Amador County, California: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+28%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+28MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 41,4282024 5-year
- Median household income
- $88,0442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 76.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+65 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+34 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Calaveras County, CA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Amador CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Amador 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 | +5.7% |
| 1880 | +2.4% |
| 1884 | +1.5% |
| 1888 | +1.9% |
| 1892 | +5.0% |
| 1896 | +9.9% |
| 1900 | −6.7% |
| 1904 | −15.5% |
| 1908 | −8.1% |
| 1912 | +64.8% |
| 1916 | +17.8% |
| 1920 | −33.8% |
| 1924 | −21.8% |
| 1928 | +11.4% |
| 1932 | +47.6% |
| 1936 | +52.0% |
| 1940 | +33.3% |
| 1944 | +24.5% |
| 1948 | +18.6% |
| 1952 | −5.3% |
| 1956 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | +10.5% |
| 1964 | +33.9% |
| 1968 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | −12.5% |
| 1976 | +4.2% |
| 1980 | −22.9% |
| 1984 | −24.6% |
| 1988 | −13.7% |
| 1992 | −1.2% |
| 1996 | −6.9% |
| 2000 | −18.5% |
| 2004 | −25.5% |
| 2008 | −14.6% |
| 2012 | −19.5% |
| 2016 | −24.9% |
| 2020 | −24.3% |
| 2024 | −27.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,783 | 14,018 | 22,402 | ||
| R | 8,153 | 13,585 | 22,397 | ||
| R | 6,004 | 10,485 | 17,963 | ||
| R | 6,830 | 10,281 | 17,693 | ||
| R | 7,813 | 10,561 | 18,879 | ||
| R | 6,541 | 11,107 | 17,891 | ||
| R | 5,906 | 8,766 | 15,464 | ||
| R | 5,868 | 6,870 | 14,452 | ||
| R | 5,286 | 5,477 | 15,434 | ||
| R | 5,197 | 6,893 | 12,338 | ||
| R | 4,188 | 6,986 | 11,363 | ||
| R | 3,191 | 5,401 | 9,670 | ||
| D | 4,037 | 3,699 | 8,018 | ||
| R | 2,705 | 3,533 | 6,616 | ||
| D | 2,440 | 2,269 | 5,390 | ||
| D | 3,410 | 1,682 | 5,098 | ||
| D | 2,690 | 2,175 | 4,887 | ||
| D | 2,181 | 2,126 | 4,325 | ||
| R | 2,070 | 2,303 | 4,416 | ||
| D | 2,334 | 1,578 | 4,063 | ||
| D | 1,976 | 1,191 | 3,203 | ||
| D | 2,762 | 1,372 | 4,176 | ||
| D | 2,506 | 777 | 3,323 | ||
| D | 2,367 | 822 | 3,244 | ||
| D | 1,246 | 990 | 2,244 | ||
| O | 316 | 719 | 1,847 | ||
| R | 639 | 1,350 | 2,105 | ||
| D | 1,766 | 1,209 | 3,138 | ||
| D | 1,622 | 0 | 2,503 | ||
| R | 874 | 1,035 | 1,995 | ||
| R | 915 | 1,279 | 2,349 | ||
| R | 1,209 | 1,384 | 2,629 | ||
| D | 1,398 | 1,144 | 2,577 | ||
| D | 1,255 | 1,125 | 2,614 | ||
| D | 1,429 | 1,373 | 2,892 | ||
| D | 1,358 | 1,317 | 2,760 | ||
| D | 1,411 | 1,345 | 2,760 | ||
| D | 1,315 | 1,172 | 2,487 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.9%
English
15.4%
Irish
14.6%
Italian
6.3%
American
3.5%
French
2.7%
Scottish
2.7%
African American
1.6%
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: 49.7 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
$88,044
Amador County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Amador County$88,044
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Amador County ranks in the top 10% 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
8.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.4%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)5.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.5%
speak English only
Spanish6.9%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Amador's small, older, and predominantly white population in the Sierra Nevada foothills has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 25 points in recent cycles, making it one of the most reliably conservative counties in the state.
The Republican margin here reached thirty-four points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-eight points.
A median household income of $88,044, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 41,428 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Calaveras County and Tuolumne County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Amador County, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Amador County, California voted Republican by 27.8 points (R+28), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,402 votes cast, 7,783 went Democratic and 14,018 went Republican.
What is Amador County, California's political typology?
Akashic places Amador County, California in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 19 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did Amador County, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Amador County, California voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Amador County, California?
Amador County, California has a population of 41,428 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Amador County, California?
Median household income in Amador County, California is $88,044 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Amador County, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Amador County, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.