† 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
GroupAtascaderoCaliforniaUnited States
German16.4%6.8%12.5%
English15.8%6.3%9.5%
Irish14.0%5.9%9.4%
Italian6.9%3.4%4.8%
Scottish3.1%0.9%1.3%
French2.7%1.3%1.6%
American2.4%2.8%5.3%
Portuguese2.3%——
Mexican18.9%32.3%11.3%
Spanish0.8%0.3%—
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.4%0.6%1.8%
Salvadoran0.3%2.0%0.7%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%1.3%0.5%
Peruvian0.2%——
Chinese1.0%3.9%1.3%
Filipino1.0%3.3%0.9%
Japanese0.6%0.6%0.2%
Korean0.5%1.2%0.4%
Asian Indian0.4%2.3%1.4%
Vietnamese0.2%1.7%0.6%
Aztec2.4%0.3%—
Maya0.8%——
Samoan0.8%——
African American†0.7%4.4%9.9%
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
Atascadero
California
United States
Median age
40.4
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
10.3%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.5%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Atascadero
California
United States
Median household income
$91,429
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.4%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.6%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Atascadero
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
13.3%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
10.4%
28.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Atascadero
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.
Atascadero, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−18.8%
2008
−6.4%
2012
−9.0%
2016
−4.3%
2020
+1.5%
2024
+0.5%
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
48.7%Harris8,125
48.2%Trump8,038
3.1%
D+0.5
R+1.0
D+2.0
16,681
D
49.4%Biden8,665
47.9%Trump8,402
2.7%
D+1.5
D+5.8
R+3.0
17,549
R
44.0%Clinton6,318
48.3%Trump6,937
7.8%
R+4.3
D+4.7
R+6.4
14,369
R
43.6%Obama5,859
52.6%Romney7,066
3.8%
R+9.0
R+2.6
R+12.8
13,430
R
46.6%Obama6,514
53.0%McCain7,410
0.4%
R+6.4
D+12.4
R+13.7
13,975
R
40.1%Kerry5,625
58.8%Bush8,260
1.1%
R+18.8
—
R+16.3
14,038
Atascadero sits in San Luis Obispo County's inland corridor, where a mix of rural ranching heritage and suburban growth keeps party registration unusually competitive for a California city of its size.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 1.5 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 18.8 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.5 points.
A population of 29,712, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,429 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) and Casas Adobes.
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, Atascadero, California voted Democratic by 0.5 points (D+0.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 16,681 votes cast, 8,125 went Democratic and 8,038 went Republican.
When did Atascadero, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Atascadero, California voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Atascadero, California?
Atascadero, California has a population of 29,712 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Atascadero, California?
Median household income in Atascadero, California is $91,429 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Atascadero, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Atascadero, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
