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Buena Park·California

Buena Park moved 10.0 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
CA
Buena Park
HarrisD+5.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic51.0%15,622
Donald TrumpRepublican46.0%14,091
OtherAll other candidates3.0%924
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: +5.0% in 2024.+5.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+9.4%
2012+12.3%
2016+19.9%
2020+15.0%
2024+5.0%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+5.0%
15,62214,09130,637
D
+15.0%
19,52414,33534,539
D
+19.9%
14,8689,67826,062
D
+12.3%
12,87810,05122,929
D
+9.4%
12,80610,59923,472

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.
IndicatorBuena ParkCityCaliforniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White28.3%39.7%61.0%
Black1.9%5.4%12.2%
Asian32.4%15.5%6.0%
Two or more races19.6%19.2%12.6%
Other race17.3%20.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino42.1%40.1%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$110,550$99,122$84,427
Poverty rate8.8%12.0%12.5%
Median age37.337.939.1
Age 18–248.9%9.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older16.1%15.6%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)33.0%37.1%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home52.0%44.4%22.3%
Spanish25.9%28.3%13.6%
Korean10.6%1.0%0.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)6.8%2.1%0.6%
Other Indo-European2.6%3.5%2.0%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 7.5%German 6.8%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 7.3%English 6.3%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 6.0%Irish 5.9%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic29.9%County context26.2%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant11.7%County context9.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed50.5%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.
German
7.5%
English
7.3%
Irish
6.0%
American
4.5%
Italian
3.6%
French
1.4%
Polish
1.3%
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
48.0%
speak English only
Spanish25.9%
Korean10.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)6.8%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)1.5%
Vietnamese1.2%
Arabic0.6%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Other languages0.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
29.9%
Evangelical Protestant
11.7%
Latter-day Saints
2.3%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Muslim
1.1%
Other Christian
1.0%
Orthodox Christian
0.7%
Buddhist
0.5%
Hindu
0.4%
Jewish
0.4%
Black Protestant
0.1%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted50.5%
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.

Buena Park sits in the Pacific Coast. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.9 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 10.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.0 points.

A population of 82,871, a 28% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $110,550 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Buena Park, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Buena Park, California voted Democratic by 5.0 points (D+5.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 30,637 votes cast, 15,622 went Democratic and 14,091 went Republican.
What is Buena Park, California's political typology?
Akashic places Buena Park, 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 Buena Park, California?
Buena Park, California has a population of 82,871 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Buena Park, California?
Median household income in Buena Park, California is $110,550 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Buena Park, California?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Buena Park, 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.