Sonoma County, California: New American county. In 2024, voted D+46%. Democratic peak: D+51 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+46MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 485,0402024 5-year
- Median household income
- $104,6742024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 30.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+51 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Santa Cruz County, CA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Sonoma CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Sonoma 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 | +8.9% |
| 1880 | +6.7% |
| 1884 | −1.6% |
| 1888 | +1.4% |
| 1892 | +6.3% |
| 1896 | −5.9% |
| 1900 | −10.7% |
| 1904 | −28.7% |
| 1908 | −23.9% |
| 1912 | +45.8% |
| 1916 | −7.0% |
| 1920 | −40.7% |
| 1924 | −45.6% |
| 1928 | −20.3% |
| 1932 | +25.4% |
| 1936 | +21.2% |
| 1940 | −4.9% |
| 1944 | −1.1% |
| 1948 | −15.1% |
| 1952 | −33.0% |
| 1956 | −24.0% |
| 1960 | −8.6% |
| 1964 | +23.1% |
| 1968 | −5.8% |
| 1972 | −13.2% |
| 1976 | −0.2% |
| 1980 | −12.0% |
| 1984 | −3.4% |
| 1988 | +14.6% |
| 1992 | +28.7% |
| 1996 | +26.0% |
| 2000 | +27.3% |
| 2004 | +36.3% |
| 2008 | +49.6% |
| 2012 | +45.7% |
| 2016 | +46.7% |
| 2020 | +51.5% |
| 2024 | +46.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 179,600 | 63,426 | 251,465 | ||
| D | 199,938 | 61,825 | 268,317 | ||
| D | 160,435 | 51,408 | 233,303 | ||
| D | 153,942 | 54,784 | 216,865 | ||
| D | 168,888 | 55,127 | 229,351 | ||
| D | 148,261 | 68,204 | 220,690 | ||
| D | 117,295 | 63,529 | 197,006 | ||
| D | 100,738 | 53,555 | 181,297 | ||
| D | 104,334 | 47,619 | 197,691 | ||
| D | 91,262 | 67,725 | 161,583 | ||
| R | 71,295 | 76,447 | 149,657 | ||
| R | 45,596 | 60,722 | 125,985 | ||
| R | 50,353 | 50,555 | 105,952 | ||
| R | 43,746 | 57,697 | 105,434 | ||
| R | 33,587 | 38,088 | 78,059 | ||
| D | 44,354 | 27,677 | 72,136 | ||
| R | 29,147 | 34,641 | 64,032 | ||
| R | 20,616 | 33,659 | 54,361 | ||
| R | 17,046 | 34,088 | 51,717 | ||
| R | 16,026 | 22,077 | 39,984 | ||
| R | 15,949 | 16,309 | 32,369 | ||
| R | 15,230 | 16,819 | 32,379 | ||
| D | 17,273 | 11,185 | 28,706 | ||
| D | 15,686 | 9,161 | 25,669 | ||
| R | 8,506 | 12,891 | 21,591 | ||
| R | 1,767 | 9,535 | 17,028 | ||
| R | 4,070 | 10,377 | 15,512 | ||
| R | 8,377 | 9,733 | 19,324 | ||
| O | 6,500 | 0 | 14,199 | ||
| R | 3,168 | 5,427 | 9,439 | ||
| R | 2,816 | 5,269 | 8,548 | ||
| R | 3,517 | 4,381 | 8,107 | ||
| R | 3,595 | 4,053 | 7,816 | ||
| D | 3,451 | 3,016 | 6,950 | ||
| D | 3,394 | 3,293 | 7,011 | ||
| R | 2,944 | 3,044 | 6,160 | ||
| D | 2,628 | 2,290 | 5,040 | ||
| D | 2,907 | 2,432 | 5,345 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.4%
Irish
12.2%
English
12.1%
Italian
8.0%
French
2.8%
Scottish
2.7%
American
2.5%
African American
1.3%
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: 42.9 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
$104,674
Sonoma County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Sonoma County$104,674
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Sonoma 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
8.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.6%
Working age (18–64)8.5%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.0%
speak English only
Spanish21.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Sonoma's blend of agricultural heritage and coastal-influenced professional demographics anchors one of California's most consistent Democratic strongholds, with presidential margins widening steadily over the past two decades.
Sonoma County has leaned Democratic in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of fifty-one points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved five 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 62% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $104,674, and a population of 485,040. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Santa Cruz County and Marin County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Sonoma County, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sonoma County, California voted Democratic by 46.2 points (D+46), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 251,465 votes cast, 179,600 went Democratic and 63,426 went Republican.
What is Sonoma County, California's political typology?
Akashic places Sonoma 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 17 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.
When did Sonoma County, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Sonoma County, California voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Sonoma County, California?
Sonoma County, California has a population of 485,040 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sonoma County, California?
Median household income in Sonoma County, California is $104,674 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Sonoma County, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sonoma County, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.