Inyo County, California: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+3%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+3MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 18,7392024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,9912024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 24.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+50 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Delaware County, OH · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Inyo CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Inyo 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 | +4.5% |
| 1880 | −7.9% |
| 1884 | −9.6% |
| 1888 | −22.0% |
| 1892 | −17.9% |
| 1896 | +29.3% |
| 1900 | +11.7% |
| 1904 | −27.3% |
| 1908 | +2.5% |
| 1912 | +49.5% |
| 1916 | +6.0% |
| 1920 | −24.6% |
| 1924 | −34.7% |
| 1928 | −16.4% |
| 1932 | +33.7% |
| 1936 | +25.9% |
| 1940 | +10.1% |
| 1944 | −1.5% |
| 1948 | −15.6% |
| 1952 | −38.0% |
| 1956 | −32.7% |
| 1960 | −9.6% |
| 1964 | +6.9% |
| 1968 | −19.8% |
| 1972 | −40.0% |
| 1976 | −18.9% |
| 1980 | −38.9% |
| 1984 | −42.0% |
| 1988 | −30.5% |
| 1992 | −11.7% |
| 1996 | −17.5% |
| 2000 | −26.4% |
| 2004 | −20.2% |
| 2008 | −9.1% |
| 2012 | −11.4% |
| 2016 | −13.4% |
| 2020 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | −3.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,201 | 4,468 | 8,951 | ||
| D | 4,634 | 4,620 | 9,484 | ||
| R | 3,155 | 4,248 | 8,179 | ||
| R | 3,422 | 4,340 | 8,036 | ||
| R | 3,743 | 4,523 | 8,554 | ||
| R | 3,350 | 5,091 | 8,616 | ||
| R | 2,652 | 4,713 | 7,815 | ||
| R | 2,601 | 3,924 | 7,569 | ||
| R | 2,695 | 3,689 | 8,464 | ||
| R | 2,653 | 5,042 | 7,837 | ||
| R | 2,360 | 5,863 | 8,338 | ||
| R | 2,080 | 5,201 | 8,027 | ||
| R | 2,635 | 3,905 | 6,706 | ||
| R | 2,006 | 4,873 | 7,159 | ||
| R | 2,314 | 3,641 | 6,687 | ||
| D | 3,161 | 2,751 | 5,915 | ||
| R | 2,443 | 2,962 | 5,420 | ||
| R | 1,782 | 3,524 | 5,324 | ||
| R | 1,585 | 3,549 | 5,162 | ||
| R | 1,539 | 2,135 | 3,827 | ||
| R | 1,647 | 1,699 | 3,355 | ||
| D | 1,820 | 1,483 | 3,330 | ||
| D | 1,560 | 912 | 2,501 | ||
| D | 1,459 | 698 | 2,258 | ||
| R | 861 | 1,206 | 2,102 | ||
| R | 256 | 950 | 1,999 | ||
| R | 682 | 1,195 | 2,089 | ||
| D | 966 | 846 | 2,016 | ||
| O | 806 | 0 | 1,627 | ||
| D | 618 | 583 | 1,424 | ||
| R | 231 | 452 | 811 | ||
| D | 505 | 396 | 935 | ||
| D | 532 | 286 | 841 | ||
| R | 266 | 409 | 800 | ||
| R | 273 | 437 | 745 | ||
| R | 283 | 345 | 646 | ||
| R | 274 | 321 | 595 | ||
| D | 375 | 343 | 718 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.0%
English
10.6%
Irish
7.5%
American
4.9%
Italian
4.5%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
2.3%
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: 45.5 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
$73,991
Inyo County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Inyo County$73,991
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Inyo 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
10.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.2%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)17.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.7%
speak English only
Spanish15.7%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Other languages1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Inyo spans 10,000 square miles but holds fewer than 18,000 residents, and disputes over federal land management and water rights to Los Angeles consistently define its electoral and policy debates.
The Democratic margin here reached fifty points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was three points.
A population of 18,739, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,991 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Delaware County and Talbot County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Inyo County, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Inyo County, California voted Republican by 3.0 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,951 votes cast, 4,201 went Democratic and 4,468 went Republican.
What is Inyo County, California's political typology?
Akashic places Inyo 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 10 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Inyo County, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Inyo County, California voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Inyo County, California?
Inyo County, California has a population of 18,739 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Inyo County, California?
Median household income in Inyo County, California is $73,991 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Inyo County, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Inyo County, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.