† 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
GroupPalos Verdes EstatesCaliforniaUnited States
German10.7%6.8%12.5%
Irish9.5%5.9%9.4%
English9.5%6.3%9.5%
American7.7%2.8%5.3%
Italian6.2%3.4%4.8%
Armenian5.0%——
Polish2.7%0.9%2.2%
French2.5%1.3%1.6%
Chinese7.3%3.9%1.3%
Filipino5.8%3.3%0.9%
Korean3.3%1.2%0.4%
Asian Indian1.7%2.3%1.4%
Vietnamese1.7%1.7%0.6%
Japanese1.5%0.6%0.2%
Taiwanese0.7%0.3%—
Cambodian0.5%——
Mexican3.6%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran0.5%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%1.3%0.5%
African American†3.3%4.4%9.9%
African0.2%0.3%0.5%
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
Palos Verdes Estates
California
United States
Median age
52.4
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
4.7%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
27.3%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Palos Verdes Estates
California
United States
Median household income
$242,014
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
2.9%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
79.6%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Palos Verdes Estates
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
25.8%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
2.2%
28.4%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.8%
3.4%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
6.5%
3.5%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
7.9%
2.0%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Palos Verdes Estates
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.
Palos Verdes Estates, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−25.5%
2008
−11.9%
2012
−24.6%
2016
+5.4%
2020
+11.3%
2024
+11.2%
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, 2012, 2024 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles 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
54.1%Harris4,566
42.9%Trump3,623
3.0%
D+11.2
R+0.2
D+12.6
8,444
D
54.5%Biden4,893
43.2%Trump3,875
2.3%
D+11.3
D+5.9
D+6.9
8,971
D
49.6%Clinton3,776
44.1%Trump3,363
6.3%
D+5.4
D+30.0
D+3.3
7,618
R
36.4%Obama2,994
61.1%Romney5,017
2.5%
R+24.6
R+12.7
R+28.5
8,215
R
43.8%Obama3,604
55.8%McCain4,586
0.4%
R+11.9
D+13.5
R+19.2
8,222
R
36.5%Kerry3,160
62.0%Bush5,364
1.5%
R+25.5
—
R+23.0
8,652
Perched on a peninsula above Los Angeles, Palos Verdes Estates is one of California's wealthiest small cities, with a voter base that has historically supported moderate candidates across both parties at rates above state averages.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 11.3 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 25.5 points in 2004. The 2024 margin was 11.2 points.
A population of 12,925, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $242,014 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Rolling Hills Estates and La Cañada Flintridge.
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.
How did Palos Verdes Estates, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Palos Verdes Estates, California voted Democratic by 11.2 points (D+11.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 8,444 votes cast, 4,566 went Democratic and 3,623 went Republican.
When did Palos Verdes Estates, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Palos Verdes Estates, California voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Palos Verdes Estates, California?
Palos Verdes Estates, California has a population of 12,925 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Palos Verdes Estates, California?
Median household income in Palos Verdes Estates, California is $242,014 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Palos Verdes Estates, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Palos Verdes Estates, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
