Mono County, California: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+20%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1952.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+20MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 13,1482024 5-year
- Median household income
- $99,4152024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 27.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1952MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Arapahoe County, CO · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Mono CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Mono 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 | −10.1% |
| 1880 | −5.2% |
| 1884 | −21.3% |
| 1888 | −22.7% |
| 1892 | −22.4% |
| 1896 | +9.6% |
| 1900 | −4.8% |
| 1904 | −43.0% |
| 1908 | −27.5% |
| 1912 | +49.3% |
| 1916 | +6.4% |
| 1920 | −45.4% |
| 1924 | −39.0% |
| 1928 | −26.1% |
| 1932 | +30.1% |
| 1936 | +30.7% |
| 1940 | +6.4% |
| 1944 | −21.9% |
| 1948 | −34.3% |
| 1952 | −54.4% |
| 1956 | −47.8% |
| 1960 | −33.1% |
| 1964 | −12.1% |
| 1968 | −37.8% |
| 1972 | −37.3% |
| 1976 | −21.1% |
| 1980 | −37.0% |
| 1984 | −46.2% |
| 1988 | −25.2% |
| 1992 | −1.9% |
| 1996 | −7.4% |
| 2000 | −11.6% |
| 2004 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | +13.3% |
| 2012 | +8.6% |
| 2016 | +12.5% |
| 2020 | +22.3% |
| 2024 | +20.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3,522 | 2,294 | 6,064 | ||
| D | 4,013 | 2,513 | 6,738 | ||
| D | 2,773 | 2,111 | 5,281 | ||
| D | 2,733 | 2,285 | 5,181 | ||
| D | 3,093 | 2,354 | 5,571 | ||
| D | 2,628 | 2,621 | 5,338 | ||
| R | 1,788 | 2,296 | 4,371 | ||
| R | 1,580 | 1,882 | 4,091 | ||
| R | 1,489 | 1,570 | 4,355 | ||
| R | 1,284 | 2,177 | 3,547 | ||
| R | 962 | 2,659 | 3,677 | ||
| R | 865 | 2,132 | 3,421 | ||
| R | 1,025 | 1,600 | 2,721 | ||
| R | 828 | 1,872 | 2,799 | ||
| R | 465 | 1,130 | 1,758 | ||
| R | 666 | 850 | 1,516 | ||
| R | 457 | 912 | 1,375 | ||
| R | 237 | 673 | 912 | ||
| R | 220 | 754 | 982 | ||
| R | 255 | 541 | 835 | ||
| R | 242 | 378 | 621 | ||
| D | 523 | 459 | 995 | ||
| D | 458 | 241 | 707 | ||
| D | 374 | 199 | 581 | ||
| R | 127 | 220 | 356 | ||
| R | 45 | 166 | 310 | ||
| R | 56 | 170 | 251 | ||
| D | 158 | 137 | 326 | ||
| O | 182 | 0 | 369 | ||
| R | 121 | 224 | 374 | ||
| R | 82 | 245 | 379 | ||
| R | 258 | 284 | 545 | ||
| D | 315 | 259 | 585 | ||
| R | 166 | 286 | 536 | ||
| R | 215 | 347 | 581 | ||
| R | 381 | 598 | 1,021 | ||
| R | 821 | 913 | 1,772 | ||
| R | 125 | 153 | 278 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.1%
Irish
11.2%
English
10.6%
Italian
5.8%
American
3.8%
Scottish
3.5%
French
2.9%
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: 41.5 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
$99,415
Mono County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Mono County$99,415
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Mono 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
8.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.2%
Working age (18–64)8.6%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.9%
speak English only
Spanish19.0%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 83.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Mono County's economy revolves around tourism, recreation, and a large seasonal workforce tied to Eastern Sierra resorts — a demographic mix that pushes it notably leftward compared to most low-density California counties.
The Democratic margin here reached forty-nine points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.
A population of 13,148, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,415 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Arapahoe County and Jefferson County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Mono County, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mono County, California voted Democratic by 20.3 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,064 votes cast, 3,522 went Democratic and 2,294 went Republican.
What is Mono County, California's political typology?
Akashic places Mono 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 11 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Mono County, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Mono County, California voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Mono County, California?
Mono County, California has a population of 13,148 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mono County, California?
Median household income in Mono County, California is $99,415 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Mono County, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mono County, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.