† 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
GroupOakdaleCaliforniaUnited States
German11.3%6.8%12.5%
Irish10.1%5.9%9.4%
English10.1%6.3%9.5%
Portuguese6.7%——
Italian5.1%3.4%4.8%
American3.5%2.8%5.3%
French1.9%1.3%1.6%
Scottish1.9%0.9%1.3%
Mexican31.4%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran0.5%2.0%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.6%1.8%
Guatemalan0.3%1.3%0.5%
Spaniard0.3%0.3%—
Spanish0.2%0.3%—
Asian Indian0.7%2.3%1.4%
Filipino0.4%3.3%0.9%
Chinese0.3%3.9%1.3%
Cambodian0.2%——
Afghan0.2%——
African American†0.8%4.4%9.9%
Aztec4.4%0.3%—
Fijian3.3%——
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
Oakdale
California
United States
Median age
35.1
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.9%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Oakdale
California
United States
Median household income
$83,091
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.8%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.2%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Oakdale
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
22.5%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
19.4%
28.4%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.2%
0.4%
0.7%
German or other West Germanic
1.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Oakdale
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.
Oakdale, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−37.5%
2008
−18.9%
2012
−21.7%
2016
−24.5%
2020
−28.1%
2024
−34.3%
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
31.7%Harris3,353
66.0%Trump6,981
2.3%
R+34.3
R+6.2
R+32.8
10,576
R
34.9%Biden3,819
63.0%Trump6,900
2.2%
R+28.1
R+3.6
R+32.6
10,956
R
34.8%Clinton2,877
59.3%Trump4,906
5.9%
R+24.5
R+2.8
R+26.6
8,274
R
37.7%Obama2,798
59.4%Romney4,410
3.0%
R+21.7
R+2.8
R+25.6
7,429
R
40.3%Obama2,963
59.2%McCain4,357
0.5%
R+18.9
D+18.5
R+26.2
7,357
R
30.7%Kerry2,173
68.2%Bush4,824
1.0%
R+37.5
—
R+35.0
7,071
Oakdale sits in Stanislaus County's agricultural corridor, where the dairy and cattle industries anchor an economy that tilts the electorate toward candidates emphasizing rural land-use and water-rights priorities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 37.5 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.3 points.
A population of 23,194, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,091 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Big Spring and Moses Lake.
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, Oakdale, California voted Republican by 34.3 points (R+34.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,576 votes cast, 3,353 went Democratic and 6,981 went Republican.
How many people live in Oakdale, California?
Oakdale, California has a population of 23,194 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oakdale, California?
Median household income in Oakdale, California is $83,091 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Oakdale, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Oakdale, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
