1,079 went Democratic and 704 went Republican.
How many people live in Mount Shasta, California?
Mount Shasta, California has a population of 3,182 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mount Shasta, California?
Median household income in Mount Shasta, California is $47,917 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Mount Shasta, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Mount Shasta, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
