† 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
GroupBellCaliforniaUnited States
Mexican65.2%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran8.5%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan5.5%1.3%0.5%
Honduran1.1%—0.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%0.6%1.8%
Cuban0.7%—0.7%
Nicaraguan0.7%0.3%—
Colombian0.7%0.3%0.4%
German2.9%6.8%12.5%
Irish2.5%5.9%9.4%
English2.5%6.3%9.5%
American2.1%2.8%5.3%
Italian1.7%3.4%4.8%
Armenian1.3%——
Polish0.7%0.9%2.2%
French0.7%1.3%1.6%
African American†1.6%4.4%9.9%
Chinese0.4%3.9%1.3%
Filipino0.3%3.3%0.9%
Korean0.2%1.2%0.4%
Aztec15.9%0.3%—
Maya9.5%——
Samoan3.2%——
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
Bell
California
United States
Median age
34.3
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
9.9%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.5%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bell
California
United States
Median household income
$61,020
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.6%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
9.7%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bell
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
87.2%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
82.2%
28.4%
13.6%
Arabic
3.6%
0.6%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bell
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.
Bell, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+56.5%
2008
+65.4%
2012
+71.4%
2016
+76.5%
2020
+62.4%
2024
+31.9%
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, 2012, 2024 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles 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
63.9%Harris4,885
32.0%Trump2,445
4.2%
D+31.9
R+30.5
D+33.4
7,650
D
79.9%Biden7,530
17.5%Trump1,650
2.5%
D+62.4
R+14.0
D+58.0
9,419
D
85.8%Clinton6,552
9.3%Trump713
4.8%
D+76.5
D+5.0
D+74.4
7,635
D
84.5%Obama5,443
13.0%Romney840
2.5%
D+71.4
D+6.1
D+67.6
6,443
D
82.5%Obama4,104
17.1%McCain852
0.4%
D+65.4
D+8.9
D+58.1
4,976
D
77.4%Kerry3,620
20.9%Bush978
1.7%
D+56.5
—
D+58.9
4,678
Bell's electorate is overwhelmingly Latino and heavily Democratic-leaning, shaped by a blue-collar demographic that has driven consistent down-ballot turnout patterns distinct from neighboring gateway cities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 76.5 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 30.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.9 points.
A population of 32,476, a 6% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,020 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bell Gardens and Florence-Graham.
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, Bell, California voted Democratic by 31.9 points (D+31.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 7,650 votes cast, 4,885 went Democratic and 2,445 went Republican.
How many people live in Bell, California?
Bell, California has a population of 32,476 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bell, California?
Median household income in Bell, California is $61,020 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Bell, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Bell, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
