† 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
GroupSouth WhittierCaliforniaUnited States
Mexican57.3%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran7.5%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan4.9%1.3%0.5%
Honduran1.0%—0.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%0.6%1.8%
Cuban0.6%—0.7%
Nicaraguan0.6%0.3%—
Colombian0.6%0.3%0.4%
German3.9%6.8%12.5%
Irish3.4%5.9%9.4%
English3.4%6.3%9.5%
American2.8%2.8%5.3%
Italian2.2%3.4%4.8%
Armenian1.8%——
Polish1.0%0.9%2.2%
French0.9%1.3%1.6%
Chinese2.1%3.9%1.3%
Filipino1.7%3.3%0.9%
Korean1.0%1.2%0.4%
Asian Indian0.5%2.3%1.4%
Vietnamese0.5%1.7%0.6%
Japanese0.4%0.6%0.2%
Taiwanese0.2%0.3%—
African American†0.9%4.4%9.9%
African0.1%0.3%0.5%
Aztec25.0%0.3%—
Maya15.0%——
Samoan5.0%——
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
South Whittier
California
United States
Median age
36.3
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
10.0%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.5%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
South Whittier
California
United States
Median household income
$100,800
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.6%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.8%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
South Whittier
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
60.6%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
54.3%
28.4%
13.6%
Korean
1.0%
1.0%
0.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
2.0%
2.1%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
South Whittier
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.
South Whittier, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+15.0%
2008
+28.7%
2012
+33.9%
2016
+40.1%
2020
+33.9%
2024
+16.3%
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, 2012, 2024 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles 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
56.6%Harris11,448
40.3%Trump8,148
3.2%
D+16.3
R+17.6
D+17.8
20,239
D
65.7%Biden15,185
31.8%Trump7,347
2.5%
D+33.9
R+6.1
D+29.5
23,101
D
67.1%Clinton12,188
27.0%Trump4,908
5.9%
D+40.1
D+6.2
D+38.0
18,167
D
65.7%Obama10,646
31.8%Romney5,156
2.5%
D+33.9
D+5.2
D+30.0
16,204
D
64.2%Obama10,535
35.5%McCain5,832
0.3%
D+28.7
D+13.7
D+21.4
16,411
D
57.0%Kerry9,266
42.0%Bush6,825
1.1%
D+15.0
—
D+17.5
16,267
South Whittier is an unincorporated census-designated place southeast of Los Angeles where roughly three-quarters of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino, making ethnic community organization a consistent driver of voter mobilization in county and state contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 40.1 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 17.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.3 points.
A population of 55,650, a 12% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,800 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Azusa and Downey.
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, South Whittier, California voted Democratic by 16.3 points (D+16.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 20,239 votes cast, 11,448 went Democratic and 8,148 went Republican.
How many people live in South Whittier, California?
South Whittier, California has a population of 55,650 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Whittier, California?
Median household income in South Whittier, California is $100,800 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of South Whittier, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in South Whittier, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
