† 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
GroupPalo CedroCaliforniaUnited States
German16.5%6.8%12.5%
English16.1%6.3%9.5%
Irish13.4%5.9%9.4%
American7.6%2.8%5.3%
Italian6.2%3.4%4.8%
Scottish3.1%0.9%1.3%
French2.8%1.3%1.6%
Norwegian2.4%——
Mexican1.9%32.3%11.3%
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
Palo Cedro
California
United States
Median age
41.6
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
4.3%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.6%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Palo Cedro
California
United States
Median household income
$120,152
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.6%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
40.5%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Palo Cedro
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.0%
44.4%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Palo Cedro
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.
Palo Cedro, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−49.5%
2008
−40.8%
2012
−47.8%
2016
−49.4%
2020
−46.6%
2024
−50.4%
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
23.8%Harris445
74.2%Trump1,387
2.0%
R+50.4
R+3.8
R+48.9
1,870
R
25.7%Biden493
72.3%Trump1,388
2.0%
R+46.6
D+2.8
R+51.1
1,920
R
23.1%Clinton376
72.5%Trump1,181
4.5%
R+49.4
R+1.6
R+51.5
1,630
R
24.4%Obama399
72.2%Romney1,182
3.4%
R+47.8
R+7.1
R+51.7
1,637
R
29.4%Obama522
70.2%McCain1,245
0.3%
R+40.8
D+8.7
R+48.1
1,773
R
24.7%Kerry438
74.2%Bush1,314
1.0%
R+49.5
—
R+47.0
1,770
Palo Cedro sits in Shasta County's conservative-leaning rural corridor northeast of Redding, where CDP status means residents rely on county governance rather than a city structure, a dynamic that tends to amplify county-level election outcomes.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 50.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.4 points.
A population of 3,685, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $120,152 describe the city.
In 2024, Palo Cedro, California voted Republican by 50.4 points (R+50.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,870 votes cast, 445 went Democratic and 1,387 went Republican.
How many people live in Palo Cedro, California?
Palo Cedro, California has a population of 3,685 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Palo Cedro, California?
Median household income in Palo Cedro, California is $120,152 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Palo Cedro, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Palo Cedro, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
