† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAlpineCaliforniaUnited States
German16.3%6.8%12.5%
English14.3%6.3%9.5%
Irish14.0%5.9%9.4%
Italian7.5%3.4%4.8%
American4.5%2.8%5.3%
French3.2%1.3%1.6%
Polish2.9%0.9%2.2%
Scottish2.9%0.9%1.3%
Mexican18.0%32.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.6%1.8%
Guatemalan0.4%1.3%0.5%
Spanish0.3%0.3%—
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
Salvadoran0.2%2.0%0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
Filipino0.4%3.3%0.9%
Chinese0.2%3.9%1.3%
African American†1.7%4.4%9.9%
African0.2%0.3%0.5%
Aztec1.9%0.3%—
Maya1.3%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Alpine
California
United States
Median age
42.4
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
6.5%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.5%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Alpine
California
United States
Median household income
$108,660
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.0%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.0%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Alpine
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.2%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
10.4%
28.4%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.3%
0.3%
0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Alpine
California
United States
Catholic
—
26.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
9.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
55.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Alpine, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−48.7%
2008
−35.3%
2012
−41.1%
2016
−40.2%
2020
−38.2%
2024
−41.4%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
28.3%Harris2,585
69.7%Trump6,363
2.0%
R+41.4
R+3.2
R+39.9
9,128
R
29.9%Biden2,703
68.1%Trump6,152
2.0%
R+38.2
D+2.1
R+42.6
9,040
R
27.7%Clinton2,053
67.9%Trump5,035
4.4%
R+40.2
D+0.8
R+42.3
7,415
R
28.2%Obama2,013
69.3%Romney4,943
2.5%
R+41.1
R+5.7
R+44.9
7,137
R
32.3%Obama2,251
67.6%McCain4,713
0.1%
R+35.3
D+13.4
R+42.6
6,973
R
25.4%Kerry1,792
74.1%Bush5,228
0.5%
R+48.7
—
R+46.2
7,056
Alpine sits at roughly 2,000 feet in the Viejas Mountains corridor, drawing residents who want proximity to San Diego while keeping a small-town character — a tension that shapes local land-use debates more than party platforms.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 48.7 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.4 points.
A population of 15,180, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $108,660 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Santa Fe and Canyon Lake.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
In 2024, Alpine, California voted Republican by 41.4 points (R+41.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,128 votes cast, 2,585 went Democratic and 6,363 went Republican.
How many people live in Alpine, California?
Alpine, California has a population of 15,180 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alpine, California?
Median household income in Alpine, California is $108,660 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Alpine, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Alpine, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
