Sierra Nevada foothill country that votes deep red in a blue state
Anchored by the old Gold Rush corridors of Nevada County, this mountain metro delivers some of California's widest Republican presidential margins, a pattern driven by its rural character and a relatively older, white, non-college electorate.
| Group | Local | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 86.0% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(12) | 8.3% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 3.0% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.3% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(3) | 0.9% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(9) | 0.9% | 0.9% |
▶Black / African American(4) | 0.4% | 12.2% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -18.7pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.7% | 41.1% | — | — | |
| 7.6% | 26.9% | — | — | |
| 7.3% | 25.6% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 2.1% | 7.3% | — | — |
| 1.7% | 6.1% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 71.5% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA metro area? 390,216 residents across 4 counties.
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 | D+12.2 | D+8.8 | 3.5pp |