Shasta County, California: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+36%. Democratic peak: D+48 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 181,4362024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,6362024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+48 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+36 in 2004MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Fergus County, MT · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Shasta CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Shasta 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 | +1.3% |
| 1880 | +0.5% |
| 1884 | −5.8% |
| 1888 | −3.3% |
| 1892 | −3.4% |
| 1896 | +22.5% |
| 1900 | +7.1% |
| 1904 | −27.9% |
| 1908 | −12.6% |
| 1912 | +43.6% |
| 1916 | +15.2% |
| 1920 | −31.8% |
| 1924 | −29.1% |
| 1928 | −6.3% |
| 1932 | +48.2% |
| 1936 | +41.0% |
| 1940 | +37.3% |
| 1944 | +18.0% |
| 1948 | +17.2% |
| 1952 | −12.5% |
| 1956 | +11.9% |
| 1960 | +21.5% |
| 1964 | +35.1% |
| 1968 | +9.2% |
| 1972 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | +5.1% |
| 1980 | −25.7% |
| 1984 | −25.9% |
| 1988 | −20.6% |
| 1992 | −9.6% |
| 1996 | −22.1% |
| 2000 | −34.8% |
| 2004 | −35.9% |
| 2008 | −25.8% |
| 2012 | −29.1% |
| 2016 | −36.4% |
| 2020 | −33.1% |
| 2024 | −36.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 27,130 | 59,539 | 88,919 | ||
| R | 30,000 | 60,789 | 92,930 | ||
| R | 22,301 | 51,778 | 81,024 | ||
| R | 25,819 | 48,067 | 76,501 | ||
| R | 28,867 | 49,588 | 80,390 | ||
| R | 24,339 | 52,249 | 77,731 | ||
| R | 20,127 | 43,278 | 66,544 | ||
| R | 20,848 | 34,736 | 62,961 | ||
| R | 21,605 | 28,190 | 68,359 | ||
| R | 21,171 | 32,402 | 54,585 | ||
| R | 19,298 | 33,041 | 53,127 | ||
| R | 15,364 | 27,547 | 47,418 | ||
| D | 19,200 | 17,273 | 37,854 | ||
| D | 17,214 | 16,618 | 35,603 | ||
| D | 14,510 | 11,821 | 29,230 | ||
| D | 19,142 | 9,178 | 28,350 | ||
| D | 14,691 | 9,462 | 24,301 | ||
| D | 11,239 | 8,833 | 20,149 | ||
| R | 7,386 | 9,507 | 17,013 | ||
| D | 7,177 | 5,010 | 12,623 | ||
| D | 5,798 | 4,023 | 9,843 | ||
| D | 8,662 | 3,909 | 12,733 | ||
| D | 5,236 | 2,159 | 7,510 | ||
| D | 4,170 | 1,382 | 5,782 | ||
| R | 2,025 | 2,301 | 4,408 | ||
| O | 598 | 1,951 | 4,651 | ||
| R | 1,028 | 2,108 | 3,396 | ||
| D | 2,828 | 2,008 | 5,398 | ||
| O | 2,040 | 0 | 4,684 | ||
| R | 1,389 | 1,891 | 3,972 | ||
| R | 935 | 1,891 | 3,432 | ||
| D | 1,948 | 1,681 | 3,761 | ||
| D | 1,936 | 1,210 | 3,222 | ||
| R | 1,137 | 1,234 | 2,885 | ||
| R | 1,394 | 1,490 | 2,939 | ||
| R | 1,042 | 1,173 | 2,276 | ||
| D | 877 | 868 | 1,755 | ||
| D | 641 | 625 | 1,226 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.0%
English
13.7%
Irish
11.4%
American
6.5%
Italian
5.3%
Scottish
2.6%
French
2.4%
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: 41.7 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
$72,636
Shasta County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Shasta County$72,636
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Shasta 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
13.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.8%
Working age (18–64)13.3%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Spanish4.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Shasta County, anchored by Redding in the northern Sacramento Valley, has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 30 points in each of the last three cycles, making it a consistent outlier within a heavily Democratic state.
The Republican margin here reached thirty-six points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-six points.
A median household income of $72,636, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 181,436 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fergus County and Lemhi County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Shasta County, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Shasta County, California voted Republican by 36.4 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 88,919 votes cast, 27,130 went Democratic and 59,539 went Republican.
What is Shasta County, California's political typology?
Akashic places Shasta County, California in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 16 times, Republican 20 times, and other 2 times.
When did Shasta County, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Shasta County, California voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Shasta County, California?
Shasta County, California has a population of 181,436 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Shasta County, California?
Median household income in Shasta County, California is $72,636 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Shasta County, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Shasta County, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.