Glenn County, California: New American county. In 2024, voted R+35%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+35MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 28,4942024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,1392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 55.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 45.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+54 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Madison County, MT · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Glenn CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Glenn County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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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 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +17.9% |
| 1896 | +26.4% |
| 1900 | +19.4% |
| 1904 | −2.6% |
| 1908 | +6.7% |
| 1912 | +54.4% |
| 1916 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | −34.0% |
| 1924 | −33.4% |
| 1928 | −30.8% |
| 1932 | +33.7% |
| 1936 | +33.5% |
| 1940 | +11.0% |
| 1944 | +0.9% |
| 1948 | −4.4% |
| 1952 | −28.5% |
| 1956 | −4.1% |
| 1960 | −6.8% |
| 1964 | +8.0% |
| 1968 | −19.4% |
| 1972 | −24.4% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −38.0% |
| 1984 | −40.9% |
| 1988 | −25.7% |
| 1992 | −13.0% |
| 1996 | −24.8% |
| 2000 | −37.8% |
| 2004 | −35.0% |
| 2008 | −22.0% |
| 2012 | −25.2% |
| 2016 | −28.8% |
| 2020 | −27.2% |
| 2024 | −34.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,260 | 6,904 | 10,442 | ||
| R | 3,995 | 7,063 | 11,297 | ||
| R | 3,065 | 5,788 | 9,470 | ||
| R | 3,301 | 5,632 | 9,238 | ||
| R | 3,734 | 5,910 | 9,879 | ||
| R | 2,995 | 6,308 | 9,454 | ||
| R | 2,498 | 5,795 | 8,711 | ||
| R | 2,841 | 5,041 | 8,866 | ||
| R | 2,666 | 3,812 | 8,816 | ||
| R | 2,894 | 4,944 | 7,966 | ||
| R | 2,488 | 6,020 | 8,632 | ||
| R | 2,227 | 5,386 | 8,312 | ||
| R | 3,501 | 4,094 | 7,773 | ||
| R | 2,681 | 4,569 | 7,743 | ||
| R | 2,466 | 3,848 | 7,138 | ||
| D | 3,937 | 3,351 | 7,290 | ||
| R | 3,410 | 3,911 | 7,356 | ||
| R | 3,192 | 3,463 | 6,665 | ||
| R | 2,342 | 4,224 | 6,600 | ||
| R | 2,578 | 2,819 | 5,528 | ||
| D | 2,452 | 2,409 | 4,884 | ||
| D | 3,095 | 2,473 | 5,631 | ||
| D | 3,288 | 1,620 | 4,984 | ||
| D | 2,973 | 1,432 | 4,569 | ||
| R | 1,297 | 2,466 | 3,792 | ||
| R | 367 | 1,444 | 3,220 | ||
| R | 902 | 1,916 | 2,985 | ||
| D | 1,797 | 1,342 | 3,336 | ||
| D | 1,325 | 0 | 2,435 | ||
| D | 711 | 618 | 1,382 | ||
| R | 725 | 765 | 1,529 | ||
| D | 737 | 494 | 1,251 | ||
| D | 825 | 479 | 1,311 | ||
| D | 808 | 528 | 1,563 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
9.8%
American
7.4%
English
7.3%
Irish
5.8%
Italian
4.1%
Scottish
1.4%
French
0.9%
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: 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
$67,139
Glenn County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Glenn County$67,139
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Glenn 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
16.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.9%
Working age (18–64)14.1%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
60.2%
speak English only
Spanish36.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Glenn County's economy centers on rice, almonds, and cattle ranching across the flat valley floor, and its rural, agriculture-dependent demographics have produced Republican presidential margins exceeding 30 points in every cycle since 2008.
Glenn County has leaned Republican in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of fifty-four points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved eight points toward the Republican candidate — part of the sharpest rightward shift recorded among any group of places in the country.
Its demographics describe the shift: a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $67,139, and a population of 28,494. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Madison County and Beaverhead County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Glenn County, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Glenn County, California voted Republican by 34.9 points (R+35), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,442 votes cast, 3,260 went Democratic and 6,904 went Republican.
What is Glenn County, California's political typology?
Akashic places Glenn County, California in the "New American" typology — Communities where a large share of households speak a language other than English — multilingual, Democratic-leaning overall, yet the hardest-swinging bloc toward the Republican Party in 2024. 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 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Glenn County, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Glenn County, California voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Glenn County, California?
Glenn County, California has a population of 28,494 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Glenn County, California?
Median household income in Glenn County, California is $67,139 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Glenn County, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Glenn County, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.