† 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
GroupOrcuttCaliforniaUnited States
German12.4%6.8%12.5%
English11.9%6.3%9.5%
Irish10.3%5.9%9.4%
Italian5.6%3.4%4.8%
American3.3%2.8%5.3%
Scottish2.4%0.9%1.3%
French2.1%1.3%1.6%
Polish1.9%0.9%2.2%
Mexican34.8%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran0.7%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan0.5%1.3%0.5%
Spanish0.5%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.3%0.6%1.8%
Spaniard0.3%0.3%—
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
Filipino0.9%3.3%0.9%
Chinese0.8%3.9%1.3%
Vietnamese0.3%1.7%0.6%
Korean0.3%1.2%0.4%
Asian Indian0.3%2.3%1.4%
Japanese0.3%0.6%0.2%
African American†1.5%4.4%9.9%
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
Orcutt
California
United States
Median age
39.9
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
9.4%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.1%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Orcutt
California
United States
Median household income
$111,416
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.0%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.2%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Orcutt
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
22.6%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
19.5%
28.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Orcutt
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.
Orcutt, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−42.3%
2008
−29.6%
2012
−33.4%
2016
−28.6%
2020
−19.6%
2024
−21.8%
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
37.7%Harris6,661
59.6%Trump10,515
2.7%
R+21.8
R+2.2
R+20.4
17,652
R
39.0%Biden7,199
58.6%Trump10,824
2.4%
R+19.6
D+9.0
R+24.1
18,473
R
32.7%Clinton5,029
61.3%Trump9,438
6.0%
R+28.6
D+4.7
R+30.7
15,392
R
31.7%Obama4,786
65.1%Romney9,821
3.1%
R+33.4
R+3.8
R+37.2
15,081
R
35.0%Obama5,435
64.6%McCain10,020
0.4%
R+29.6
D+12.7
R+36.8
15,512
R
28.2%Kerry4,703
70.5%Bush11,754
1.3%
R+42.3
—
R+39.8
16,682
Orcutt sits in the northern Santa Barbara County interior, where its roots in early California oil production give way to a largely residential profile that trends more conservative than the coastal communities nearby.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 42.3 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.8 points.
A population of 31,454, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $111,416 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ramona and Saginaw.
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, Orcutt, California voted Republican by 21.8 points (R+21.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,652 votes cast, 6,661 went Democratic and 10,515 went Republican.
How many people live in Orcutt, California?
Orcutt, California has a population of 31,454 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Orcutt, California?
Median household income in Orcutt, California is $111,416 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Orcutt, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Orcutt, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
