Butte County, California: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+3%. Democratic peak: D+46 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+3MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 207,9292024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,9282024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+46 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Gallatin County, MT · similarity 0.93
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Butte CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Butte County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | −0.9% |
| 1880 | +0.5% |
| 1884 | −1.2% |
| 1888 | +0.5% |
| 1892 | −0.8% |
| 1896 | +1.0% |
| 1900 | −7.0% |
| 1904 | −25.8% |
| 1908 | −16.2% |
| 1912 | +45.7% |
| 1916 | +9.6% |
| 1920 | −38.2% |
| 1924 | −29.7% |
| 1928 | −22.6% |
| 1932 | +35.9% |
| 1936 | +33.8% |
| 1940 | +17.7% |
| 1944 | +5.7% |
| 1948 | −3.7% |
| 1952 | −27.1% |
| 1956 | −17.3% |
| 1960 | −15.7% |
| 1964 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | −23.8% |
| 1972 | −20.8% |
| 1976 | −7.7% |
| 1980 | −28.3% |
| 1984 | −27.7% |
| 1988 | −13.6% |
| 1992 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | −10.4% |
| 2000 | −17.0% |
| 2004 | −9.6% |
| 2008 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | −2.0% |
| 2016 | −3.7% |
| 2020 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | −3.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 44,228 | 47,179 | 94,523 | ||
| D | 50,815 | 48,819 | 102,565 | ||
| R | 41,567 | 45,144 | 97,002 | ||
| R | 42,669 | 44,479 | 91,021 | ||
| D | 49,013 | 46,706 | 98,707 | ||
| R | 42,448 | 51,662 | 96,157 | ||
| R | 31,338 | 45,584 | 83,721 | ||
| R | 30,651 | 38,961 | 79,550 | ||
| D | 32,489 | 31,608 | 85,014 | ||
| R | 30,406 | 40,143 | 71,631 | ||
| R | 25,421 | 45,381 | 71,964 | ||
| R | 19,520 | 38,188 | 66,012 | ||
| R | 24,203 | 28,400 | 54,854 | ||
| R | 18,401 | 28,819 | 50,028 | ||
| R | 12,887 | 22,225 | 39,211 | ||
| D | 20,831 | 19,574 | 40,419 | ||
| R | 15,163 | 20,838 | 36,175 | ||
| R | 12,933 | 18,382 | 31,462 | ||
| R | 10,491 | 18,390 | 29,133 | ||
| R | 10,133 | 10,948 | 22,181 | ||
| D | 8,811 | 7,852 | 16,768 | ||
| D | 10,684 | 7,433 | 18,372 | ||
| D | 10,490 | 5,103 | 15,928 | ||
| D | 9,645 | 4,322 | 14,832 | ||
| R | 3,946 | 6,306 | 10,432 | ||
| O | 1,299 | 4,382 | 10,372 | ||
| R | 2,262 | 5,409 | 8,234 | ||
| D | 4,888 | 3,956 | 9,669 | ||
| O | 4,028 | 0 | 8,822 | ||
| R | 2,146 | 3,094 | 5,866 | ||
| R | 1,574 | 2,799 | 4,757 | ||
| R | 2,011 | 2,322 | 4,419 | ||
| D | 2,120 | 2,075 | 4,295 | ||
| R | 2,141 | 2,180 | 4,665 | ||
| D | 2,215 | 2,191 | 4,541 | ||
| R | 2,118 | 2,172 | 4,427 | ||
| D | 1,832 | 1,814 | 3,646 | ||
| R | 1,634 | 1,665 | 3,299 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.8%
English
12.3%
Irish
11.4%
Italian
5.4%
American
5.0%
Scottish
2.7%
French
2.6%
African American
1.4%
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: 36.2 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
$67,928
Butte County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Butte County$67,928
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Butte County ranks near the middle 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
19.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.1%
Working age (18–64)19.4%
Seniors (65+)12.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.4%
speak English only
Spanish10.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.7%
Other Indo-European1.5%
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 71.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Butte County's 2018 Camp Fire destroyed the town of Paradise and displaced tens of thousands of residents, measurably shifting its population and voter composition in the cycles that followed. It has trended toward single-digit Republican margins in recent presidential contests.
The Democratic margin here reached forty-six points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was three points.
A population of 207,929, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,928 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gallatin County and Park County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Butte County, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Butte County, California voted Republican by 3.1 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 94,523 votes cast, 44,228 went Democratic and 47,179 went Republican.
What is Butte County, California's political typology?
Akashic places Butte 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 12 times, Republican 24 times, and other 2 times.
When did Butte County, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Butte County, California voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Butte County, California?
Butte County, California has a population of 207,929 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Butte County, California?
Median household income in Butte County, California is $67,928 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Butte County, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Butte County, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.