† 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
GroupSonomaCaliforniaUnited States
German17.7%6.8%12.5%
Irish17.4%5.9%9.4%
English17.3%6.3%9.5%
Italian11.4%3.4%4.8%
French4.0%1.3%1.6%
Scottish3.9%0.9%1.3%
American3.6%2.8%5.3%
Polish2.6%0.9%2.2%
Mexican10.1%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran0.4%2.0%0.7%
Spanish0.4%0.3%—
Spaniard0.3%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.2%0.6%1.8%
Guatemalan0.2%1.3%0.5%
Chinese0.4%3.9%1.3%
Filipino0.4%3.3%0.9%
Vietnamese0.3%1.7%0.6%
Asian Indian0.3%2.3%1.4%
African American†0.7%4.4%9.9%
Aztec1.4%0.3%—
Fijian0.7%——
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
Sonoma
California
United States
Median age
57.3
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
5.0%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
34.4%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Sonoma
California
United States
Median household income
$98,527
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.4%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
51.2%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Sonoma
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.8%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
8.3%
28.4%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.3%
3.4%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Sonoma
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.
Sonoma, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+36.0%
2008
+50.6%
2012
+43.1%
2016
+51.1%
2020
+56.7%
2024
+54.0%
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
75.9%Harris4,906
21.9%Trump1,413
2.2%
D+54.0
R+2.6
D+55.5
6,464
D
77.4%Biden5,376
20.7%Trump1,437
2.0%
D+56.7
D+5.6
D+52.2
6,949
D
72.7%Clinton4,417
21.7%Trump1,316
5.6%
D+51.1
D+8.0
D+49.0
6,072
D
69.7%Obama4,137
26.6%Romney1,579
3.8%
D+43.1
R+7.5
D+39.2
5,939
D
75.2%Obama4,627
24.5%McCain1,511
0.3%
D+50.6
D+14.6
D+43.3
6,157
D
67.1%Kerry4,057
31.0%Bush1,878
1.9%
D+36.0
—
D+38.5
6,049
Sonoma's roughly 10,600 residents share their historic plaza and surrounding vineyards with millions of annual visitors, a dynamic that drives land-use debates and keeps local ballot measures closely watched by regional planners.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 56.7 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.0 points.
A population of 10,670, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $98,527 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Eldorado at Santa Fe and Port Townsend.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Sonoma, California voted Democratic by 54.0 points (D+54.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,464 votes cast, 4,906 went Democratic and 1,413 went Republican.
How many people live in Sonoma, California?
Sonoma, California has a population of 10,670 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sonoma, California?
Median household income in Sonoma, California is $98,527 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Sonoma, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Sonoma, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
