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
HarrisDemocratic47.7%532TrumpRepublican49.6%554OtherAll other candidates2.7%30
R+2.0
Lead
22
Total
1,116
vs nation
R+0.5
BidenDemocratic46.7%633TrumpRepublican51.7%701OtherAll other candidates1.5%21
R+5.0
Lead
68
Total
1,355
vs nation
R+9.5
ClintonDemocratic39.9%402TrumpRepublican54.4%548OtherAll other candidates5.7%57
R+14.5
Lead
146
Total
1,007
vs nation
R+16.6
ObamaDemocratic37.1%378RomneyRepublican60.2%613OtherAll other candidates2.7%28
R+23.1
Lead
235
Total
1,019
vs nation
R+26.9
ObamaDemocratic40.8%445McCainRepublican58.0%632OtherAll other candidates1.2%13
R+17.2
Lead
187
Total
1,090
vs nation
R+24.4
KerryDemocratic32.6%326BushRepublican66.0%660OtherAll other candidates1.4%14
R+33.4
Lead
334
Total
1,000
vs nation
R+30.9
ClintonDemocratic32.6%237DoleRepublican56.9%413OtherAll other candidates10.5%76
R+24.2
Lead
176
Total
726
vs nation
R+32.8
ClintonDemocratic29.6%190BushRepublican47.8%307OtherAll other candidates22.6%145
R+18.2
Lead
117
Total
642
vs nation
R+23.8
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
R+2.0MIT Election Lab
Population
2,8382024 5-year
Population density
168 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
16.9 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$69,3752024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
59.6%2024 5-year
Black
0.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
20.4%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+33.4 in 2004MIT 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. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
2024 turnout
45.8%1,127 participants ÷ 2,461 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off
+37.8 ptsPresidential-dependent
Drop-off vs state
+11.8 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026
8.0%–17.3%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%80%100%
60.3%
47.2%
20042008201220162018202020222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
1,127
2,461 ± 380
45.8%
Audited
E/D
2022Mid
848
1,798 ± 330
47.2%
Audited
E/D
1,371
1,614 ± 338
84.9%
Audited
E/D
2018Mid
851
1,412 ± 309
60.3%
Audited
E/D
1,038
1,306 ± 275
79.5%
Audited
E/D
1,019
1,436
71.0%
Derived
—
1,090
1,409
77.4%
Derived
—
1,000
1,382 extrapolated
72.4%
Derived
—
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
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.
2018: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 320/139.
2016: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 319/133.
2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
presidential history
Party record book
Pine Mountain Club, 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
Kamala Harris2024
47.7%
532 votes · R+2.0
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 46.7%
Republican
George W. Bush2004
66.0%
660 votes · R+33.4
Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · 60.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
633votes
46.7% of the vote · R+5.0
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 532 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
701votes
51.7% of the vote · R+5.0
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 660 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
Kamala Harris2024
−0.5pts D vs U.S.
Place R+2.0 · U.S. R+1.5
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · −9.5 pts
Republican
Bob Dole1996
+32.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+24.2 · U.S. D+8.5
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · +30.9 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.
Pine Mountain Club · 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 Kern County, California, the county containing Pine Mountain Club — Pine Mountain Club’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in Pine Mountain Club, 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.
Pine Mountain Club sits at roughly 5,000 feet in the Tehachapi Mountains, drawing retirees and second-home owners whose rural-mountain profile tilts the precinct notably rightward against California's statewide Democratic lean.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 33.4 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.0 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.0 points.
A population of 2,838, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,375 describe the city.
How did Pine Mountain Club, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pine Mountain Club, California voted Republican by 2.0 points (R+2.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,116 votes cast, 532 went Democratic and 554 went Republican.
How many people live in Pine Mountain Club, California?
Pine Mountain Club, California has a population of 2,838 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pine Mountain Club, California?
Median household income in Pine Mountain Club, California is $69,375 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Pine Mountain Club, California?
Akashic tracks 8 presidential elections in Pine Mountain Club, California from 1992 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 8 went Republican.
