Alpine County, California: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+32%. Republican peak: R+88 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+32MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,6162024 5-year
- Median household income
- $105,5212024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+43 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+88 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Marion County, IN · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Alpine CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Alpine County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | −25.7% |
| 1880 | −23.4% |
| 1884 | −21.7% |
| 1888 | −32.5% |
| 1892 | −55.8% |
| 1896 | −1.2% |
| 1900 | −64.3% |
| 1904 | −78.3% |
| 1908 | −74.4% |
| 1912 | +42.5% |
| 1916 | −44.6% |
| 1920 | −82.9% |
| 1924 | −79.7% |
| 1928 | −88.5% |
| 1932 | +2.7% |
| 1936 | +6.9% |
| 1940 | −33.5% |
| 1944 | −37.1% |
| 1948 | −58.7% |
| 1952 | −74.3% |
| 1956 | −59.4% |
| 1960 | −53.5% |
| 1964 | −15.3% |
| 1968 | −26.5% |
| 1972 | −29.7% |
| 1976 | −8.1% |
| 1980 | −26.2% |
| 1984 | −15.0% |
| 1988 | −13.8% |
| 1992 | −1.1% |
| 1996 | −1.0% |
| 2000 | −2.7% |
| 2004 | +8.8% |
| 2008 | +24.5% |
| 2012 | +23.4% |
| 2016 | +19.4% |
| 2020 | +31.1% |
| 2024 | +32.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 479 | 243 | 738 | ||
| D | 476 | 244 | 746 | ||
| D | 334 | 217 | 602 | ||
| D | 389 | 236 | 654 | ||
| D | 422 | 252 | 694 | ||
| D | 373 | 311 | 701 | ||
| R | 265 | 281 | 586 | ||
| R | 258 | 264 | 614 | ||
| R | 215 | 222 | 631 | ||
| R | 230 | 306 | 552 | ||
| R | 194 | 264 | 466 | ||
| R | 133 | 254 | 461 | ||
| R | 189 | 225 | 447 | ||
| R | 195 | 366 | 576 | ||
| R | 83 | 150 | 253 | ||
| R | 91 | 124 | 215 | ||
| R | 40 | 132 | 172 | ||
| R | 29 | 114 | 143 | ||
| R | 19 | 129 | 148 | ||
| R | 25 | 106 | 138 | ||
| R | 45 | 98 | 143 | ||
| R | 62 | 125 | 188 | ||
| D | 85 | 74 | 159 | ||
| D | 56 | 53 | 112 | ||
| R | 3 | 49 | 52 | ||
| R | 5 | 52 | 59 | ||
| R | 6 | 64 | 70 | ||
| R | 23 | 60 | 83 | ||
| O | 34 | 0 | 80 | ||
| R | 11 | 75 | 86 | ||
| R | 9 | 74 | 83 | ||
| R | 15 | 69 | 84 | ||
| R | 39 | 40 | 81 | ||
| R | 17 | 65 | 86 | ||
| R | 27 | 53 | 80 | ||
| R | 36 | 56 | 92 | ||
| R | 41 | 66 | 107 | ||
| R | 65 | 110 | 175 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
11.3%
German
11.1%
English
7.4%
American
6.1%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
1.2%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$105,521
Alpine County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Alpine County$105,521
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Alpine County ranks in the top 5% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.0%
Working age (18–64)8.9%
Seniors (65+)9.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.1%
speak English only
Spanish9.9%
Other languages3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Religious adherence data not available for this county.
Alpine County sits in the Sierra Nevada with fewer than 1,500 residents, yet it has posted Democratic presidential margins exceeding 30 points — a lopsided result driven by a small, cohesive electorate in one of the most sparsely settled jurisdictions in the continental U.S.
The Democratic margin here reached forty-three points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-two points.
A population of 1,616, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $105,521 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marion County and Franklin County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Alpine County, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alpine County, California voted Democratic by 32.0 points (D+32), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 738 votes cast, 479 went Democratic and 243 went Republican.
What is Alpine County, California's political typology?
Akashic places Alpine County, California in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.
When did Alpine County, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Alpine County, California voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Alpine County, California?
Alpine County, California has a population of 1,616 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alpine County, California?
Median household income in Alpine County, California is $105,521 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Alpine County, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alpine County, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.