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Brawley·California

Brawley moved 23.1 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
CA
Brawley
TrumpR+4.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican51.0%4,094
Kamala HarrisDemocratic46.4%3,725
OtherAll other candidates2.7%216
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: −4.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−4.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+19.8%
2012+24.6%
2016+30.1%
2020+18.5%
2024−4.6%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−4.6%
3,7254,0948,035
D
+18.5%
4,9293,3618,464
D
+30.1%
4,1732,1626,688
D
+24.6%
3,7072,2435,950
D
+19.8%
3,4872,3285,855

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.
IndicatorBrawleyCityCaliforniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White21.4%39.7%61.0%
Black0.7%5.4%12.2%
Asian2.1%15.5%6.0%
Two or more races36.1%19.2%12.6%
Other race39.8%20.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino85.6%40.1%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$59,311$99,122$84,427
Poverty rate21.3%12.0%12.5%
Median age30.637.939.1
Age 18–249.9%9.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older13.7%15.6%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)15.9%37.1%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home67.9%44.4%22.3%
Spanish67.0%28.3%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryEnglish 2.1%German 6.8%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryGerman 1.7%English 6.3%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 1.7%Irish 5.9%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic75.4%County context26.2%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant6.0%County context9.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed13.7%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 ancestries typically reported within it.
English
2.1%
German
1.7%
Irish
1.7%
American
1.5%
Italian
0.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
32.1%
speak English only
Spanish67.0%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.7%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.2%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
75.4%
Evangelical Protestant
6.0%
Other Christian
2.3%
Latter-day Saints
1.6%
Mainline Protestant
0.4%
Black Protestant
0.4%
Other faiths
0.1%
Muslim
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted13.7%
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.

Brawley sits in the Pacific Coast. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.1 points in 2016 and a Republican high of 4.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 23.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.6 points.

A population of 27,283, a 21% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,311 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Brawley, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brawley, California voted Republican by 4.6 points (R+4.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,035 votes cast, 3,725 went Democratic and 4,094 went Republican.
What is Brawley, California's political typology?
Akashic places Brawley, 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 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did Brawley, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brawley, California voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Brawley, California?
Brawley, California has a population of 27,283 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brawley, California?
Median household income in Brawley, California is $59,311 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Brawley, California?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Brawley, California from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.