Yuba County, California: New American county. In 2024, voted R+26%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+26MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 84,5072024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,3732024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 53.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 30.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+50 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Otero County, NM · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Yuba CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Yuba 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 | −7.5% |
| 1880 | +0.8% |
| 1884 | −7.2% |
| 1888 | +1.6% |
| 1892 | +5.0% |
| 1896 | −9.5% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −30.9% |
| 1908 | −16.0% |
| 1912 | +47.6% |
| 1916 | +12.4% |
| 1920 | −46.2% |
| 1924 | −34.6% |
| 1928 | −0.8% |
| 1932 | +43.7% |
| 1936 | +50.2% |
| 1940 | +30.3% |
| 1944 | +15.5% |
| 1948 | +2.8% |
| 1952 | −21.6% |
| 1956 | −11.8% |
| 1960 | −4.0% |
| 1964 | +15.4% |
| 1968 | −8.2% |
| 1972 | −18.8% |
| 1976 | +7.8% |
| 1980 | −21.6% |
| 1984 | −28.8% |
| 1988 | −24.0% |
| 1992 | −9.2% |
| 1996 | −14.1% |
| 2000 | −26.6% |
| 2004 | −35.4% |
| 2008 | −14.7% |
| 2012 | −18.0% |
| 2016 | −22.9% |
| 2020 | −21.6% |
| 2024 | −25.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,725 | 18,491 | 30,072 | ||
| R | 11,230 | 17,676 | 29,796 | ||
| R | 7,910 | 13,170 | 22,998 | ||
| R | 7,711 | 11,275 | 19,761 | ||
| R | 8,866 | 12,007 | 21,401 | ||
| R | 5,687 | 12,076 | 18,024 | ||
| R | 5,546 | 9,838 | 16,127 | ||
| R | 5,789 | 7,971 | 15,470 | ||
| R | 5,785 | 7,333 | 16,895 | ||
| R | 5,444 | 8,937 | 14,563 | ||
| R | 5,339 | 9,780 | 15,397 | ||
| R | 4,896 | 7,942 | 14,111 | ||
| D | 6,451 | 5,496 | 12,285 | ||
| R | 4,435 | 6,623 | 11,630 | ||
| R | 4,461 | 5,371 | 11,150 | ||
| D | 6,766 | 4,964 | 11,739 | ||
| R | 4,882 | 5,293 | 10,233 | ||
| R | 3,767 | 4,782 | 8,576 | ||
| R | 3,589 | 5,586 | 9,237 | ||
| D | 3,608 | 3,403 | 7,263 | ||
| D | 3,254 | 2,379 | 5,646 | ||
| D | 4,660 | 2,471 | 7,217 | ||
| D | 4,125 | 1,332 | 5,561 | ||
| D | 3,138 | 1,176 | 4,493 | ||
| R | 1,990 | 2,022 | 4,042 | ||
| R | 426 | 1,735 | 3,782 | ||
| R | 696 | 2,012 | 2,846 | ||
| D | 1,980 | 1,530 | 3,634 | ||
| O | 1,242 | 0 | 2,611 | ||
| R | 902 | 1,270 | 2,299 | ||
| R | 633 | 1,235 | 1,949 | ||
| R | 971 | 1,179 | 2,180 | ||
| R | 991 | 1,204 | 2,237 | ||
| D | 1,198 | 1,079 | 2,376 | ||
| D | 1,170 | 1,130 | 2,437 | ||
| R | 1,047 | 1,214 | 2,310 | ||
| D | 1,185 | 1,165 | 2,357 | ||
| R | 1,076 | 1,250 | 2,326 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
9.7%
English
7.6%
Irish
6.6%
American
3.1%
Italian
2.8%
Scottish
1.7%
French
1.4%
African American
3.2%
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: 34.2 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
$76,373
Yuba County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Yuba County$76,373
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Yuba County ranks in the top 25% 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
14.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.0%
Working age (18–64)12.2%
Seniors (65+)9.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
74.6%
speak English only
Spanish17.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.2%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Yuba County, anchored by Marysville along the Feather River, has shifted steadily rightward over the past decade, delivering double-digit Republican presidential margins even as California's overall tilt deepens in the opposite direction.
Yuba County has leaned Republican in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of fifty points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved four 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 54% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $76,373, and a population of 84,507. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Otero County and King George County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Yuba County, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Yuba County, California voted Republican by 25.8 points (R+26), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 30,072 votes cast, 10,725 went Democratic and 18,491 went Republican.
What is Yuba County, California's political typology?
Akashic places Yuba 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 11 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Yuba County, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Yuba County, California voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Yuba County, California?
Yuba County, California has a population of 84,507 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Yuba County, California?
Median household income in Yuba County, California is $76,373 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Yuba County, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Yuba County, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.