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August·California

August moved 20.4 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
CA
August
HarrisD+8.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic52.6%751
Donald TrumpRepublican43.7%624
OtherAll other candidates3.6%52
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +8.9% in 2024.+8.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+38.3%
2012+46.5%
2016+43.6%
2020+29.3%
2024+8.9%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
52.6%Harris751
43.7%Trump624
3.6%
+8.9%
1,427
D
63.7%Biden1,375
34.4%Trump743
1.9%incl. Jorgensen
+29.3%
2,159
D
69.2%Clinton930
25.6%Trump344
5.1%incl. Johnson
+43.6%
1,343
D
73.3%Obama822
26.7%Romney300
0.0%
+46.5%
1,122
D
68.6%Obama840
30.3%McCain371
1.1%
+38.3%
1,224

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorAugustCityCaliforniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White16.7%39.7%61.0%
Black0.5%5.4%12.2%
Asian0.9%15.5%6.0%
Two or more races33.7%19.2%12.6%
Other race48.3%20.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino83.4%40.1%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$53,173$99,122$84,427
Poverty rate26.9%12.0%12.5%
Median age2837.939.1
Age 18–249.3%9.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older13.5%15.6%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)22.7%36.6%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home43.0%44.4%22.3%
Spanish27.1%28.4%13.6%
Other Indo-European5.4%3.4%2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island4.1%2.0%1.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)3.2%2.1%0.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryMexican 37.2%Mexican 32.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryGerman 6.4%German 6.8%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 5.1%English 6.3%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic21.5%County context26.2%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant8.8%County context9.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed61.9%County context55.2%51.5%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
37.2%
Salvadoran
1.0%
Puerto Rican
0.7%
Spanish
0.7%
Guatemalan
0.6%
Spaniard
0.4%
Nicaraguan
0.3%
Honduran
0.2%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Aztec
0.4%
Samoan
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
6.4%
English
5.1%
Irish
4.7%
Italian
3.7%
Portuguese
2.1%
American
1.8%
French
0.9%
Scottish
0.9%
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
57.0%
speak English only
Spanish27.1%
Other Indo-European5.4%
Other Asian & Pacific Island4.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)3.2%
Vietnamese1.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.9%
Arabic0.5%
Other languages0.4%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Korean0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
21.5%
Evangelical Protestant
8.8%
Muslim
1.5%
Latter-day Saints
1.5%
Other Christian
1.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Black Protestant
1.0%
Buddhist
0.9%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Jewish
0.1%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted61.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

August sits in the Pacific Coast. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.5 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 20.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.9 points.

A population of 8,825, a 17% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,173 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did August, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, August, California voted Democratic by 8.9 points (D+8.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,427 votes cast, 751 went Democratic and 624 went Republican.
What is August, California's political typology?
Akashic places August, California in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in August, California?
August, California has a population of 8,825 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in August, California?
Median household income in August, California is $53,173 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of August, California?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in August, California from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.