† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupYuma-El CentroUnited States
Mexican71.7%11.3%
Salvadoran0.4%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.8%
Spaniard0.3%—
Spanish0.3%—
Guatemalan0.2%0.5%
German4.2%12.5%
English4.1%9.5%
Irish2.9%9.4%
American2.3%5.3%
Italian1.1%4.8%
French0.7%1.6%
Norwegian0.6%—
Swedish0.4%—
African American†1.1%9.9%
African0.5%0.5%
Filipino0.4%0.9%
Chinese0.2%1.3%
Japanese0.2%0.2%
Navajo0.1%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Yuma-El Centro
United States
Median age
34.8
39.1
Age 18–24
10.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Yuma-El Centro
United States
Median household income
$60,488
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Yuma-El Centro
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
64.6%
22.3%
Spanish
62.8%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Yuma-El Centro
United States
Catholic
46.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
6.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
41.4%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Yuma-El Centro, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1908
−12.3%
1912
+36.7%
1916
+13.2%
1920
−30.9%
1924
−31.4%
1928
−30.8%
1932
+40.8%
1936
+30.8%
1940
+15.1%
1944
+4.5%
1948
+6.6%
1952
−17.0%
1956
−6.3%
1960
−1.2%
1964
+5.9%
1968
−12.6%
1972
−29.1%
1976
−4.3%
1980
−26.9%
1984
−30.3%
1988
−15.2%
1992
+0.1%
1996
+7.7%
2000
−1.2%
2004
−5.6%
2008
+5.0%
2012
+8.8%
2016
+19.2%
2020
+7.5%
2024
−11.8%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
43.3%Harris52,906
55.1%Trump67,291
0.6%Kennedy759 +4
R+11.8
R+19.3
R+10.3
122,220
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.1%67,291
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic43.3%52,906
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent0.6%759
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%536
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%416
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.2%298
OtherAll other candidates0.0%14
D
52.7%Biden66,888
45.2%Trump57,381
2.0%
D+7.5
R+11.7
D+3.0
126,815
D
56.6%Clinton57,272
37.5%Trump37,869
5.9%
D+19.2
D+10.4
D+17.1
101,101
D
53.6%Obama43,195
44.8%Romney36,129
1.6%
D+8.8
D+3.7
D+4.9
80,638
D
51.8%Obama42,721
46.8%McCain38,585
1.4%
D+5.0
D+10.6
R+2.3
82,435
R
46.7%Kerry33,996
52.3%Bush38,074
1.0%
R+5.6
R+4.4
R+3.1
72,803
R
47.8%Gore27,544
49.0%Bush28,232
3.1%
R+1.2
R+8.9
R+1.7
57,589
D
49.7%Clinton26,858
42.0%Dole22,718
8.3%
D+7.7
D+7.5
R+0.9
54,071
D
40.2%Clinton21,476
40.1%Bush21,411
19.6%
D+0.1
D+15.3
R+5.4
53,363
R
41.9%Dukakis19,195
57.0%Bush26,142
1.1%
R+15.2
D+15.2
R+7.4
45,845
R
34.3%Mondale14,695
64.7%Reagan27,677
1.0%
R+30.3
R+3.5
R+12.1
42,782
R
32.7%Carter13,975
59.6%Reagan25,461
7.7%
R+26.9
R+22.5
R+17.1
42,724
R
46.6%Carter18,242
50.9%Ford19,942
2.4%
R+4.3
D+24.7
R+6.4
39,142
R
33.6%McGovern12,737
62.6%Nixon23,774
3.8%
R+29.1
R+16.5
R+5.9
37,955
R
37.8%Humphrey13,251
50.4%Nixon17,674
11.8%
R+12.6
R+18.5
R+11.9
35,079
D
52.9%Johnson19,000
47.0%Goldwater16,878
0.1%
D+5.9
D+7.1
R+16.7
35,902
R
49.2%Kennedy15,761
50.5%Nixon16,153
0.3%
R+1.2
D+5.1
R+1.4
32,010
R
46.7%Stevenson13,973
53.0%Eisenhower15,856
0.2%
R+6.3
D+10.7
D+9.1
29,894
R
41.3%Stevenson10,777
58.3%Eisenhower15,223
0.4%
R+17.0
R+23.7
R+6.3
26,108
D
52.1%Truman9,784
45.5%Dewey8,541
2.4%
D+6.6
D+2.1
D+2.1
18,774
D
52.1%Roosevelt8,557
47.5%Dewey7,810
0.4%
D+4.5
R+10.6
R+2.9
16,425
D
57.2%Roosevelt11,866
42.1%Willkie8,724
0.7%
D+15.1
R+15.6
D+5.2
20,743
D
64.5%Roosevelt10,988
33.7%Landon5,747
1.8%
D+30.8
R+10.0
D+6.5
17,043
D
68.5%Roosevelt12,235
27.7%Hoover4,945
3.9%
D+40.8
D+71.6
D+23.0
17,869
R
34.2%Smith4,075
64.9%Hoover7,745
0.9%
R+30.8
D+0.7
R+13.3
11,929
R
16.2%Davis1,610
47.6%Coolidge4,735
36.2%
R+31.4
R+0.6
R+6.3
9,938
R
31.8%Cox3,199
62.6%Harding6,305
5.6%
R+30.9
R+44.0
R+4.7
10,067
D
51.6%Wilson4,595
38.4%Hughes3,421
9.9%
D+13.2
R+23.5
D+10.0
8,899
O
38.8%Wilson1,719
2.0%Taft90
59.2%
Roosevelt +20.4
D+49.0
D+17.2
4,434
R
35.4%Bryan675
47.6%Taft909
17.0%
R+12.3
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R+2.7
1,908
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voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+5.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+11.8
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 5.9 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Yuma-El Centro
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2022 (partial)
86,318
41,418
18,060
21,117
5,723
2024 (partial)
88,694
40,570
20,324
22,031
5,769
2026 (partial)
109,840
28,904
35,318
44,000
1,618
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−1,029 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −22,014 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Yuma-El Centro in Yuma-El Centro: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+2,300
2012
−4,172
2013
−5,163
2014
−2,249
2015
−3,880
2016
−1,984
2017
−809
2018
−1,573
2019
−1,643
2021
−70
2022
−1,850
2023
+484
2024
−376
2025
−1,029
Spanning the Colorado River desert from southwestern Arizona into California's Imperial Valley, this market's electorate is shaped by Latino majorities, year-round farm labor, and one of the nation's busiest land-border crossing corridors.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 40.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 31.4 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 19.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.8 points.
A population of 391,943, a 20% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,488 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Corpus Christi and El Paso (Las Cruces).
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In 2024, Yuma-El Centro, California voted Republican by 11.8 points (R+11.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 122,220 votes cast, 52,906 went Democratic and 67,291 went Republican.
When did Yuma-El Centro, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Yuma-El Centro, California voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Yuma-El Centro, California?
Yuma-El Centro, California has a population of 391,943 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Yuma-El Centro, California?
Median household income in Yuma-El Centro, California is $60,488 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Yuma-El Centro, California?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Yuma-El Centro, California from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
