El Dorado County, California: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+12%. Democratic peak: D+59 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+12MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 192,6622024 5-year
- Median household income
- $108,8452024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+59 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+36 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Placer County, CA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of El Dorado CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for El Dorado County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
—
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 | +4.0% |
| 1880 | +3.4% |
| 1884 | +6.3% |
| 1888 | +3.7% |
| 1892 | +4.2% |
| 1896 | +19.0% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | −16.6% |
| 1908 | +1.5% |
| 1912 | +59.0% |
| 1916 | +22.6% |
| 1920 | −35.8% |
| 1924 | −16.4% |
| 1928 | +10.4% |
| 1932 | +50.3% |
| 1936 | +52.5% |
| 1940 | +34.1% |
| 1944 | +20.4% |
| 1948 | +8.9% |
| 1952 | −20.8% |
| 1956 | −7.6% |
| 1960 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | +20.8% |
| 1968 | −9.3% |
| 1972 | −12.8% |
| 1976 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | −28.7% |
| 1984 | −31.2% |
| 1988 | −20.2% |
| 1992 | −7.5% |
| 1996 | −15.5% |
| 2000 | −21.9% |
| 2004 | −23.9% |
| 2008 | −10.5% |
| 2012 | −17.8% |
| 2016 | −13.5% |
| 2020 | −8.8% |
| 2024 | −12.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 47,703 | 61,109 | 111,890 | ||
| R | 51,621 | 61,838 | 116,159 | ||
| R | 36,404 | 49,247 | 95,149 | ||
| R | 35,166 | 50,973 | 88,998 | ||
| R | 40,529 | 50,314 | 93,309 | ||
| R | 32,242 | 52,878 | 86,364 | ||
| R | 26,220 | 42,045 | 72,136 | ||
| R | 22,957 | 32,759 | 63,196 | ||
| R | 21,012 | 25,906 | 64,887 | ||
| R | 19,801 | 30,021 | 50,603 | ||
| R | 14,312 | 27,583 | 42,478 | ||
| R | 10,765 | 21,238 | 36,449 | ||
| D | 12,763 | 12,472 | 26,154 | ||
| R | 8,654 | 11,330 | 20,905 | ||
| R | 6,054 | 7,468 | 15,241 | ||
| D | 8,810 | 5,775 | 14,610 | ||
| D | 6,175 | 6,065 | 12,337 | ||
| R | 3,957 | 4,613 | 8,607 | ||
| R | 3,152 | 4,828 | 8,073 | ||
| D | 3,493 | 2,894 | 6,724 | ||
| D | 3,016 | 1,990 | 5,031 | ||
| D | 4,144 | 2,019 | 6,237 | ||
| D | 4,019 | 1,228 | 5,312 | ||
| D | 3,034 | 956 | 4,135 | ||
| D | 1,516 | 1,228 | 2,775 | ||
| O | 361 | 852 | 2,991 | ||
| R | 726 | 1,636 | 2,542 | ||
| D | 1,755 | 1,068 | 3,043 | ||
| D | 1,613 | 0 | 2,732 | ||
| D | 1,019 | 986 | 2,204 | ||
| R | 865 | 1,248 | 2,307 | ||
| D | 1,406 | 1,193 | 2,643 | ||
| D | 1,674 | 1,130 | 2,858 | ||
| D | 1,270 | 1,159 | 2,646 | ||
| D | 1,456 | 1,350 | 2,871 | ||
| D | 1,469 | 1,289 | 2,835 | ||
| D | 1,520 | 1,419 | 2,963 | ||
| D | 1,441 | 1,331 | 2,772 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.9%
English
14.2%
Irish
12.8%
Italian
7.1%
American
3.1%
Scottish
2.9%
French
2.8%
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: 46.1 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
$108,845
El Dorado County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
El Dorado County$108,845
California$99,122
United States$80,734
El Dorado 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
8.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.3%
Working age (18–64)8.1%
Seniors (65+)6.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.9%
speak English only
Spanish6.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.1%
Other Indo-European2.8%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Stretching from Sacramento's eastern suburbs into the High Sierra, El Dorado County blends exurban growth with rural ranching communities, producing a consistent Republican lean in federal races that has widened as the county's population shifted away from urban centers.
The Democratic margin here reached fifty-nine points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twelve points.
A population of 192,662, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $108,845 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Placer County and Denton County.
Most similar counties
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
El Dorado County, California. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/06017/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
More in California
More diversifying metro counties
Frequently asked questions
How did El Dorado County, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, El Dorado County, California voted Republican by 12.0 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 111,890 votes cast, 47,703 went Democratic and 61,109 went Republican.
What is El Dorado County, California's political typology?
Akashic places El Dorado 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 19 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did El Dorado County, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which El Dorado County, California voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in El Dorado County, California?
El Dorado County, California has a population of 192,662 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in El Dorado County, California?
Median household income in El Dorado County, California is $108,845 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of El Dorado County, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in El Dorado County, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.