† 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
GroupNevada CityCaliforniaUnited States
English18.4%6.3%9.5%
German16.1%6.8%12.5%
Irish15.1%5.9%9.4%
Italian7.6%3.4%4.8%
American3.7%2.8%5.3%
French3.4%1.3%1.6%
Scottish2.8%0.9%1.3%
Norwegian2.7%——
Mexican1.8%32.3%11.3%
Spanish0.2%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.2%0.6%1.8%
Spaniard0.2%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
Nevada City
California
United States
Median age
52.8
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
0.6%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
40.8%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Nevada City
California
United States
Median household income
$75,792
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.9%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
49.5%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Nevada City
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
13.2%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
2.6%
28.4%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
6.1%
0.3%
0.5%
Other Indo-European
4.3%
3.4%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Nevada City
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.
Nevada City, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+29.6%
2008
+41.5%
2012
+36.8%
2016
+44.2%
2020
+54.6%
2024
+50.2%
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
72.5%Harris1,485
22.4%Trump458
5.1%
D+50.2
R+4.5
D+51.6
2,047
D
75.9%Biden1,632
21.2%Trump457
2.9%
D+54.6
D+10.4
D+50.2
2,151
D
66.7%Clinton1,296
22.5%Trump437
10.8%
D+44.2
D+7.4
D+42.1
1,942
D
66.5%Obama1,173
29.6%Romney523
3.9%
D+36.8
R+4.7
D+33.0
1,765
D
70.5%Obama1,300
29.0%McCain535
0.4%
D+41.5
D+11.9
D+34.2
1,843
D
64.1%Kerry1,102
34.5%Bush593
1.4%
D+29.6
—
D+32.1
1,719
Nevada City punches above its weight politically for a town of 3,000, with Grass Valley precinct data consistently showing it as one of Nevada County's strongest Democratic anchors despite the broader county's competitive lean.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 54.6 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.2 points.
A population of 3,172, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,792 describe the city.
In 2024, Nevada City, California voted Democratic by 50.2 points (D+50.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,047 votes cast, 1,485 went Democratic and 458 went Republican.
How many people live in Nevada City, California?
Nevada City, California has a population of 3,172 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nevada City, California?
Median household income in Nevada City, California is $75,792 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Nevada City, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Nevada City, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
