Riverside County, California
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2024 precinct map of Riverside CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Riverside County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin, and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the precinct.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 49.3% | 463,677 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 48.0% | 451,782 |
| Robert F Kennedy Jr.American Independent | 1.2% | 11,150 |
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919 precincts · 940,405 votes. Hover any precinct for its result.
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the county’s overall result across 1896–2024.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 48.0%Harris451,782 | 49.3%Trump463,677 | 1.2%Kennedy11,150 | 940,405 | ||
| D | 53.0%Biden528,340 | 45.0%Trump449,144 | 1.0%Jorgensen9,970 | 997,156 | ||
| D | 49.7%Clinton373,695 | 44.4%Trump333,243 | 3.2%Johnson24,089 | 751,391 | ||
| D | 49.6%Obama329,063 | 48.0%Romney318,127 | 0.9%Johnson6,223 | 663,116 | ||
| D | 50.2%Obama325,017 | 47.9%McCain310,041 | 1.9%Nader12,241 | 647,299 | ||
| R | 41.0%Kerry228,806 | 57.8%Bush322,473 | 1.1%Badnarik6,300 | 557,579 | ||
| R | 44.9%Gore202,576 | 51.4%Bush231,955 | 2.6%Nader11,678 | 451,127 | ||
| R | 43.0%Clinton168,579 | 45.6%Dole178,611 | 9.1%Perot35,481 | 391,613 | ||
| D | 38.6%Clinton166,241 | 37.1%Bush159,457 | 23.8%Perot102,233 | 430,275 | ||
| R | 39.6%Dukakis133,122 | 59.5%Bush199,979 | 1.0%Paul3,247 | 336,348 | ||
| R | 35.5%Mondale102,043 | 63.5%Reagan182,324 | 1.0%Bergland2,835 | 287,202 | ||
| R | 31.5%Carter76,650 | 59.9%Reagan145,642 | 8.6%Anderson20,986 | 243,278 | ||
| R | 48.5%Carter96,228 | 49.2%Ford97,774 | 2.3%Macbride4,556 | 198,558 | ||
| R | 38.4%McGovern71,591 | 58.0%Nixon108,120 | 3.6%Schmitz6,693 | 186,404 | ||
| R | 38.8%Humphrey61,146 | 52.9%Nixon83,414 | 8.3%Wallace13,110 | 157,670 | ||
| D | 56.8%Johnson80,528 | 43.1%Goldwater61,165 | 0.1%Hass95 | 141,788 | ||
| R | 43.4%Kennedy50,877 | 56.2%Nixon65,855 | 0.5%Byrd544 | 117,276 | ||
| R | 37.3%Stevenson34,098 | 62.2%Eisenhower56,766 | 0.5%Andrews465 | 91,329 | ||
| R | 34.4%Stevenson26,016 | 64.6%Eisenhower48,874 | 1.0%Hallinan759 | 75,649 | ||
| R | 40.3%Truman23,305 | 55.7%Dewey32,209 | 4.1%Thurmond2,350 | 57,864 | ||
| R | 45.3%Roosevelt19,439 | 53.9%Dewey23,168 | 0.8%Thomas346 | 42,953 | ||
| R | 47.2%Roosevelt20,003 | 51.4%Willkie21,779 | 1.4%Thomas598 | 42,380 | ||
| D | 49.9%Roosevelt17,011 | 48.9%Landon16,674 | 1.2%Lemke422 | 34,107 | ||
| R | 45.4%Roosevelt12,755 | 50.2%Hoover14,112 | 4.4%Thomas1,245 | 28,112 | ||
| R | 21.1%Smith4,769 | 77.9%Hoover17,600 | 0.9%Thomas212 | 22,581 | ||
| R | 8.5%Davis1,318 | 62.0%Coolidge9,619 | 29.5%La Follette4,579 | 15,516 | ||
| R | 21.3%Cox2,798 | 69.6%Harding9,124 | 9.1%Debs1,196 | 13,118 | ||
| R | 33.4%Wilson4,561 | 54.6%Hughes7,452 | 11.9%Benson1,626 | 13,639 | ||
| O | 29.3%Wilson2,963 | 0.0%Taft0 | 70.7%Roosevelt7,140 | 10,103 | ||
| R | 24.4%Bryan1,374 | 57.2%Taft3,229 | 18.4%Debs1,038 | 5,641 | ||
| R | 16.8%Parker678 | 65.2%Roosevelt2,638 | 18.0%Debs728 | 4,044 | ||
| R | 29.8%Bryan1,134 | 61.1%McKinley2,329 | 9.1%Woolley346 | 3,809 | ||
| R | 43.3%Bryan1,684 | 53.1%McKinley2,063 | 3.6%Palmer141 | 3,888 | ||
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 1896–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1896 | −9.7% |
| 1900 | −31.4% |
| 1904 | −48.5% |
| 1908 | −32.9% |
| 1912 | +29.3% |
| 1916 | −21.2% |
| 1920 | −48.2% |
| 1924 | −53.5% |
| 1928 | −56.8% |
| 1932 | −4.8% |
| 1936 | +1.0% |
| 1940 | −4.2% |
| 1944 | −8.7% |
| 1948 | −15.4% |
| 1952 | −30.2% |
| 1956 | −24.8% |
| 1960 | −12.8% |
| 1964 | +13.7% |
| 1968 | −14.1% |
| 1972 | −19.6% |
| 1976 | −0.8% |
| 1980 | −28.4% |
| 1984 | −28.0% |
| 1988 | −19.9% |
| 1992 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | −2.6% |
| 2000 | −6.5% |
| 2004 | −16.8% |
| 2008 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | −1.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,300,592 | 527,340 | 408,466 | 266,264 | 98,522 |
| 2024 | 1,348,896 | 534,140 | 436,360 | 268,196 | 110,200 |
Source: California Secretary of State
Riverside County's rapid population growth — driven by inland migration from coastal metros — has gradually compressed its Republican presidential margins, producing an R+1.3 result in 2024 after double-digit GOP leads just a decade earlier.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 56.8 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 9.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.3 points.
A population of 2,478,600, a 31% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,074 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Oktibbeha County and Montgomery County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Riverside County, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Riverside County, California voted Republican by 1.3 points (R+1.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 940,405 votes cast, 451,782 went Democratic and 463,677 went Republican.
When did Riverside County, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Riverside County, California voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Riverside County, California?
Riverside County, California has a population of 2,478,600 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Riverside County, California?
Median household income in Riverside County, California is $93,074 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Riverside County, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Riverside County, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.