† 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
GroupPlanadaCaliforniaUnited States
Mexican93.2%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran0.9%2.0%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.6%1.8%
Guatemalan0.5%1.3%0.5%
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Spanish0.5%0.3%—
Portuguese2.4%——
German2.2%6.8%12.5%
Irish1.7%5.9%9.4%
English1.7%6.3%9.5%
Italian0.9%3.4%4.8%
American0.9%2.8%5.3%
French0.4%1.3%1.6%
Scottish0.3%0.9%1.3%
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
Planada
California
United States
Median age
34
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
11.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.3%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Planada
California
United States
Median household income
$42,727
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.4%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
2.2%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Planada
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
85.3%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
85.3%
28.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Planada
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.
Planada, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+11.6%
2008
+35.6%
2012
+38.4%
2016
+50.7%
2020
+36.3%
2024
+18.0%
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
D
57.8%Harris540
39.8%Trump372
2.4%
D+18.0
R+18.3
D+19.5
934
D
66.7%Biden645
30.4%Trump294
2.9%
D+36.3
R+14.4
D+31.8
967
D
72.6%Clinton546
21.9%Trump165
5.5%
D+50.7
D+12.2
D+48.6
752
D
67.9%Obama463
29.5%Romney201
2.6%
D+38.4
D+2.8
D+34.6
682
D
67.2%Obama547
31.6%McCain257
1.2%
D+35.6
D+24.0
D+28.4
814
D
55.1%Kerry421
43.5%Bush332
1.4%
D+11.6
—
D+14.1
764
Planada is an unincorporated census-designated place in Merced County where farmworkers and agricultural laborers make up a significant share of residents, reflecting the Central Valley's broader demographic shift toward Latino-majority communities over recent decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 18.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.0 points.
A population of 3,506, a 3% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $42,727 describe the city.
In 2024, Planada, California voted Democratic by 18.0 points (D+18.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 934 votes cast, 540 went Democratic and 372 went Republican.
How many people live in Planada, California?
Planada, California has a population of 3,506 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Planada, California?
Median household income in Planada, California is $42,727 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Planada, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Planada, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
