† 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
GroupWest Whittier-Los NietosCaliforniaUnited States
Mexican64.9%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran8.5%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan5.5%1.3%0.5%
Honduran1.1%—0.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%0.6%1.8%
Cuban0.7%—0.7%
Nicaraguan0.7%0.3%—
Colombian0.7%0.3%0.4%
German2.9%6.8%12.5%
Irish2.6%5.9%9.4%
English2.6%6.3%9.5%
American2.1%2.8%5.3%
Italian1.7%3.4%4.8%
Armenian1.4%——
Polish0.7%0.9%2.2%
French0.7%1.3%1.6%
Chinese1.0%3.9%1.3%
Filipino0.8%3.3%0.9%
Korean0.5%1.2%0.4%
Asian Indian0.2%2.3%1.4%
Vietnamese0.2%1.7%0.6%
Japanese0.2%0.6%0.2%
Aztec28.9%0.3%—
Maya17.3%——
Samoan5.8%——
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
West Whittier-Los Nietos
California
United States
Median age
37.6
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
9.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.9%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
West Whittier-Los Nietos
California
United States
Median household income
$111,699
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.0%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.9%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
West Whittier-Los Nietos
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
58.7%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
55.8%
28.4%
13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
1.2%
2.1%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
West Whittier-Los Nietos
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.
West Whittier-Los Nietos, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+35.3%
2008
+47.6%
2012
+52.7%
2016
+54.7%
2020
+46.6%
2024
+29.6%
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
63.2%Harris6,179
33.6%Trump3,286
3.3%
D+29.6
R+17.0
D+31.0
9,784
D
72.2%Biden8,395
25.6%Trump2,977
2.3%
D+46.6
R+8.1
D+42.1
11,635
D
74.5%Clinton6,944
19.8%Trump1,845
5.7%
D+54.7
D+2.0
D+52.6
9,320
D
75.1%Obama6,227
22.4%Romney1,859
2.5%
D+52.7
D+5.1
D+48.8
8,291
D
73.6%Obama6,230
26.0%McCain2,202
0.4%
D+47.6
D+12.3
D+40.3
8,464
D
66.9%Kerry5,489
31.6%Bush2,592
1.6%
D+35.3
—
D+37.7
8,209
West Whittier-Los Nietos is an unincorporated CDP in southeast Los Angeles County where roughly 90% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino, making it one of the more demographically concentrated communities in a region already defined by Latino political influence.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 54.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 17.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.6 points.
A population of 25,615, a 8% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $111,699 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Vincent and Santa Fe Springs.
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.
How did West Whittier-Los Nietos, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, West Whittier-Los Nietos, California voted Democratic by 29.6 points (D+29.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 9,784 votes cast, 6,179 went Democratic and 3,286 went Republican.
How many people live in West Whittier-Los Nietos, California?
West Whittier-Los Nietos, California has a population of 25,615 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West Whittier-Los Nietos, California?
Median household income in West Whittier-Los Nietos, California is $111,699 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of West Whittier-Los Nietos, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in West Whittier-Los Nietos, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
