† 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
GroupTruckeeCaliforniaUnited States
English16.9%6.3%9.5%
German14.7%6.8%12.5%
Irish13.8%5.9%9.4%
Italian7.0%3.4%4.8%
American3.4%2.8%5.3%
French3.1%1.3%1.6%
Scottish2.6%0.9%1.3%
Norwegian2.5%——
Mexican9.7%32.3%11.3%
Spanish1.0%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.8%0.6%1.8%
Spaniard0.8%0.3%—
Guatemalan0.4%1.3%0.5%
Colombian0.4%0.3%0.4%
Salvadoran0.3%2.0%0.7%
Chinese0.5%3.9%1.3%
Asian Indian0.4%2.3%1.4%
Japanese0.4%0.6%0.2%
Filipino0.3%3.3%0.9%
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
Truckee
California
United States
Median age
42
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
5.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.6%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Truckee
California
United States
Median household income
$130,462
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.0%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
60.8%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Truckee
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
17.7%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
12.8%
28.4%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.8%
0.4%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Truckee
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.
Truckee, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+23.5%
2008
+36.7%
2012
+29.5%
2016
+41.1%
2020
+53.1%
2024
+51.5%
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
74.3%Harris7,069
22.8%Trump2,172
2.8%
D+51.5
R+1.6
D+53.0
9,510
D
75.3%Biden7,462
22.2%Trump2,203
2.4%
D+53.1
D+12.0
D+48.6
9,907
D
66.6%Clinton4,997
25.5%Trump1,912
8.0%
D+41.1
D+11.6
D+39.0
7,507
D
62.8%Obama4,322
33.3%Romney2,290
3.9%
D+29.5
R+7.2
D+25.7
6,882
D
68.0%Obama4,981
31.3%McCain2,292
0.7%
D+36.7
D+13.2
D+29.4
7,323
D
60.7%Kerry4,206
37.2%Bush2,576
2.2%
D+23.5
—
D+26.0
6,934
Truckee's electorate splits between year-round locals tied to the outdoor economy and a rotating population of seasonal workers and second-home owners, producing turnout patterns that diverge sharply from neighboring rural Nevada County precincts.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 53.1 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.5 points.
A population of 17,066, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $130,462 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Scotts Valley and Cedar Hills.
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, Truckee, California voted Democratic by 51.5 points (D+51.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 9,510 votes cast, 7,069 went Democratic and 2,172 went Republican.
How many people live in Truckee, California?
Truckee, California has a population of 17,066 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Truckee, California?
Median household income in Truckee, California is $130,462 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Truckee, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Truckee, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
