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Laguna Hills·California

Laguna Hills moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
CA
Laguna Hills
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic48.3%7,653
Donald TrumpRepublican48.2%7,641
OtherAll other candidates3.6%565
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: +0.1% in 2024.flipped D · 2020+0.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−8.5%
2012−16.2%
2016−1.4%
2020+5.9%
2024+0.1%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
48.3%Harris7,653
48.2%Trump7,641
3.6%
+0.1%
15,859
D
52.0%Biden9,119
46.1%Trump8,085
1.9%incl. Jorgensen
+5.9%
17,535
R
46.4%Clinton6,652
47.8%Trump6,850
5.8%incl. Johnson
−1.4%
14,334
R
41.9%Obama5,667
58.1%Romney7,858
0.0%
−16.2%
13,525
R
45.7%Obama5,969
54.2%McCain7,086
0.1%
−8.5%
13,073

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.
IndicatorLaguna HillsCityCaliforniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White55.3%39.7%61.0%
Black0.9%5.4%12.2%
Asian16.0%15.5%6.0%
Two or more races15.0%19.2%12.6%
Other race12.6%20.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino23.0%40.1%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$128,851$99,122$84,427
Poverty rate7.8%12.0%12.5%
Median age41.737.939.1
Age 18–248.9%9.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older16.1%15.6%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)44.1%36.6%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home46.4%44.4%22.3%
Spanish24.3%28.4%13.6%
Vietnamese6.4%1.5%0.5%
Other Indo-European3.6%3.4%2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)3.2%3.5%1.1%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryMexican 28.3%Mexican 32.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryGerman 7.5%German 6.8%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 7.3%English 6.3%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic29.9%County context26.2%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant11.7%County context9.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed50.5%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 origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
7.5%
English
7.3%
Irish
6.0%
American
4.5%
Italian
3.6%
French
1.4%
Polish
1.3%
Scottish
1.3%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
28.3%
Salvadoran
1.1%
Guatemalan
0.7%
Spanish
0.5%
Puerto Rican
0.4%
Colombian
0.4%
Spaniard
0.4%
Cuban
0.3%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Vietnamese
7.2%
Chinese
3.5%
Korean
3.3%
Filipino
2.7%
Asian Indian
2.0%
Japanese
1.0%
Taiwanese
0.5%
Pakistani
0.3%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Aztec
0.3%
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
53.6%
speak English only
Spanish24.3%
Vietnamese6.4%
Other Indo-European3.6%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)3.2%
Korean2.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.9%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1.7%
Arabic1.0%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.6%
German or other West Germanic0.4%
Other languages0.4%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
29.9%
Evangelical Protestant
11.7%
Latter-day Saints
2.3%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Muslim
1.1%
Other Christian
1.0%
Orthodox Christian
0.7%
Buddhist
0.5%
Hindu
0.4%
Jewish
0.4%
Black Protestant
0.1%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted50.5%
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.

Laguna Hills sits in the Pacific Coast. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 5.9 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 16.2 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.1 points.

A population of 30,740, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $128,851 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Laguna Hills, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Laguna Hills, California voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 15,859 votes cast, 7,653 went Democratic and 7,641 went Republican.
What is Laguna Hills, California's political typology?
Akashic places Laguna Hills, 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 2 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did Laguna Hills, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Laguna Hills, California voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Laguna Hills, California?
Laguna Hills, California has a population of 30,740 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Laguna Hills, California?
Median household income in Laguna Hills, California is $128,851 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Laguna Hills, California?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Laguna Hills, California from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.