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
HarrisDemocratic37.1%908TrumpRepublican59.8%1,463OtherAll other candidates3.1%76
R+22.7
Lead
555
Total
2,447
vs nation
R+21.2
BidenDemocratic38.4%1,081TrumpRepublican59.6%1,679OtherAll other candidates2.0%55
R+21.2
Lead
598
Total
2,815
vs nation
R+25.7
ClintonDemocratic32.5%745TrumpRepublican61.2%1,405OtherAll other candidates6.3%145
R+28.8
Lead
660
Total
2,295
vs nation
R+30.8
ObamaDemocratic35.0%750RomneyRepublican62.3%1,333OtherAll other candidates2.7%57
R+27.2
Lead
583
Total
2,140
vs nation
R+31.1
ObamaDemocratic39.5%941McCainRepublican59.8%1,424OtherAll other candidates0.8%18
R+20.3
Lead
483
Total
2,383
vs nation
R+27.5
KerryDemocratic31.0%683BushRepublican68.1%1,502OtherAll other candidates0.9%19
R+37.2
Lead
819
Total
2,204
vs nation
R+34.7
ClintonDemocratic34.5%624DoleRepublican52.7%953OtherAll other candidates12.8%231
R+18.2
Lead
329
Total
1,808
vs nation
R+26.7
ClintonDemocratic31.8%563BushRepublican42.9%759OtherAll other candidates25.3%447
R+11.1
Lead
196
Total
1,769
vs nation
R+16.6
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
R+22.7MIT Election Lab
Population
4,9172024 5-year
Population density
1,171 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
4.2 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$81,5162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
70.6%2024 5-year
Black
0.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
19.9%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+37.2 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
70.4%2,477 participants ÷ 3,516 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off
+45.5 ptsPresidential-dependent
Drop-off vs state
+19.5 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026
25.0%–43.8%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%80%100%
60.8%
46.5%
20042008201220162018202020222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
2,477
3,516 ± 443
70.4%
Audited
E/D
2022Mid
1,537
3,308 ± 364
46.5%
Audited
E/D
2,844
3,093 ± 336
91.9%
Audited
E/D
2018Mid
1,935
3,182 ± 383
60.8%
Audited
E/D
2,386
3,479 ± 380
68.6%
Audited
E/D
2,140
3,684
58.1%
Derived
—
2,383
3,788
62.9%
Derived
—
2,204
3,892 extrapolated
56.6%
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
Running Springs, 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
Barack Obama2008
39.5%
941 votes · R+20.3
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 38.4%
Republican
George W. Bush2004
68.1%
1,502 votes · R+37.2
Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · 62.3%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
1,081votes
38.4% of the vote · R+21.2
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 941 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
1,679votes
59.6% of the vote · R+21.2
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 1,502 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
Bill Clinton1992
−16.6pts D vs U.S.
Place R+11.1 · U.S. D+5.6
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · −21.2 pts
Republican
George W. Bush2004
+34.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+37.2 · U.S. R+2.5
Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · +31.1 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.
Running Springs · 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 San Bernardino County, California, the county containing Running Springs — Running Springs’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in Running Springs, 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.
Perched above 6,000 feet in the San Bernardino Mountains, Running Springs draws a small, year-round resident base distinct from its larger resort neighbors, producing hyper-local turnout patterns that often diverge from the surrounding county trend.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 37.2 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.7 points.
A population of 4,917, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,516 describe the city.
In 2024, Running Springs, California voted Republican by 22.7 points (R+22.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,447 votes cast, 908 went Democratic and 1,463 went Republican.
How many people live in Running Springs, California?
Running Springs, California has a population of 4,917 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Running Springs, California?
Median household income in Running Springs, California is $81,516 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Running Springs, California?
Akashic tracks 8 presidential elections in Running Springs, California from 1992 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 8 went Republican.
