† 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
GroupSusanvilleCaliforniaUnited States
German9.0%6.8%12.5%
English7.7%6.3%9.5%
Irish7.4%5.9%9.4%
Italian2.8%3.4%4.8%
American2.5%2.8%5.3%
French1.8%1.3%1.6%
Dutch1.7%——
Scottish1.4%0.9%1.3%
Mexican20.4%32.3%11.3%
Spaniard1.1%0.3%—
Spanish0.6%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.5%0.6%1.8%
Guatemalan0.4%1.3%0.5%
Nicaraguan0.2%0.3%—
Salvadoran0.2%2.0%0.7%
African American†9.9%4.4%9.9%
Chuukese1.3%——
Filipino1.7%3.3%0.9%
Chinese0.3%3.9%1.3%
Korean0.3%1.2%0.4%
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
Susanville
California
United States
Median age
36.8
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
7.5%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.6%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Susanville
California
United States
Median household income
$61,641
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.6%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
11.4%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Susanville
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
22.1%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
17.4%
28.4%
13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
2.5%
2.1%
0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.2%
2.0%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Susanville
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.
Susanville, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−39.9%
2008
−30.3%
2012
−34.3%
2016
−42.8%
2020
−43.9%
2024
−46.4%
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
R
25.3%Harris990
71.7%Trump2,801
2.9%
R+46.4
R+2.5
R+44.9
3,906
R
26.9%Biden1,107
70.8%Trump2,913
2.4%
R+43.9
R+1.1
R+48.3
4,117
R
25.1%Clinton884
67.9%Trump2,390
7.0%
R+42.8
R+8.5
R+44.9
3,519
R
31.1%Obama1,085
65.4%Romney2,281
3.5%
R+34.3
R+3.9
R+38.1
3,488
R
34.4%Obama1,267
64.7%McCain2,385
0.9%
R+30.3
D+9.6
R+37.6
3,685
R
29.6%Kerry1,109
69.5%Bush2,605
0.9%
R+39.9
—
R+37.4
3,749
Susanville anchors Lassen County in California's northeastern corner, where two state prisons and a shrinking timber industry shape a workforce that tilts the city well to the right of the state median in statewide contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 46.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.4 points.
A population of 14,177, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,641 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Liberty and Dayton.
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, Susanville, California voted Republican by 46.4 points (R+46.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,906 votes cast, 990 went Democratic and 2,801 went Republican.
How many people live in Susanville, California?
Susanville, California has a population of 14,177 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Susanville, California?
Median household income in Susanville, California is $61,641 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Susanville, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Susanville, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
