Bishop, CA, California: Tossup metro. In 2024, voted R+3%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+3MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 18,7392024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,9912024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 24.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+50 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 1984MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Bishop, CA, CAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,201 | 4,468 | 8,951 | ||
| D | 4,634 | 4,620 | 9,484 | ||
| R | 3,155 | 4,248 | 8,179 | ||
| R | 3,422 | 4,340 | 8,036 | ||
| R | 3,743 | 4,523 | 8,554 | ||
| R | 3,350 | 5,091 | 8,616 | ||
| R | 2,652 | 4,713 | 7,815 | ||
| R | 2,601 | 3,924 | 7,569 | ||
| R | 2,695 | 3,689 | 8,464 | ||
| R | 2,653 | 5,042 | 7,837 | ||
| R | 2,360 | 5,863 | 8,338 | ||
| R | 2,080 | 5,201 | 8,027 | ||
| R | 2,635 | 3,905 | 6,706 | ||
| R | 2,006 | 4,873 | 7,159 | ||
| R | 2,314 | 3,641 | 6,687 | ||
| D | 3,161 | 2,751 | 5,915 | ||
| R | 2,443 | 2,962 | 5,420 | ||
| R | 1,782 | 3,524 | 5,324 | ||
| R | 1,585 | 3,549 | 5,162 | ||
| R | 1,539 | 2,135 | 3,827 | ||
| R | 1,647 | 1,699 | 3,355 | ||
| D | 1,820 | 1,483 | 3,330 | ||
| D | 1,560 | 912 | 2,501 | ||
| D | 1,459 | 698 | 2,258 | ||
| R | 861 | 1,206 | 2,102 | ||
| R | 256 | 950 | 1,999 | ||
| R | 682 | 1,195 | 2,089 | ||
| D | 966 | 846 | 2,016 | ||
| O | 806 | 0 | 1,627 | ||
| D | 618 | 583 | 1,424 | ||
| R | 231 | 452 | 811 | ||
| D | 505 | 396 | 935 | ||
| D | 532 | 286 | 841 | ||
| R | 266 | 409 | 800 | ||
| R | 273 | 437 | 745 | ||
| R | 283 | 345 | 646 | ||
| R | 274 | 321 | 595 | ||
| D | 375 | 343 | 718 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.0%
English
10.6%
Irish
7.5%
American
4.9%
Italian
4.5%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
2.3%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 45.5 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,991
Bishop, CA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bishop, CA$73,991
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.2%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)17.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.7%
speak English only
Spanish15.7%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Other languages1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Seat of Inyo County, Bishop anchors a vast, sparsely populated stretch of the Eastern Sierra where long-running disputes over Los Angeles water diversions have defined civic identity for over a century.
The metro's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached fifty points in 1912; the Republican margin reached forty-two points in 1984. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 18,739, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $73,991 — situate the metro close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bishop, CA, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bishop, CA, California voted Republican by 3.0 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,951 votes cast, 4,201 went Democratic and 4,468 went Republican.
What is Bishop, CA, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Bishop, CA, California as a "Tossup" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Bishop, CA, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bishop, CA, California voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Bishop, CA, California?
Bishop, CA, California has a population of 18,739 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bishop, CA, California?
Median household income in Bishop, CA, California is $73,991 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Bishop, CA, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bishop, CA, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.