† 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
GroupRancho CordovaCaliforniaUnited States
German10.0%6.8%12.5%
English9.6%6.3%9.5%
Irish8.3%5.9%9.4%
Italian4.5%3.4%4.8%
American2.9%2.8%5.3%
Ukrainian1.8%——
French1.7%1.3%1.6%
Scottish1.7%0.9%1.3%
Mexican17.5%32.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.6%1.8%
Salvadoran0.6%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan0.5%1.3%0.5%
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Spanish0.5%0.3%—
Nicaraguan0.2%0.3%—
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
Filipino2.7%3.3%0.9%
Chinese2.6%3.9%1.3%
Asian Indian2.3%2.3%1.4%
Hmong1.9%0.3%—
Vietnamese1.8%1.7%0.6%
Afghan0.9%——
Japanese0.5%0.6%0.2%
Korean0.3%1.2%0.4%
African American†9.3%4.4%9.9%
African0.5%0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Fijian2.7%——
Aztec1.6%0.3%—
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
Rancho Cordova
California
United States
Median age
36
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.4%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Rancho Cordova
California
United States
Median household income
$89,585
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.2%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
32.1%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Rancho Cordova
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
39.0%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
13.0%
28.4%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
7.9%
0.7%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
7.5%
3.4%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
3.3%
2.0%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Rancho Cordova
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.
Rancho Cordova, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−4.7%
2008
+14.8%
2012
+15.6%
2016
+15.7%
2020
+15.0%
2024
+11.3%
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
54.0%Harris17,547
42.7%Trump13,889
3.2%
D+11.3
R+3.8
D+12.7
32,491
D
56.2%Biden19,022
41.1%Trump13,927
2.7%
D+15.0
R+0.6
D+10.6
33,859
D
54.0%Clinton13,198
38.3%Trump9,367
7.7%
D+15.7
±0.0
D+13.6
24,451
D
56.4%Obama12,626
40.8%Romney9,129
2.8%
D+15.6
D+0.8
D+11.8
22,385
D
57.1%Obama12,359
42.4%McCain9,161
0.5%
D+14.8
D+19.5
D+7.5
21,626
R
47.1%Kerry9,238
51.8%Bush10,162
1.1%
R+4.7
—
R+2.3
19,613
Rancho Cordova's workforce is anchored by aerospace and tech employers along the Highway 50 corridor, while rapid diversification — among the most pronounced in the Sacramento metro — makes it a closely watched bellwether for suburban California shifts.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 15.7 points in 2016 and a Republican high of 4.7 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.3 points.
A population of 81,849, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,585 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sacramento and Everett.
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, Rancho Cordova, California voted Democratic by 11.3 points (D+11.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 32,491 votes cast, 17,547 went Democratic and 13,889 went Republican.
When did Rancho Cordova, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Rancho Cordova, California voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Rancho Cordova, California?
Rancho Cordova, California has a population of 81,849 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rancho Cordova, California?
Median household income in Rancho Cordova, California is $89,585 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Rancho Cordova, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Rancho Cordova, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
