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Manhattan Beach·California

Manhattan Beach delivered D+31.3 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
CA
Manhattan Beach
HarrisD+31.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic64.2%13,668
Donald TrumpRepublican32.9%7,005
OtherAll other candidates2.9%628
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: +31.3% in 2024.+31.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+15.3%
2012+2.8%
2016+31.8%
2020+35.3%
2024+31.3%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
64.2%Harris13,668
32.9%Trump7,005
2.9%
+31.3%
21,301
D
66.4%Biden15,333
31.1%Trump7,187
2.4%incl. Jorgensen
+35.3%
23,083
D
62.7%Clinton12,308
30.9%Trump6,069
6.4%incl. Johnson
+31.8%
19,641
D
51.4%Obama10,015
48.6%Romney9,474
0.0%
+2.8%
19,489
D
57.4%Obama11,706
42.1%McCain8,588
0.5%
+15.3%
20,394

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.
IndicatorManhattan BeachCityCaliforniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White72.3%39.7%61.0%
Black0.9%5.4%12.2%
Asian13.3%15.5%6.0%
Two or more races11.3%19.2%12.6%
Other race2.2%20.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino7.7%40.1%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$204,306$99,122$84,427
Poverty rate4.5%12.0%12.5%
Median age42.837.939.1
Age 18–248.9%9.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older15.2%15.6%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)36.0%36.6%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home55.1%44.4%22.3%
Spanish37.6%28.4%13.6%
Other Indo-European4.1%3.4%2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)4.1%3.5%1.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)2.3%2.1%0.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryMexican 35.3%Mexican 32.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestrySalvadoran 4.6%German 6.8%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryChinese 4.4%English 6.3%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic31.5%County context26.2%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant8.6%County context9.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed48.9%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 origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
4.3%
Irish
3.8%
English
3.8%
American
3.1%
Italian
2.5%
Armenian
2.0%
Polish
1.1%
French
1.0%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Chinese
4.4%
Filipino
3.5%
Korean
2.0%
Asian Indian
1.0%
Vietnamese
1.0%
Japanese
0.9%
Taiwanese
0.4%
Cambodian
0.3%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
35.3%
Salvadoran
4.6%
Guatemalan
3.0%
Honduran
0.6%
Puerto Rican
0.5%
Cuban
0.4%
Nicaraguan
0.4%
Colombian
0.4%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Aztec
0.5%
Maya
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
44.9%
speak English only
Spanish37.6%
Other Indo-European4.1%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)4.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)2.3%
Korean1.7%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.7%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.8%
Vietnamese0.8%
Other languages0.7%
Arabic0.5%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.4%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
31.5%
Evangelical Protestant
8.6%
Black Protestant
2.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.6%
Muslim
1.4%
Latter-day Saints
1.2%
Other Christian
1.2%
Orthodox Christian
1.0%
Buddhist
1.0%
Jewish
0.9%
Hindu
0.4%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted48.9%
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.

Manhattan Beach sits in the Pacific Coast. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 35.3 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.3 points.

A population of 34,210, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $204,306 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Manhattan Beach, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Manhattan Beach, California voted Democratic by 31.3 points (D+31.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 21,301 votes cast, 13,668 went Democratic and 7,005 went Republican.
What is Manhattan Beach, California's political typology?
Akashic places Manhattan Beach, 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 Manhattan Beach, California?
Manhattan Beach, California has a population of 34,210 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Manhattan Beach, California?
Median household income in Manhattan Beach, California is $204,306 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Manhattan Beach, California?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Manhattan Beach, 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.