Bay Area port city where working-class demographics shape competitive margins
Vallejo sits at the northern edge of the Bay Area, with a majority-minority population and post-industrial economy that produce distinctly different voting patterns from its wealthier regional neighbors, often yielding closer-than-expected results in countywide races.
| Group | Vallejo, CA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 41.2% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(17) | 23.9% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(6) | 14.6% | 6.0% |
▶Black / African American(14) | 14.0% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 5.3% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(3) | 0.7% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(11) | 0.5% | 0.9% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(5) | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +16.3pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Catholic-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Democratic-leaning urban and suburban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.1% | 49.5% | — | — | |
| 9.3% | 28.7% | — | — | |
| 4.1% | 12.6% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 2.3% | 7.2% | — | — |
| 1.7% | 5.3% | — | — | |
| 1.1% | 3.4% | — | — | |
| 0.1% | 0.4% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 67.6% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Vallejo, CA metro area? 1,682,517 residents across 4 counties.
25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 8pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+9 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 | D+23.0 | D+22.0 | 1.0pp |