San Benito County, California: New American county. In 2024, voted D+13%. Democratic peak: D+49 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+13MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 67,2902024 5-year
- Median household income
- $114,3942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 36.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 62.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Doña Ana County, NM · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of San Benito CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for San Benito 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 | +20.9% |
| 1880 | +20.1% |
| 1884 | +7.1% |
| 1888 | +8.6% |
| 1892 | +8.6% |
| 1896 | +13.2% |
| 1900 | +4.0% |
| 1904 | −14.9% |
| 1908 | −14.5% |
| 1912 | +48.7% |
| 1916 | +7.6% |
| 1920 | −35.2% |
| 1924 | −40.1% |
| 1928 | −18.1% |
| 1932 | +27.1% |
| 1936 | +25.4% |
| 1940 | +0.7% |
| 1944 | −6.0% |
| 1948 | −13.6% |
| 1952 | −29.8% |
| 1956 | −19.2% |
| 1960 | −3.0% |
| 1964 | +21.4% |
| 1968 | −2.4% |
| 1972 | −20.0% |
| 1976 | −4.1% |
| 1980 | −17.2% |
| 1984 | −22.8% |
| 1988 | −9.9% |
| 1992 | +9.7% |
| 1996 | +11.8% |
| 2000 | +12.6% |
| 2004 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | +22.7% |
| 2012 | +20.6% |
| 2016 | +21.2% |
| 2020 | +24.4% |
| 2024 | +12.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 15,179 | 11,702 | 27,652 | ||
| D | 17,628 | 10,590 | 28,830 | ||
| D | 12,521 | 7,841 | 22,122 | ||
| D | 11,276 | 7,343 | 19,081 | ||
| D | 11,917 | 7,425 | 19,788 | ||
| D | 9,851 | 8,698 | 18,725 | ||
| D | 9,131 | 7,015 | 16,831 | ||
| D | 7,030 | 5,384 | 13,906 | ||
| D | 5,354 | 4,112 | 12,739 | ||
| R | 4,559 | 5,578 | 10,308 | ||
| R | 3,554 | 5,695 | 9,380 | ||
| R | 2,749 | 4,054 | 7,602 | ||
| R | 3,122 | 3,398 | 6,680 | ||
| R | 2,582 | 3,961 | 6,881 | ||
| R | 2,809 | 2,961 | 6,229 | ||
| D | 3,779 | 2,444 | 6,237 | ||
| R | 2,876 | 3,056 | 5,945 | ||
| R | 2,201 | 3,252 | 5,463 | ||
| R | 1,891 | 3,503 | 5,415 | ||
| R | 2,096 | 2,775 | 4,987 | ||
| R | 1,998 | 2,253 | 4,267 | ||
| D | 2,441 | 2,407 | 4,883 | ||
| D | 2,565 | 1,515 | 4,142 | ||
| D | 2,283 | 1,269 | 3,744 | ||
| R | 1,366 | 1,971 | 3,348 | ||
| R | 361 | 1,443 | 2,695 | ||
| R | 900 | 1,965 | 3,023 | ||
| D | 1,688 | 1,440 | 3,259 | ||
| O | 1,253 | 0 | 2,573 | ||
| R | 684 | 937 | 1,749 | ||
| R | 645 | 888 | 1,629 | ||
| D | 786 | 724 | 1,550 | ||
| D | 956 | 729 | 1,716 | ||
| D | 759 | 616 | 1,666 | ||
| D | 797 | 664 | 1,553 | ||
| D | 665 | 574 | 1,279 | ||
| D | 646 | 429 | 1,080 | ||
| D | 664 | 434 | 1,100 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
7.1%
English
7.1%
Irish
6.4%
Italian
5.5%
American
2.0%
French
1.4%
Scottish
1.1%
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: 36.1 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
$114,394
San Benito County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
San Benito County$114,394
California$99,122
United States$80,734
San Benito 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
6.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.2%
Working age (18–64)5.4%
Seniors (65+)16.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
55.9%
speak English only
Spanish40.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 26.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
San Benito's population is roughly 60% Latino, a share that has climbed steadily for two decades and correlates with the county's shift from competitive to reliably Democratic in statewide and federal contests.
San Benito County has leaned Democratic in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of forty-nine points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved twelve 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 37% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $114,394, and a population of 67,290. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Doña Ana County and Martinsville city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did San Benito County, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, San Benito County, California voted Democratic by 12.6 points (D+13), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 27,652 votes cast, 15,179 went Democratic and 11,702 went Republican.
What is San Benito County, California's political typology?
Akashic places San Benito 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 21 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did San Benito County, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which San Benito County, California voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in San Benito County, California?
San Benito County, California has a population of 67,290 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in San Benito County, California?
Median household income in San Benito County, California is $114,394 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of San Benito County, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in San Benito County, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.