† 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
GroupNipomoCaliforniaUnited States
Mexican43.3%32.3%11.3%
Spanish1.9%0.3%—
Spaniard1.2%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.8%0.6%1.8%
Salvadoran0.6%2.0%0.7%
Cuban0.4%—0.7%
Guatemalan0.4%1.3%0.5%
Peruvian0.4%——
German10.6%6.8%12.5%
English10.3%6.3%9.5%
Irish9.1%5.9%9.4%
Italian4.5%3.4%4.8%
Scottish2.0%0.9%1.3%
French1.8%1.3%1.6%
American1.6%2.8%5.3%
Portuguese1.5%——
Chinese1.1%3.9%1.3%
Filipino1.1%3.3%0.9%
Japanese0.7%0.6%0.2%
Korean0.5%1.2%0.4%
Asian Indian0.4%2.3%1.4%
Vietnamese0.3%1.7%0.6%
Aztec5.5%0.3%—
Maya1.8%——
Samoan1.8%——
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
Nipomo
California
United States
Median age
37.8
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.5%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.7%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Nipomo
California
United States
Median household income
$110,022
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
5.7%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.0%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Nipomo
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
32.6%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
27.7%
28.4%
13.6%
Korean
1.2%
1.0%
0.3%
Arabic
1.4%
0.6%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Nipomo
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.
Nipomo, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−21.8%
2008
−9.4%
2012
−11.6%
2016
−7.1%
2020
−3.6%
2024
−9.7%
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
R
44.0%Harris3,836
53.7%Trump4,684
2.4%
R+9.7
R+6.2
R+8.2
8,727
R
47.1%Biden4,501
50.6%Trump4,841
2.3%
R+3.6
D+3.6
R+8.0
9,560
R
43.2%Clinton3,232
50.3%Trump3,764
6.5%
R+7.1
D+4.5
R+9.2
7,482
R
42.3%Obama2,906
53.9%Romney3,704
3.8%
R+11.6
R+2.2
R+15.5
6,869
R
45.1%Obama3,000
54.5%McCain3,624
0.4%
R+9.4
D+12.4
R+16.7
6,652
R
38.5%Kerry2,583
60.3%Bush4,047
1.3%
R+21.8
—
R+19.3
6,714
Nipomo sits in San Luis Obispo County's southern edge, where agricultural heritage and steady residential expansion have shifted its demographic profile toward a younger, more diverse workforce tied to the region's farming and logistics economy.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 21.8 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.7 points.
A population of 17,516, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $110,022 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fallbrook and Galt.
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, Nipomo, California voted Republican by 9.7 points (R+9.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,727 votes cast, 3,836 went Democratic and 4,684 went Republican.
How many people live in Nipomo, California?
Nipomo, California has a population of 17,516 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nipomo, California?
Median household income in Nipomo, California is $110,022 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Nipomo, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Nipomo, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
