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Kerman·California

Kerman moved 26.4 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
CA
Kerman
TrumpR+5.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican51.6%2,336
Kamala HarrisDemocratic45.8%2,073
OtherAll other candidates2.5%115
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: −5.8% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−5.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+13.1%
2012+19.2%
2016+25.8%
2020+20.6%
2024−5.8%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−5.8%
2,0732,3364,524
D
+20.6%
2,8571,8714,794
D
+25.8%
2,0591,1783,410
D
+19.2%
1,7181,1642,882
D
+13.1%
1,5471,1842,770

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.
IndicatorKermanCityCaliforniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White22.5%39.7%61.0%
Black0.7%5.4%12.2%
Asian7.7%15.5%6.0%
Two or more races36.7%19.2%12.6%
Other race32.3%20.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino78.3%40.1%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$59,799$99,122$84,427
Poverty rate21.3%12.0%12.5%
Median age31.437.939.1
Age 18–249.6%9.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older12.9%15.6%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)16.0%37.1%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home61.8%44.4%22.3%
Spanish53.3%28.3%13.6%
Other Indo-European5.8%3.5%2.0%
Arabic1.0%0.6%0.5%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 6.5%German 6.8%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 4.7%English 6.3%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 4.6%Irish 5.9%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic22.2%County context26.2%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant12.3%County context9.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed56.9%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
6.5%
English
4.7%
Irish
4.6%
Italian
2.4%
American
1.6%
Scottish
0.9%
French
0.8%
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
38.2%
speak English only
Spanish53.3%
Other Indo-European5.8%
Arabic1.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.8%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
22.2%
Evangelical Protestant
12.3%
Latter-day Saints
2.0%
Other Christian
1.5%
Buddhist
1.1%
Mainline Protestant
1.1%
Black Protestant
1.0%
Orthodox Christian
0.9%
Muslim
0.6%
Hindu
0.2%
Other faiths
0.1%
Jewish
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted56.9%
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.

Kerman sits in the Pacific Coast. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.8 points in 2016 and a Republican high of 5.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 26.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.8 points.

A population of 16,815, a 23% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,799 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Kerman, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kerman, California voted Republican by 5.8 points (R+5.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,524 votes cast, 2,073 went Democratic and 2,336 went Republican.
What is Kerman, California's political typology?
Akashic places Kerman, 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 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did Kerman, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kerman, California voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Kerman, California?
Kerman, California has a population of 16,815 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kerman, California?
Median household income in Kerman, California is $59,799 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Kerman, California?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Kerman, California from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.