Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 1992–2024, on current city boundaries.
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
HarrisDemocratic41.1%633TrumpRepublican55.8%859OtherAll other candidates3.1%47
R+14.7
Lead
226
Total
1,539
vs nation
R+13.2
BidenDemocratic41.7%768TrumpRepublican56.7%1,044OtherAll other candidates1.6%29
R+15.0
Lead
276
Total
1,841
vs nation
R+19.4
ClintonDemocratic32.7%534TrumpRepublican60.6%990OtherAll other candidates6.7%110
R+27.9
Lead
456
Total
1,634
vs nation
R+30.0
ObamaDemocratic32.9%541RomneyRepublican63.7%1,048OtherAll other candidates3.4%56
R+30.8
Lead
507
Total
1,645
vs nation
R+34.7
ObamaDemocratic37.7%606McCainRepublican61.9%995OtherAll other candidates0.4%7
R+24.2
Lead
389
Total
1,608
vs nation
R+31.5
KerryDemocratic32.1%539BushRepublican67.1%1,126OtherAll other candidates0.8%14
R+35.0
Lead
587
Total
1,679
vs nation
R+32.5
ClintonDemocratic30.2%580DoleRepublican53.9%1,034OtherAll other candidates15.9%305
R+23.7
Lead
454
Total
1,919
vs nation
R+32.2
ClintonDemocratic26.7%526BushRepublican45.9%904OtherAll other candidates27.4%541
R+19.2
Lead
363
Total
1,971
vs nation
R+24.7
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
R+14.7MIT Election Lab
Population
2,5512024 5-year
Population density
290 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
8.8 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$114,6532024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
77.2%2024 5-year
Black
0.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
9.5%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+35.0 in 2004MIT Election Lab
Participation
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
2024 turnout
85.0%1,573 participants ÷ 1,851 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off
+18.9 ptsVolatile
Drop-off vs state
-7.1 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026
66.1%–76.7%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%80%100%
77.0%
80.5%
20042008201220162018202020222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
1,573
1,851 ± 195
85.0%
Audited
E/D
2022Mid
1,467
1,823 ± 208
80.5%
Audited
E/D
1,875
1,887 ± 201
99.4%
Audited
E/D
2018Mid
1,560
2,026 ± 174
77.0%
Audited
E/A
1,708
2,285 ± 189
74.7%
Audited
E/A
1,645
2,244
73.3%
Derived
—
1,608
2,226
72.2%
Derived
—
1,679
2,208 extrapolated
76.0%
Derived
—
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
2024: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 323/229.
2022: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 322/184.
2020: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 321/4.
2018: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 320/139.
2016: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 319/133.
2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
presidential history
Party record book
West Bishop, CA · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1992–2024 · 8 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
41.7%
768 votes · R+15.0
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 41.1%
Republican
George W. Bush2004
67.1%
1,126 votes · R+35.0
Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · 63.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
768votes
41.7% of the vote · R+15.0
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 633 votes
Republican
George W. Bush2004
1,126votes
67.1% of the vote · R+35.0
Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · 1,048 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
−13.2pts D vs U.S.
Place R+14.7 · U.S. R+1.5
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · −19.4 pts
Republican
Mitt Romney2012
+34.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+30.8 · U.S. D+3.9
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · +32.5 pts
U.S. House elections · 2 House
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
West Bishop · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain. The figures below are Inyo County, California, the county containing West Bishop — West Bishop’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in West Bishop, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
West Bishop sits in the Pacific Coast. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 35.0 points in 2004. The 2024 margin was 14.7 points.
A population of 2,551, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $114,653 describe the city.
In 2024, West Bishop, California voted Republican by 14.7 points (R+14.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,539 votes cast, 633 went Democratic and 859 went Republican.
How many people live in West Bishop, California?
West Bishop, California has a population of 2,551 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West Bishop, California?
Median household income in West Bishop, California is $114,653 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of West Bishop, California?
Akashic tracks 8 presidential elections in West Bishop, California from 1992 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 8 went Republican.
