† 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
GroupUkiahCaliforniaUnited States
German12.2%6.8%12.5%
English11.7%6.3%9.5%
Irish9.7%5.9%9.4%
Italian4.6%3.4%4.8%
Scottish3.0%0.9%1.3%
French1.7%1.3%1.6%
Swedish1.7%——
Portuguese1.7%——
Mexican29.1%32.3%11.3%
Spanish0.8%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.4%0.6%1.8%
Venezuelan0.4%——
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
Nicaraguan0.2%0.3%—
Salvadoran0.2%2.0%0.7%
Chilean0.2%——
Chinese1.1%3.9%1.3%
Filipino0.4%3.3%0.9%
Vietnamese0.4%1.7%0.6%
Thai0.3%——
Aztec2.3%0.3%—
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
Ukiah
California
United States
Median age
39.2
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
7.5%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.8%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Ukiah
California
United States
Median household income
$66,160
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.9%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.2%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Ukiah
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
27.1%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
23.8%
28.4%
13.6%
Vietnamese
1.1%
1.5%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Ukiah
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.
Ukiah, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+24.1%
2008
+38.8%
2012
+35.8%
2016
+31.0%
2020
+35.3%
2024
+25.3%
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 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
60.5%Harris3,691
35.2%Trump2,150
4.2%
D+25.3
R+10.1
D+26.7
6,100
D
66.1%Biden4,534
30.8%Trump2,111
3.1%
D+35.3
D+4.3
D+30.9
6,861
D
60.8%Clinton3,508
29.9%Trump1,721
9.3%
D+31.0
R+4.8
D+28.9
5,765
D
64.7%Obama3,484
28.8%Romney1,554
6.5%
D+35.8
R+2.9
D+32.0
5,389
D
69.1%Obama4,037
30.4%McCain1,774
0.5%
D+38.8
D+14.7
D+31.5
5,840
D
61.3%Kerry3,574
37.2%Bush2,171
1.5%
D+24.1
—
D+26.5
5,833
Ukiah sits at the northern end of the Russian River valley, where timber and cannabis economies have given way to wine grapes and a small but growing healthcare sector, producing a reliably Democratic lean in recent statewide contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.8 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 10.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.3 points.
A population of 16,304, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,160 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Berkley and South Lake Tahoe.
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, Ukiah, California voted Democratic by 25.3 points (D+25.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,100 votes cast, 3,691 went Democratic and 2,150 went Republican.
How many people live in Ukiah, California?
Ukiah, California has a population of 16,304 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ukiah, California?
Median household income in Ukiah, California is $66,160 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Ukiah, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Ukiah, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
