† 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
GroupPittsburgCaliforniaUnited States
Mexican28.2%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran4.1%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan1.7%1.3%0.5%
Nicaraguan1.4%0.3%—
Peruvian1.2%——
Puerto Rican1.1%0.6%1.8%
Spaniard1.1%0.3%—
Spanish0.9%0.3%—
Filipino5.3%3.3%0.9%
Chinese4.7%3.9%1.3%
Asian Indian4.0%2.3%1.4%
Korean1.0%1.2%0.4%
Vietnamese0.8%1.7%0.6%
Japanese0.6%0.6%0.2%
Pakistani0.4%——
Afghan0.4%——
German4.1%6.8%12.5%
English4.1%6.3%9.5%
Irish3.7%5.9%9.4%
Italian2.4%3.4%4.8%
American1.1%2.8%5.3%
French0.8%1.3%1.6%
Scottish0.8%0.9%1.3%
Polish0.7%0.9%2.2%
African American†12.5%4.4%9.9%
African0.7%0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.6%—0.2%
Aztec5.6%0.3%—
Maya3.7%——
Samoan3.7%——
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
Pittsburg
California
United States
Median age
36.6
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
10.7%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.3%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Pittsburg
California
United States
Median household income
$99,861
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.2%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.6%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Pittsburg
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
49.8%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
31.4%
28.4%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
4.2%
3.4%
2.0%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
6.9%
2.1%
0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
2.3%
2.0%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Pittsburg
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.
Pittsburg, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+45.7%
2008
+56.3%
2012
+60.7%
2016
+59.2%
2020
+54.9%
2024
+38.9%
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
68.0%Harris17,568
29.1%Trump7,522
2.9%
D+38.9
R+16.0
D+40.3
25,841
D
76.4%Biden22,354
21.5%Trump6,304
2.0%
D+54.9
R+4.3
D+50.4
29,254
D
77.2%Clinton16,298
18.1%Trump3,812
4.7%
D+59.2
R+1.5
D+57.1
21,099
D
79.0%Obama15,541
18.3%Romney3,598
2.7%
D+60.7
D+4.4
D+56.9
19,668
D
78.0%Obama14,763
21.6%McCain4,092
0.4%
D+56.3
D+10.7
D+49.1
18,938
D
71.9%Kerry12,421
26.2%Bush4,525
1.9%
D+45.7
—
D+48.2
17,280
Pittsburg sits at the eastern edge of Contra Costa County's waterfront, where a largely Latino and Black working-class population has historically produced lopsided Democratic margins while remaining sensitive to cost-of-living ballot measures.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 60.7 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 16.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.9 points.
A population of 76,257, a 17% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,861 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Richmond and Antioch.
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, Pittsburg, California voted Democratic by 38.9 points (D+38.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 25,841 votes cast, 17,568 went Democratic and 7,522 went Republican.
How many people live in Pittsburg, California?
Pittsburg, California has a population of 76,257 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pittsburg, California?
Median household income in Pittsburg, California is $99,861 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Pittsburg, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Pittsburg, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
