Butte County hub that shifted sharply right after the 2018 Camp Fire
Chico's metro, anchored in Butte County, recorded an R+9.1 margin in 2024—a striking lean for a Northern California college town that once split closer to evenly before the Camp Fire reshaped its population and politics.
| Group | Chico, CA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 73.8% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(17) | 14.7% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(6) | 4.3% | 6.0% |
Multiracial / Other | 4.1% | 4.0% |
▶Black / African American(7) | 1.6% | 12.2% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(4) | 1.4% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(8) | 0.4% | 0.9% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(4) | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.8% | 36.6% | — | — | |
| 9.4% | 31.8% | — | — | |
| 6.5% | 22.2% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 4.5% | 15.2% | — | — |
| 2.1% | 7.2% | — | — | |
| 0.5% | 1.6% | — | — | |
| 0.1% | 0.5% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 70.5% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Chico, CA metro area? 852,894 residents across 4 counties.
26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 7pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+3 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+3.1 | R+7.4 | 4.3pp |