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San Bernardino·California

San Bernardino moved 19.6 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
CA
San Bernardino
HarrisD+14.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic55.6%29,658
Donald TrumpRepublican41.5%22,132
OtherAll other candidates2.8%1,518
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +14.1% in 2024.+14.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+31.3%
2012+38.0%
2016+38.5%
2020+33.7%
2024+14.1%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+14.1%
29,65822,13253,308
D
+33.7%
41,40120,13863,121
D
+38.5%
33,83614,22550,941
D
+38.0%
30,23213,58543,817
D
+31.3%
31,02316,18547,481

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorSan BernardinoCityCaliforniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White20.3%39.7%61.0%
Black11.2%5.4%12.2%
Asian3.8%15.5%6.0%
Two or more races17.8%19.2%12.6%
Other race46.3%20.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino70.2%40.1%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$67,415$99,122$84,427
Poverty rate18.6%12.0%12.5%
Median age32.237.939.1
Age 18–249.8%9.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older12.6%15.6%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)13.1%37.1%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home54.3%44.4%22.3%
Spanish49.9%28.3%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 5.4%German 6.8%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 4.4%English 6.3%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 4.3%Irish 5.9%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic22.9%County context26.2%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant11.0%County context9.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed57.8%County context55.2%51.5%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
5.4%
Irish
4.4%
English
4.3%
American
2.6%
Italian
2.2%
French
0.9%
Scottish
0.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
45.7%
speak English only
Spanish49.9%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.9%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.8%
Arabic0.6%
Vietnamese0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.4%
Other languages0.3%
Korean0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
German or other West Germanic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
22.9%
Evangelical Protestant
11.0%
Latter-day Saints
2.4%
Black Protestant
1.5%
Muslim
1.5%
Other Christian
1.5%
Mainline Protestant
0.6%
Buddhist
0.4%
Orthodox Christian
0.2%
Hindu
0.2%
Unaffiliated or not counted57.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

San Bernardino sits in the Pacific Coast. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.5 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 19.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.1 points.

A population of 222,724, a 20% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,415 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did San Bernardino, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, San Bernardino, California voted Democratic by 14.1 points (D+14.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 53,308 votes cast, 29,658 went Democratic and 22,132 went Republican.
What is San Bernardino, California's political typology?
Akashic places San Bernardino, California in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in San Bernardino, California?
San Bernardino, California has a population of 222,724 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in San Bernardino, California?
Median household income in San Bernardino, California is $67,415 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of San Bernardino, California?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in San Bernardino, California from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.