† 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
GroupArden-ArcadeCaliforniaUnited States
German10.5%6.8%12.5%
English10.1%6.3%9.5%
Irish8.7%5.9%9.4%
Italian4.7%3.4%4.8%
American3.1%2.8%5.3%
Ukrainian1.9%——
French1.8%1.3%1.6%
Scottish1.8%0.9%1.3%
Mexican16.9%32.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.6%1.8%
Salvadoran0.6%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan0.4%1.3%0.5%
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
Spanish0.4%0.3%—
Nicaraguan0.2%0.3%—
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
Filipino1.9%3.3%0.9%
Chinese1.9%3.9%1.3%
Asian Indian1.7%2.3%1.4%
Hmong1.4%0.3%—
Vietnamese1.3%1.7%0.6%
Afghan0.7%——
Japanese0.4%0.6%0.2%
Korean0.3%1.2%0.4%
African American†7.2%4.4%9.9%
African0.4%0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Fijian3.1%——
Aztec1.8%0.3%—
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
Arden-Arcade
California
United States
Median age
37.2
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
7.6%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.4%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Arden-Arcade
California
United States
Median household income
$77,321
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.9%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
38.5%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Arden-Arcade
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
29.0%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
11.1%
28.4%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
3.9%
0.7%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
7.9%
3.4%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.4%
2.0%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Arden-Arcade
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.
Arden-Arcade, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−1.8%
2008
+17.5%
2012
+16.0%
2016
+26.0%
2020
+30.0%
2024
+26.3%
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
D
61.3%Harris22,579
35.0%Trump12,891
3.7%
D+26.3
R+3.7
D+27.8
36,848
D
63.5%Biden26,626
33.6%Trump14,072
2.9%
D+30.0
D+4.0
D+25.5
41,899
D
59.3%Clinton20,434
33.3%Trump11,485
7.4%
D+26.0
D+10.0
D+23.9
34,481
D
56.6%Obama19,398
40.6%Romney13,923
2.8%
D+16.0
R+1.5
D+12.1
34,286
D
58.6%Obama21,041
41.1%McCain14,752
0.3%
D+17.5
D+19.3
D+10.2
35,905
R
48.6%Kerry15,792
50.4%Bush16,363
1.0%
R+1.8
—
D+0.7
32,490
Arden-Arcade is an unincorporated community where renters and homeowners split roughly evenly, and its mix of younger professionals alongside established middle-class families has made it a consistent swing precinct in Sacramento County-level races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.0 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 1.8 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.3 points.
A population of 94,994, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,321 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lakewood and Tacoma.
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, Arden-Arcade, California voted Democratic by 26.3 points (D+26.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 36,848 votes cast, 22,579 went Democratic and 12,891 went Republican.
When did Arden-Arcade, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Arden-Arcade, California voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Arden-Arcade, California?
Arden-Arcade, California has a population of 94,994 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Arden-Arcade, California?
Median household income in Arden-Arcade, California is $77,321 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Arden-Arcade, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Arden-Arcade, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
