† 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
GroupCalistogaCaliforniaUnited States
English9.9%6.3%9.5%
German9.5%6.8%12.5%
Irish8.1%5.9%9.4%
Italian5.4%3.4%4.8%
American2.3%2.8%5.3%
French1.8%1.3%1.6%
Scottish1.8%0.9%1.3%
Norwegian1.4%——
Mexican42.1%32.3%11.3%
Guatemalan1.5%1.3%0.5%
Spanish1.1%0.3%—
Salvadoran1.0%2.0%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.8%0.6%1.8%
Spaniard0.8%0.3%—
Peruvian0.7%——
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Filipino1.0%3.3%0.9%
Chinese0.2%3.9%1.3%
Asian Indian0.2%2.3%1.4%
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
Calistoga
California
United States
Median age
49.7
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
5.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
25.1%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Calistoga
California
United States
Median household income
$85,446
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
5.6%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
32.5%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Calistoga
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
51.9%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
42.9%
28.4%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.7%
0.7%
0.7%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
5.4%
2.1%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Calistoga
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.
Calistoga, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+35.7%
2008
+46.9%
2012
+44.8%
2016
+51.4%
2020
+57.3%
2024
+49.2%
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
73.1%Harris1,517
23.9%Trump496
3.0%
D+49.2
R+8.1
D+50.7
2,076
D
77.5%Biden1,777
20.2%Trump464
2.2%
D+57.3
D+5.9
D+52.8
2,292
D
72.6%Clinton1,412
21.2%Trump413
6.1%
D+51.4
D+6.5
D+49.3
1,944
D
71.0%Obama1,356
26.2%Romney500
2.8%
D+44.8
R+2.0
D+41.0
1,909
D
73.2%Obama1,456
26.4%McCain524
0.4%
D+46.9
D+11.2
D+39.6
1,988
D
67.0%Kerry1,268
31.3%Bush593
1.7%
D+35.7
—
D+38.1
1,893
Calistoga sits at the head of the Napa Valley, where a small, tourism-dependent electorate and high property values shape a local political dynamic distinct from California's larger urban centers.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 57.3 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 8.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.2 points.
A population of 5,111, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,446 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Boyes Hot Springs and Taos.
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, Calistoga, California voted Democratic by 49.2 points (D+49.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,076 votes cast, 1,517 went Democratic and 496 went Republican.
How many people live in Calistoga, California?
Calistoga, California has a population of 5,111 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Calistoga, California?
Median household income in Calistoga, California is $85,446 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Calistoga, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Calistoga, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
