† 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
GroupDavisCaliforniaUnited States
German12.5%6.8%12.5%
English12.5%6.3%9.5%
Irish10.9%5.9%9.4%
Italian5.5%3.4%4.8%
American2.8%2.8%5.3%
Scottish2.3%0.9%1.3%
French1.9%1.3%1.6%
Russian1.9%——
Chinese8.0%3.9%1.3%
Asian Indian4.2%2.3%1.4%
Filipino3.3%3.3%0.9%
Korean1.5%1.2%0.4%
Vietnamese1.3%1.7%0.6%
Japanese1.3%0.6%0.2%
Pakistani1.3%——
Afghan0.8%——
Mexican13.0%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran0.4%2.0%0.7%
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
Spanish0.3%0.3%—
African American†2.1%4.4%9.9%
African0.3%0.3%0.5%
Aztec1.3%0.3%—
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
Davis
California
United States
Median age
26.4
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
33.6%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.1%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Davis
California
United States
Median household income
$90,045
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
26.5%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
76.8%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Davis
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
28.4%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
8.0%
28.4%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
4.1%
3.4%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
7.5%
3.5%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
2.8%
2.0%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Davis
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.
Davis, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+49.3%
2008
+60.8%
2012
+59.1%
2016
+69.9%
2020
+72.6%
2024
+70.8%
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
83.5%Harris26,141
12.7%Trump3,974
3.7%
D+70.8
R+1.8
D+72.3
31,288
D
85.1%Biden28,867
12.5%Trump4,236
2.4%
D+72.6
D+2.7
D+68.2
33,918
D
81.6%Clinton25,489
11.7%Trump3,651
6.7%
D+69.9
D+10.8
D+67.8
31,228
D
77.8%Obama23,273
18.7%Romney5,599
3.5%
D+59.1
R+1.7
D+55.2
29,909
D
80.3%Obama24,078
19.5%McCain5,847
0.2%
D+60.8
D+11.5
D+53.5
29,984
D
74.1%Kerry20,559
24.8%Bush6,884
1.1%
D+49.3
—
D+51.8
27,737
Davis consistently ranks among California's highest-educated cities, and its electorate — anchored by university faculty, graduate students, and longtime residents — has produced lopsided results in state and federal contests for decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 72.6 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 70.8 points.
A population of 66,978, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,045 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chapel Hill and Corvallis.
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, Davis, California voted Democratic by 70.8 points (D+70.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 31,288 votes cast, 26,141 went Democratic and 3,974 went Republican.
How many people live in Davis, California?
Davis, California has a population of 66,978 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Davis, California?
Median household income in Davis, California is $90,045 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Davis, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Davis, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
