| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 70.6% | 2,820 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 25.3% | 1,011 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.1% | 164 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +56.8% |
| 2012 | +50.9% |
| 2016 | +45.8% |
| 2020 | +52.2% |
| 2024 | +45.3% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 70.6%Harris2,820 | 25.3%Trump1,011 | 4.1% | 3,995 | ||
| D | 74.7%Biden3,224 | 22.6%Trump974 | 2.7%incl. Jorgensen | 4,314 | ||
| D | 68.6%Clinton2,497 | 22.8%Trump831 | 8.6%incl. Johnson | 3,641 | ||
| D | 75.4%Obama2,382 | 24.6%Romney776 | 0.0% | 3,158 | ||
| D | 78.3%Obama2,593 | 21.4%McCain710 | 0.3% | 3,313 |
Demographics
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | CotatiCity | CaliforniaState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 71.4% | 39.7% | 61.0% |
| Black | 1.3% | 5.4% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 2.8% | 15.5% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 15.6% | 19.2% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 8.8% | 20.1% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20.7% | 40.1% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $110,750 | $99,122 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 8.2% | 12.0% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 38.5 | 37.9 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 7.9% | 9.1% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 21.6% | 15.6% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 38.5% | 36.6% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 27.0% | 44.4% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 21.0% | 28.4% | 13.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 1.4% | 3.4% | 2.0% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | Mexican 24.3% | Mexican 32.3% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | German 12.4% | German 6.8% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Irish 12.2% | English 6.3% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 23.5%County context | 26.2% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 5.3%County context | 9.0% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 63.8%County context | 55.2% | 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.
Cotati sits in the Pacific Coast. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 56.8 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.3 points.
A population of 7,489, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $110,750 describe the city.
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Cotati, California. Akashic. https://akashic.app/city/0616560/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.