Santa Clarita, CA — Elections 2008–2024

2024 presidential election

Santa Clarita

HarrisD+2.6

How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Kamala Harris ✓Democratic	49.9%	56,582
Donald TrumpRepublican	47.3%	53,598
OtherAll other candidates	2.8%	3,219

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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
2008	−1.3%
2012	−6.2%
2016	+3.5%
2020	+8.1%
2024	+2.6%

DemocraticRepublican

5 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Total
2024	D	49.9%Harris56,582	47.3%Trump53,598	2.8%	+2.6%	113,399
2020	D	53.1%Biden63,536	44.9%Trump53,788	2.0%incl. Jorgensen	+8.1%	119,714
2016	D	48.7%Clinton44,560	45.2%Trump41,324	6.1%incl. Johnson	+3.5%	91,507
2012	R	46.9%Obama38,207	53.1%Romney43,293	0.0%	−6.2%	81,500
2008	R	49.3%Obama40,326	50.5%McCain41,350	0.2%	−1.3%	81,848

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.
Indicator	Santa ClaritaCity	CaliforniaState	United StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White	47.2%	39.7%	61.0%
Black	4.6%	5.4%	12.2%
Asian	12.3%	15.5%	6.0%
Two or more races	23.5%	19.2%	12.6%
Other race	12.0%	20.1%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	36.3%	40.1%	19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income	$123,062	$99,122	$84,427
Poverty rate	7.4%	12.0%	12.5%
Median age	38.4	37.9	39.1
Age 18–24	8.9%	9.1%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	15.2%	15.6%	17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	36.0%	36.6%	35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home	55.1%	44.4%	22.3%
Spanish	37.6%	28.4%	13.6%
Other Indo-European	4.1%	3.4%	2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)	4.1%	3.5%	1.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)	2.3%	2.1%	0.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestry	German 4.3%	German 6.8%	German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestry	Irish 3.8%	English 6.3%	English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestry	English 3.8%	Irish 5.9%	Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic	31.5%County context	26.2%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	8.6%County context	9.0%	16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed	48.9%County context	55.2%	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

4.3%

Irish

3.8%

English

3.8%

American

3.1%

Italian

2.5%

Polish

1.1%

French

1.0%

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

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 38.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

1.9%

75–84

2.5%

4.1%

65–74

4.8%

6.1%

55–64

6.3%

6.5%

45–54

6.6%

7.2%

35–44

6.9%

8.0%

25–34

7.8%

4.5%

18–24

4.4%

7.9%

5–17

7.5%

2.6%

2.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$123,062

Santa Clarita$123,062

California$99,122

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.4%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.6%

Working age (18–64)12.5%

Seniors (65+)15.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

44.9%

speak English only

Spanish37.6%

Other Indo-European4.1%

Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)4.1%

Tagalog (incl. Filipino)2.3%

Korean1.7%

Other Asian & Pacific Island1.7%

Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.8%

Vietnamese0.8%

Other languages0.7%

Arabic0.5%

French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.4%

German or other West Germanic0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic

31.5%

Evangelical Protestant

8.6%

Black Protestant

2.2%

Mainline Protestant

1.6%

Muslim

1.4%

Latter-day Saints

1.2%

Other Christian

1.2%

Orthodox Christian

1.0%

Buddhist

1.0%

Jewish

0.9%

Hindu

0.4%

Other faiths

0.1%

Unaffiliated or not counted48.9%

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.

Santa Clarita sits in the Pacific Coast. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.1 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 6.2 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.6 points.

A population of 230,221, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $123,062 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Santa Clarita, California vote in 2024?

In 2024, Santa Clarita, California voted Democratic by 2.6 points (D+2.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 113,399 votes cast, 56,582 went Democratic and 53,598 went Republican.

What is Santa Clarita, California's political typology?

Akashic places Santa Clarita, 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 3 times, Republican 2 times, and other 0 times.

When did Santa Clarita, California last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Santa Clarita, California voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in Santa Clarita, California?

Santa Clarita, California has a population of 230,221 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Santa Clarita, California?

Median household income in Santa Clarita, California is $123,062 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.

What is the political history of Santa Clarita, California?

Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Santa Clarita, California from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Santa Clarita moved 5.5 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

Demographics

Demographic Profile

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