Placer County, California: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+9%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+9MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 419,1562024 5-year
- Median household income
- $115,9982024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+54 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+31 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Denton County, TX · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Placer CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Placer County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −11.5% |
| 1880 | −7.3% |
| 1884 | −8.0% |
| 1888 | −6.4% |
| 1892 | −6.2% |
| 1896 | −4.6% |
| 1900 | −11.3% |
| 1904 | −31.4% |
| 1908 | −10.3% |
| 1912 | +41.8% |
| 1916 | +24.5% |
| 1920 | −27.4% |
| 1924 | −30.1% |
| 1928 | +0.2% |
| 1932 | +45.6% |
| 1936 | +54.3% |
| 1940 | +36.3% |
| 1944 | +25.9% |
| 1948 | +21.6% |
| 1952 | −1.2% |
| 1956 | +7.9% |
| 1960 | +12.0% |
| 1964 | +32.0% |
| 1968 | +5.6% |
| 1972 | −4.6% |
| 1976 | +7.1% |
| 1980 | −21.1% |
| 1984 | −27.7% |
| 1988 | −20.6% |
| 1992 | −8.2% |
| 1996 | −15.7% |
| 2000 | −23.2% |
| 2004 | −26.4% |
| 2008 | −11.2% |
| 2012 | −19.3% |
| 2016 | −11.6% |
| 2020 | −6.6% |
| 2024 | −8.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 103,958 | 123,941 | 234,871 | ||
| R | 106,869 | 122,488 | 235,084 | ||
| R | 73,509 | 95,138 | 186,024 | ||
| R | 66,818 | 99,921 | 171,711 | ||
| R | 75,112 | 94,647 | 173,812 | ||
| R | 55,573 | 95,969 | 153,278 | ||
| R | 42,449 | 69,835 | 117,799 | ||
| R | 34,981 | 49,808 | 94,427 | ||
| R | 30,783 | 38,298 | 91,366 | ||
| R | 27,516 | 42,096 | 70,642 | ||
| R | 21,294 | 38,035 | 60,427 | ||
| R | 17,311 | 28,179 | 51,440 | ||
| D | 21,026 | 18,154 | 40,311 | ||
| R | 16,911 | 18,597 | 36,945 | ||
| D | 14,050 | 12,427 | 29,144 | ||
| D | 18,256 | 9,389 | 27,676 | ||
| D | 13,304 | 10,439 | 23,863 | ||
| D | 10,611 | 9,059 | 19,739 | ||
| R | 8,887 | 9,104 | 18,153 | ||
| D | 8,837 | 5,570 | 15,109 | ||
| D | 7,149 | 4,196 | 11,409 | ||
| D | 8,402 | 3,887 | 12,436 | ||
| D | 7,959 | 2,321 | 10,388 | ||
| D | 6,200 | 2,242 | 8,683 | ||
| D | 3,685 | 3,669 | 7,450 | ||
| O | 390 | 2,192 | 5,984 | ||
| R | 1,559 | 2,894 | 4,869 | ||
| D | 3,375 | 1,954 | 5,791 | ||
| O | 1,823 | 0 | 4,357 | ||
| R | 1,491 | 1,865 | 3,625 | ||
| R | 1,023 | 2,050 | 3,274 | ||
| R | 1,592 | 2,009 | 3,677 | ||
| R | 1,721 | 1,890 | 3,676 | ||
| R | 1,524 | 1,743 | 3,538 | ||
| R | 1,547 | 1,761 | 3,364 | ||
| R | 1,483 | 1,749 | 3,307 | ||
| R | 1,416 | 1,643 | 3,117 | ||
| R | 1,278 | 1,610 | 2,888 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.4%
English
14.4%
Irish
11.0%
Italian
6.7%
American
3.1%
Scottish
2.6%
French
2.5%
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: 42.5 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
$115,998
Placer County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Placer County$115,998
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Placer County ranks in the top 0.5% 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
6.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.9%
Working age (18–64)6.7%
Seniors (65+)9.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.4%
speak English only
Spanish6.2%
Other Indo-European5.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.1%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Placer County's rapid growth from Sacramento exurban sprawl has kept it reliably Republican by high single digits even as neighboring counties shifted, making it an outlier in a state that has trended decisively blue at the presidential level.
The Democratic margin here reached fifty-four points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nine points.
A population of 419,156, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $115,998 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Denton County and El Dorado County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Placer County, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Placer County, California voted Republican by 8.5 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 234,871 votes cast, 103,958 went Democratic and 123,941 went Republican.
What is Placer County, California's political typology?
Akashic places Placer 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 Placer County, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Placer County, California voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Placer County, California?
Placer County, California has a population of 419,156 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Placer County, California?
Median household income in Placer County, California is $115,998 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Placer County, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Placer 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.