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1892–2024
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Visalia, CA
presidential margin
2008R+15.32012R+15.02016R+9.42020R+7.82024R+20.7
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+20.7
2024
median income$71,300U.S. $80,734 · CA $99,122
median age32.1U.S. 39.1 · CA 37.9
poverty rate17.9%U.S. 12.5% · CA 12.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)16.6%U.S. 35.6% · CA 36.6%
non-english50.2%U.S. 22.3% · CA 44.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Mexican62.1%
Salvadoran0.6%
Guatemalan0.5%
German4.8%
English4.7%
Irish4.1%
Filipino1.3%
Chinese0.5%
Asian Indian0.4%
African American†1.2%
Aztec0.3%
religion
other traditions
Other Christian1.8%
Latter-day Saints1.7%
Mainline1.3%
Buddhist0.6%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Visalia, CA, California

Akashic
Visalia, CATrumpR+20.7
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2024 presidential margin by county for Visalia, CA, CAA map of the single county of Visalia, CA, CA, outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Tulare County, CA · R+20.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican59.2%81,854
Kamala HarrisDemocratic38.5%53,221
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.American Independent2.3%3,196
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Visalia, CA, CA — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Tulare County, CARepublicanR+20.7
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
38.5%Harris53,221
59.2%Trump81,854
2.3%Kennedy3,196
−20.7%
138,271
R
45.0%Biden66,105
52.8%Trump77,579
2.2%Jorgensen3,201
−7.8%
146,885
R
41.7%Clinton47,585
51.1%Trump58,299
7.2%Johnson8,218
−9.4%
114,102
R
41.2%Obama41,752
56.2%Romney56,956
2.5%Johnson2,571
−15.0%
101,279
R
41.3%Obama43,634
56.6%McCain59,765
2.0%Nader2,126
−15.3%
105,525
R
32.9%Kerry32,494
66.2%Bush65,399
1.0%Badnarik967
−33.3%
98,860
R
36.7%Gore33,006
60.2%Bush54,070
3.1%Nader2,742
−23.5%
89,818
R
38.1%Clinton32,669
53.9%Dole46,272
8.0%Perot6,905
−15.8%
85,846
R
35.2%Clinton31,188
45.7%Bush40,482
19.1%Perot16,883
−10.5%
88,553
R
39.0%Dukakis30,711
59.6%Bush46,891
1.4%Paul1,067
−20.6%
78,669
R
35.1%Mondale28,065
63.9%Reagan51,066
1.0%Bergland812
−28.8%
79,943
R
35.5%Carter25,155
58.3%Reagan41,317
6.2%Anderson4,374
−22.8%
70,846
R
43.7%Carter25,551
54.5%Ford31,864
1.8%Macbride1,027
−10.8%
58,442
R
36.2%McGovern21,775
59.9%Nixon36,048
3.9%Schmitz2,327
−23.7%
60,150
R
39.5%Humphrey22,180
52.2%Nixon29,314
8.4%Wallace4,695
−12.7%
56,189
D
60.1%Johnson33,974
39.8%Goldwater22,527
0.1%Hass51
+20.2%
56,552
R
45.6%Kennedy24,887
54.0%Nixon29,456
0.4%Byrd239
−8.4%
54,582
R
47.2%Stevenson23,407
52.5%Eisenhower26,051
0.3%Andrews160
−5.3%
49,618
R
42.5%Stevenson21,603
56.7%Eisenhower28,802
0.8%Hallinan422
−14.2%
50,827
D
50.2%Truman19,681
47.0%Dewey18,414
2.8%Thurmond1,097
+3.2%
39,192
D
50.0%Roosevelt16,221
49.3%Dewey16,005
0.7%Thomas238
+0.7%
32,464
D
56.0%Roosevelt20,129
42.9%Willkie15,414
1.2%Thomas428
+13.1%
35,971
D
67.7%Roosevelt18,956
30.8%Landon8,624
1.6%Lemke435
+36.9%
28,015
D
62.5%Roosevelt15,631
32.3%Hoover8,066
5.2%Thomas1,302
+30.3%
24,999
R
35.1%Smith6,635
63.8%Hoover12,057
1.2%Thomas218
−28.7%
18,910
R
18.3%Davis3,425
50.8%Coolidge9,484
30.9%La Follette5,765
−32.4%
18,674
R
32.4%Cox4,837
61.3%Harding9,136
6.3%Debs941
−28.8%
14,914
D
46.9%Wilson7,299
44.0%Hughes6,845
9.2%Benson1,428
+2.9%
15,572
O
42.3%Wilson4,293
0.0%Taft0
57.7%Roosevelt5,854
Roosevelt +15.4
10,147
R
40.7%Bryan2,329
48.0%Taft2,742
11.3%Debs647
−7.2%
5,718
R
36.0%Parker1,643
48.6%Roosevelt2,221
15.4%Debs705
−12.7%
4,569
D
53.0%Bryan2,246
41.4%McKinley1,755
5.6%Woolley237
+11.6%
4,238
D
64.1%Bryan2,673
33.8%McKinley1,410
2.1%Palmer89
+30.3%
4,172
D
42.1%Cleveland2,613
32.0%Harrison1,984
26.0%Weaver1,611
+10.1%
6,208
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −20.7% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−20.7%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+10.1%
1896+30.3%
1900+11.6%
1904−12.7%
1908−7.2%
1912+42.3%
1916+2.9%
1920−28.8%
1924−32.4%
1928−28.7%
1932+30.3%
1936+36.9%
1940+13.1%
1944+0.7%
1948+3.2%
1952−14.2%
1956−5.3%
1960−8.4%
1964+20.2%
1968−12.7%
1972−23.7%
1976−10.8%
1980−22.8%
1984−28.8%
1988−20.6%
1992−10.5%
1996−15.8%
2000−23.5%
2004−33.3%
2008−15.3%
2012−15.0%
2016−9.4%
2020−7.8%
2024−20.7%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Voter registration in Visalia, CARegistered voters by party of registration, 2022–2024. Latest total 215,580 in 2024.53.9K107.8K161.7K215.6K215.6K20222024
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Visalia, CA
YearTotal registeredDemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther
2022207,36169,63777,04544,00316,676
2024215,58069,44181,85444,93619,349
Source: California Secretary of State

Visalia anchors Tulare County, one of California's top dairy and citrus-producing regions, and its electorate leans considerably more conservative than the coastal metros — a durable pattern rooted in the area's agricultural economy and fast-growing Latino working-class population.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 33.3 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 12.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.7 points.

A population of 478,693, a 26% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,300 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hanford-Corcoran, CA and Bakersfield-Delano, CA.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Hanford-Corcoran, CA
97.3twin score
% Latinoelasticity% White
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
97.0twin score
% Latino% Whiteelasticity
Yakima, WA
91.4twin score
% Latino% Whitemedian age≠ elasticity

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Visalia, CA, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Visalia, CA, California voted Republican by 20.7 points (R+20.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 138,271 votes cast, 53,221 went Democratic and 81,854 went Republican.
When did Visalia, CA, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Visalia, CA, California voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Visalia, CA, California?
Visalia, CA, California has a population of 478,693 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Visalia, CA, California?
Median household income in Visalia, CA, California is $71,300 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Visalia, CA, California?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Visalia, CA, California from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.