† 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
GroupSouth GateCaliforniaUnited States
Mexican69.4%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran9.0%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan5.9%1.3%0.5%
Honduran1.2%—0.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%0.6%1.8%
Cuban0.8%—0.7%
Nicaraguan0.8%0.3%—
Colombian0.8%0.3%0.4%
German2.2%6.8%12.5%
Irish2.0%5.9%9.4%
English2.0%6.3%9.5%
American1.6%2.8%5.3%
Italian1.3%3.4%4.8%
Armenian1.0%——
Polish0.6%0.9%2.2%
French0.5%1.3%1.6%
African American†0.9%4.4%9.9%
African0.1%0.3%0.5%
Chinese0.3%3.9%1.3%
Filipino0.2%3.3%0.9%
Korean0.1%1.2%0.4%
Asian Indian0.1%2.3%1.4%
Vietnamese0.1%1.7%0.6%
Japanese0.1%0.6%0.2%
Aztec25.6%0.3%—
Maya15.4%——
Samoan5.1%——
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
South Gate
California
United States
Median age
36.3
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
10.0%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.4%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
South Gate
California
United States
Median household income
$74,571
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.7%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
11.3%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
South Gate
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
82.5%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
81.5%
28.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
South Gate
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.
South Gate, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+51.1%
2008
+61.0%
2012
+70.7%
2016
+74.9%
2020
+61.4%
2024
+35.2%
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, 2012, 2024 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles 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
65.8%Harris16,535
30.6%Trump7,692
3.6%
D+35.2
R+26.2
D+36.7
25,120
D
79.5%Biden24,538
18.2%Trump5,607
2.3%
D+61.4
R+13.6
D+56.9
30,848
D
85.1%Clinton21,527
10.1%Trump2,565
4.8%
D+74.9
D+4.2
D+72.9
25,300
D
84.1%Obama18,036
13.4%Romney2,873
2.5%
D+70.7
D+9.7
D+66.9
21,440
D
80.2%Obama11,822
19.2%McCain2,828
0.6%
D+61.0
D+10.0
D+53.8
14,733
D
74.4%Kerry10,419
23.3%Bush3,260
2.4%
D+51.1
—
D+53.6
14,011
South Gate is one of the most heavily Latino cities in Los Angeles County, with turnout patterns closely tied to local ballot measures on housing and public safety rather than federal wave elections.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 74.9 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 26.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.2 points.
A population of 91,483, a 3% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,571 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of East Los Angeles and Huntington Park.
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, South Gate, California voted Democratic by 35.2 points (D+35.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 25,120 votes cast, 16,535 went Democratic and 7,692 went Republican.
How many people live in South Gate, California?
South Gate, California has a population of 91,483 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Gate, California?
Median household income in South Gate, California is $74,571 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of South Gate, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in South Gate, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
