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1876–2024
Truckee-Grass Valley, CA·California

Truckee-Grass Valley, CA delivered D+12 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Sierra Nevada foothill country that votes deep red in a blue state

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CA
Latest
D+12
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
102,481
2024 ACS

Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California: Tossup metro. In 2024, voted D+12%. Democratic peak: D+46 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
102,4812024 5-year
Median household income
$89,8822024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
84.0%2024 5-year
Black
0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+46 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+12.2%
33,78426,17762,144
D
+14.7%
36,35926,77965,202
D
+4.9%
26,05323,36554,935
R
−0.6%
24,66324,98651,676
D
+5.3%
28,61725,66355,647
R
−8.5%
24,22028,79053,920
R
−17.5%
17,67025,99847,479
R
−14.8%
15,36921,78443,219
R
−4.3%
15,43317,34344,201
R
−17.3%
14,98021,38337,023
R
−27.1%
11,19819,80931,768
R
−28.9%
7,60515,20726,261
R
−1.4%
7,9268,17016,881
R
−15.8%
5,6938,00414,638
R
−12.3%
4,6076,06111,794
D
+13.2%
6,3974,89911,318
R
−7.8%
4,6335,41910,141
R
−19.7%
3,6675,4759,173
R
−28.3%
3,4766,2529,818
R
−0.0%
3,9143,9178,326
D
+10.4%
3,2662,6485,961
D
+33.3%
5,7822,8638,759
D
+45.1%
5,1281,9137,131
D
+30.4%
3,5441,8425,596
R
−5.1%
1,9592,1734,179
O
−33.7%
3071,5133,583
R
−41.4%
7472,0553,163
D
+21.4%
2,5481,5864,503
O
+46.1%
1,85104,014
R
−12.7%
1,3681,8253,588
R
−28.3%
1,1672,2493,830
R
−15.8%
1,7582,4494,380
D
+8.5%
2,3601,9854,435
R
−3.0%
1,6341,7574,101
R
−5.8%
1,9232,1674,192
R
−13.7%
1,7912,3684,219
R
−4.9%
2,0292,2414,292
R
−9.4%
1,9052,3004,205

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.5%
German
14.4%
Irish
13.5%
Italian
6.8%
American
3.3%
French
3.0%
Scottish
2.5%
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: 50.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.7%
4.6%
75–84
4.9%
8.3%
65–74
9.0%
7.1%
55–64
7.9%
5.9%
45–54
5.5%
6.3%
35–44
6.0%
4.8%
25–34
4.8%
2.8%
18–24
2.6%
6.8%
5–17
6.3%
2.0%
<5
1.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$89,882
Truckee-Grass Valley, CA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Truckee-Grass Valley, CA$89,882
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.1%
Working age (18–64)11.4%
Seniors (65+)8.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.9%
speak English only
Spanish5.6%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
12.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.7%
Non-Christian
4.2%
Baptist
1.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Methodist
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The metro's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached forty-six points in 1912; the Republican margin reached forty-one points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 102,481, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $89,882 — situate the metro close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California voted Democratic by 12.2 points (D+12), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 62,144 votes cast, 33,784 went Democratic and 26,177 went Republican.
What is Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Truckee-Grass Valley, 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 11 times, Republican 25 times, and other 2 times.
When did Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California?
Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California has a population of 102,481 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California?
Median household income in Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California is $89,882 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.