Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 1992–2024, on current city boundaries.
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
HarrisDemocratic62.5%400TrumpRepublican33.3%213OtherAll other candidates4.2%27
D+29.2
Lead
187
Total
640
vs nation
D+30.7
BidenDemocratic69.1%566TrumpRepublican27.4%224OtherAll other candidates3.5%29
D+41.8
Lead
342
Total
819
vs nation
D+37.3
ClintonDemocratic64.9%242TrumpRepublican21.7%81OtherAll other candidates13.4%50
D+43.2
Lead
161
Total
373
vs nation
D+41.1
ObamaDemocratic55.6%411RomneyRepublican41.9%310OtherAll other candidates2.4%18
D+13.7
Lead
101
Total
739
vs nation
D+9.8
ObamaDemocratic61.3%538McCainRepublican38.4%337OtherAll other candidates0.3%3
D+22.9
Lead
201
Total
878
vs nation
D+15.6
KerryDemocratic53.9%473BushRepublican44.8%393OtherAll other candidates1.4%12
D+9.1
Lead
80
Total
878
vs nation
D+11.6
ClintonDemocratic38.1%134DoleRepublican52.3%184OtherAll other candidates9.7%34
R+14.2
Lead
50
Total
352
vs nation
R+22.7
ClintonDemocratic34.5%180BushRepublican46.8%244OtherAll other candidates18.6%97
R+12.3
Lead
64
Total
521
vs nation
R+17.8
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
D+29.2MIT Election Lab
Population
3,0872024 5-year
Population density
6,174 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
0.5 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$199,4322024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
48.4%2024 5-year
Black
7.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
16.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+43.2 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+14.2 in 1996MIT Election Lab
Participation
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes.
2020–20243 cycles · 3 audited
2024 turnout
25.8%654 participants ÷ 2,536 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off
+14.0 ptsPersistently low turnout
Drop-off vs state
-12.0 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026
11.7%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm
0%20%40%
20.6%
202020222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
654
2,536 ± 276
25.8%
Audited
E/D
2022Mid
472
2,296 ± 192
20.6%
Audited
E/A
819
2,367 ± 274
34.6%
Audited
E/D
Sources and methods
2024: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 323/229.
2022: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 322/184.
2020: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 321/4.
presidential history
Party record book
Pepperdine University, CA · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1992–2024 · 8 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
69.1%
566 votes · D+41.8
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 64.9%
Republican
Bob Dole1996
52.3%
184 votes · R+14.2
Runner-up · George H. W. Bush, 1992 · 46.8%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
566votes
69.1% of the vote · D+41.8
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 538 votes
Republican
George W. Bush2004
393votes
44.8% of the vote · D+9.1
Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · 337 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Hillary Clinton2016
+41.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+43.2 · U.S. D+2.1
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +37.3 pts
Republican
Bob Dole1996
+22.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+14.2 · U.S. D+8.5
Runner-up · George H. W. Bush, 1992 · +17.8 pts
U.S. House elections · 2 House
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Pepperdine University · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain. The figures below are Los Angeles County, California, the county containing Pepperdine University — Pepperdine University’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in Pepperdine University, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
Pepperdine's census-designated place hugs the Malibu bluffs and is defined almost entirely by its university population, making traditional electoral analysis largely inapplicable to this transient, institutionally shaped community.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.2 points in 2016 and a Republican high of 14.2 points in 1996. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 12.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.2 points.
A population of 3,087, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $199,432 describe the city.
How did Pepperdine University, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pepperdine University, California voted Democratic by 29.2 points (D+29.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 640 votes cast, 400 went Democratic and 213 went Republican.
When did Pepperdine University, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Pepperdine University, California voted Republican was 1996.
How many people live in Pepperdine University, California?
Pepperdine University, California has a population of 3,087 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pepperdine University, California?
Median household income in Pepperdine University, California is $199,432 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Pepperdine University, California?
Akashic tracks 8 presidential elections in Pepperdine University, California from 1992 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.
