† 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
GroupWillitsCaliforniaUnited States
German11.2%6.8%12.5%
English10.7%6.3%9.5%
Irish8.9%5.9%9.4%
Italian4.2%3.4%4.8%
Scottish2.8%0.9%1.3%
French1.6%1.3%1.6%
Swedish1.6%——
Portuguese1.6%——
Mexican33.0%32.3%11.3%
Spanish0.9%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.4%0.6%1.8%
Venezuelan0.4%——
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
Nicaraguan0.3%0.3%—
Salvadoran0.3%2.0%0.7%
Chilean0.3%——
Aztec1.6%0.3%—
Chinese0.5%3.9%1.3%
Filipino0.2%3.3%0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%1.7%0.6%
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
Willits
California
United States
Median age
42.9
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
9.3%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
30.1%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Willits
California
United States
Median household income
$63,447
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.9%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.7%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Willits
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
23.9%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
20.8%
28.4%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.0%
3.4%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Willits
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.
Willits, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+25.1%
2008
+41.2%
2012
+41.5%
2016
+23.3%
2020
+28.8%
2024
+20.6%
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 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
57.8%Harris1,140
37.2%Trump734
4.9%
D+20.6
R+8.2
D+22.1
1,971
D
62.7%Biden1,330
33.9%Trump719
3.3%
D+28.8
D+5.5
D+24.4
2,120
D
56.8%Clinton1,002
33.4%Trump590
9.8%
D+23.3
R+18.1
D+21.3
1,765
D
67.5%Obama1,098
26.0%Romney423
6.5%
D+41.5
D+0.3
D+37.6
1,627
D
70.3%Obama1,355
29.1%McCain561
0.6%
D+41.2
D+16.1
D+33.9
1,927
D
61.4%Kerry1,195
36.3%Bush707
2.3%
D+25.1
—
D+27.5
1,946
Willits anchors inland Mendocino County, where the long contraction of the timber industry shifted a working-class economy toward services and cannabis cultivation, producing a voter profile distinct from the coast.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.5 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 8.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.6 points.
A population of 4,920, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,447 describe the city.
In 2024, Willits, California voted Democratic by 20.6 points (D+20.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,971 votes cast, 1,140 went Democratic and 734 went Republican.
How many people live in Willits, California?
Willits, California has a population of 4,920 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Willits, California?
Median household income in Willits, California is $63,447 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Willits, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Willits, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
