† 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
GroupPacificaCaliforniaUnited States
Irish9.9%5.9%9.4%
German9.0%6.8%12.5%
English9.0%6.3%9.5%
Italian7.5%3.4%4.8%
American4.2%2.8%5.3%
French2.5%1.3%1.6%
Scottish1.9%0.9%1.3%
Russian1.9%——
Chinese9.2%3.9%1.3%
Filipino6.4%3.3%0.9%
Asian Indian2.4%2.3%1.4%
Japanese0.9%0.6%0.2%
Korean0.7%1.2%0.4%
Vietnamese0.4%1.7%0.6%
Taiwanese0.4%0.3%—
Burmese0.3%——
Mexican11.3%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran2.4%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan1.3%1.3%0.5%
Nicaraguan0.9%0.3%—
Peruvian0.6%——
Puerto Rican0.5%0.6%1.8%
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
Tongan1.5%——
Maya0.9%——
Aztec0.9%0.3%—
Samoan0.9%——
Fijian0.6%——
African American†1.0%4.4%9.9%
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
Pacifica
California
United States
Median age
44.6
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
6.0%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.5%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Pacifica
California
United States
Median household income
$160,523
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
5.8%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
48.9%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Pacifica
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
25.6%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
7.9%
28.4%
13.6%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
4.2%
3.5%
1.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
4.4%
2.1%
0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
3.7%
2.0%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Pacifica
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.
Pacifica, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+46.5%
2008
+53.1%
2012
+54.4%
2016
+55.4%
2020
+55.1%
2024
+48.9%
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
72.8%Harris15,131
23.9%Trump4,973
3.3%
D+48.9
R+6.2
D+50.3
20,784
D
76.5%Biden17,625
21.4%Trump4,929
2.1%
D+55.1
R+0.3
D+50.6
23,044
D
74.9%Clinton14,665
19.4%Trump3,808
5.7%
D+55.4
D+1.0
D+53.3
19,590
D
76.0%Obama13,889
21.6%Romney3,944
2.4%
D+54.4
D+1.3
D+50.6
18,273
D
76.5%Obama13,643
23.3%McCain4,162
0.2%
D+53.1
D+6.6
D+45.9
17,843
D
72.7%Kerry13,182
26.2%Bush4,752
1.0%
D+46.5
—
D+49.0
18,124
Wedged between San Francisco and the San Mateo coast, Pacifica votes reliably Democratic but turns notably competitive on local land-use measures, reflecting a community divided between preservationist instincts and housing-pressure realities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 55.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.9 points.
A population of 37,261, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $160,523 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Martinez and San Bruno.
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, Pacifica, California voted Democratic by 48.9 points (D+48.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 20,784 votes cast, 15,131 went Democratic and 4,973 went Republican.
How many people live in Pacifica, California?
Pacifica, California has a population of 37,261 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pacifica, California?
Median household income in Pacifica, California is $160,523 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Pacifica, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Pacifica, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
