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Cupertino·California

Cupertino moved 7.9 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
CA
Cupertino
HarrisD+44.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic69.8%17,352
Donald TrumpRepublican25.7%6,396
OtherAll other candidates4.4%1,097
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: +44.1% in 2024.+44.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+43.2%
2012+42.7%
2016+54.5%
2020+52.0%
2024+44.1%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+44.1%
17,3526,39624,845
D
+52.0%
21,3556,53528,481
D
+54.5%
17,8484,82123,912
D
+42.7%
15,4846,22221,706
D
+43.2%
16,1366,38922,587

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.
IndicatorCupertinoCityCaliforniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White21.1%39.7%61.0%
Black0.5%5.4%12.2%
Asian70.9%15.5%6.0%
Two or more races5.2%19.2%12.6%
Other race2.1%20.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.4%40.1%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$234,707$99,122$84,427
Poverty rate4.1%12.0%12.5%
Median age41.737.939.1
Age 18–248.7%9.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older14.9%15.6%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)82.2%37.1%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home62.3%44.4%22.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)24.6%3.5%1.1%
Other Indo-European14.7%3.5%2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island12.9%2.0%1.1%
Spanish2.6%28.3%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 5.4%German 6.8%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 5.0%English 6.3%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 4.5%Irish 5.9%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic26.0%County context26.2%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant8.5%County context9.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed54.5%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
5.4%
English
5.0%
Irish
4.5%
Italian
3.3%
American
1.7%
French
1.2%
Polish
1.0%
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
37.7%
speak English only
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)24.6%
Other Indo-European14.7%
Other Asian & Pacific Island12.9%
Spanish2.6%
Korean2.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1.6%
Other languages1.1%
Vietnamese0.8%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.4%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Arabic0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
26.0%
Evangelical Protestant
8.5%
Hindu
2.5%
Muslim
2.1%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Latter-day Saints
1.4%
Buddhist
1.2%
Other Christian
0.8%
Orthodox Christian
0.6%
Jewish
0.6%
Black Protestant
0.3%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted54.5%
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.

Cupertino sits in the Pacific Coast. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 54.5 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 7.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.1 points.

A population of 58,566, a 21% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $234,707 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Cupertino, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cupertino, California voted Democratic by 44.1 points (D+44.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 24,845 votes cast, 17,352 went Democratic and 6,396 went Republican.
What is Cupertino, California's political typology?
Akashic places Cupertino, 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 Cupertino, California?
Cupertino, California has a population of 58,566 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cupertino, California?
Median household income in Cupertino, California is $234,707 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Cupertino, California?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Cupertino, 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.