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1876–2024
Mono County, California
Mono County·California

Mono County changed direction in the last decade.

A remote Sierra county where a 20-point Democratic lean defies its rural profile

18762024·38 elections
Mono County, California · Dicklyon · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+20
in 2024
Archetype
Recent convert
since the recent cycles
Population
13,148
2024 ACS
Most similar
Arapahoe County
CO · similarity 0.99
12 precincts · 6,064 votes cast
Harris · D+20
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+20.3%
3,5222,2946,064
2020D
+22.3%
4,0132,5136,738
2016D
+12.5%
2,7732,1115,281
2012D
+8.6%
2,7332,2855,181
2008D
+13.3%
3,0932,3545,571
2004D
+0.1%
2,6282,6215,338
2000R
−11.6%
1,7882,2964,371
1996R
−7.4%
1,5801,8824,091
1992R
−1.9%
1,4891,5704,355
1988R
−25.2%
1,2842,1773,547
1984R
−46.2%
9622,6593,677
1980R
−37.0%
8652,1323,421
1976R
−21.1%
1,0251,6002,721
1972R
−37.3%
8281,8722,799
1968R
−37.8%
4651,1301,758
1964R
−12.1%
6668501,516
1960R
−33.1%
4579121,375
1956R
−47.8%
237673912
1952R
−54.4%
220754982
1948R
−34.3%
255541835
1944R
−21.9%
242378621
1940D
+6.4%
523459995
1936D
+30.7%
458241707
1932D
+30.1%
374199581
1928R
−26.1%
127220356
1924R
−39.0%
45166310
1920R
−45.4%
56170251
1916D
+6.4%
158137326
1912D
+49.3%
1820369
1908R
−27.5%
121224374
1904R
−43.0%
82245379
1900R
−4.8%
258284545
1896D
+9.6%
315259585
1892R
−22.4%
166286536
1888R
−22.7%
215347581
1884R
−21.3%
3815981,021
1880R
−5.2%
8219131,772
1876R
−10.1%
125153278
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
8.8%
Other Christian
6.3%
Mainline Protestant
0.6%
Baptist
0.4%
Methodist
0.2%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 83.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Mono County's economy revolves around tourism, recreation, and a large seasonal workforce tied to Eastern Sierra resorts — a demographic mix that pushes it notably leftward compared to most low-density California counties.

The 2004 election was the turning point, when the Democratic candidate carried the county by zero points. The 2024 margin was twenty points, in line with the county's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 13,148, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,415 situate the county in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Arapahoe County and Jefferson County.