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Soledad·California

Soledad moved 28.5 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
CA
Soledad
HarrisD+25.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic61.2%2,893
Donald TrumpRepublican35.9%1,699
OtherAll other candidates2.9%135
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: +25.3% in 2024.+25.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+60.0%
2012+65.7%
2016+64.4%
2020+53.7%
2024+25.3%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
61.2%Harris2,893
35.9%Trump1,699
2.9%
+25.3%
4,727
D
75.7%Biden4,035
22.0%Trump1,171
2.3%incl. Jorgensen
+53.7%
5,331
D
79.4%Clinton2,959
15.0%Trump559
5.6%incl. Johnson
+64.4%
3,727
D
82.8%Obama2,494
17.2%Romney517
0.0%
+65.7%
3,011
D
79.7%Obama2,297
19.7%McCain567
0.6%
+60.0%
2,882

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.
IndicatorSoledadCityCaliforniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White14.9%39.7%61.0%
Black7.0%5.4%12.2%
Asian3.3%15.5%6.0%
Two or more races15.0%19.2%12.6%
Other race59.6%20.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino80.7%40.1%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$96,862$99,122$84,427
Poverty rate16.7%12.0%12.5%
Median age35.837.939.1
Age 18–2410.0%9.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older14.8%15.6%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)28.2%36.6%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home56.3%44.4%22.3%
Spanish49.8%28.4%13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1.3%2.1%0.6%
Other Indo-European1.2%3.4%2.0%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryMexican 56.3%Mexican 32.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 5.7%German 6.8%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryGerman 5.6%English 6.3%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic46.4%County context26.2%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant5.0%County context9.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed40.3%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 origins and ancestries reported within it.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
56.3%
Salvadoran
1.6%
Puerto Rican
0.6%
Spanish
0.5%
Spaniard
0.4%
Guatemalan
0.3%
Argentinean
0.3%
Cuban
0.2%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Aztec
0.4%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
English
5.7%
German
5.6%
Irish
5.0%
Italian
3.5%
American
1.5%
French
1.2%
Scottish
1.2%
Portuguese
1.0%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.2%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Filipino
2.6%
Chinese
0.9%
Asian Indian
0.5%
Japanese
0.5%
Korean
0.4%
Vietnamese
0.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
43.7%
speak English only
Spanish49.8%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1.3%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.8%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.8%
Arabic0.5%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.4%
German or other West Germanic0.4%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.4%
Korean0.3%
Other languages0.3%
Vietnamese0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
46.4%
Evangelical Protestant
5.0%
Other Christian
1.5%
Latter-day Saints
1.5%
Buddhist
1.3%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Jewish
0.9%
Black Protestant
0.5%
Muslim
0.5%
Other faiths
0.4%
Hindu
0.3%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted40.3%
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.

Soledad sits in the Pacific Coast. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 65.7 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 28.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.3 points.

A population of 26,365, a 15% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $96,862 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Soledad, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Soledad, California voted Democratic by 25.3 points (D+25.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,727 votes cast, 2,893 went Democratic and 1,699 went Republican.
What is Soledad, California's political typology?
Akashic places Soledad, 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 Soledad, California?
Soledad, California has a population of 26,365 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Soledad, California?
Median household income in Soledad, California is $96,862 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Soledad, California?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Soledad, 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.