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american nationsThe Left Coast

presidential margin

2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican

2004D+23.7
2008D+34.4
2012D+32.3
2016D+35.1
2020D+37.1
2024D+32.9
full record · 1892 → 2024

presidential returns

2024 turnout 68.2% of 12,986,528 citizens 18+

YearDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalCVAPTurnout
20245,720,0442,804,932334,3648,859,34012,986,52868.2%
20206,415,7882,872,742270,4829,559,01212,776,63974.8%
20165,031,4662,221,273742,3237,995,06312,116,46566.0%
20124,750,4892,374,366240,2037,365,05811,436,06364.4%
20084,939,5832,365,732166,2967,471,60810,988,75068.0%
20044,335,6812,653,383110,2327,099,29710,541,437†67.3%

† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.

2024 presidential margin for The Left CoastThe Left Coast: an interactive map of its constituent counties, each colored by its Democratic-vs-Republican presidential margin from deep red through neutral to deep blue. County labels carry each county's own margin. Overall: D+32.9 in 2024.
61 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households

Who lives here

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German11.3%
English10.1%
Irish8.6%
Italian3.8%
American2.9%
Norwegian2.0%
Scottish1.9%
French1.3%
Mexican14.1%
Salvadoran0.9%
Guatemalan0.6%
Puerto Rican0.6%
Spaniard0.4%
Spanish0.4%
Peruvian0.2%
Colombian0.2%
Chinese5.1%
Asian Indian3.5%
Filipino2.9%
Vietnamese1.7%
Korean1.0%
Japanese0.6%
Taiwanese0.3%
Aztec0.2%
African0.3%
Ethiopian0.2%

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

MeasureThe Left Coast
Median age39.6
Age 18–248.3%
Age 65 and older17.2%

Household economy

MeasureThe Left Coast
Median household income$115,365
Poverty rate9.6%

Languages at home

MeasureThe Left Coast
Speaks a non-English language at home30.6%
Spanish12.9%
Other Indo-European3.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)4.4%
Other Asian & Pacific Island2.5%

Religious landscape

County context
MeasureThe Left Coast
Catholic16.8%
Evangelical Protestant12.2%
Unclaimed / not counted60.8%
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.

The Left Coast, United States

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +32.9% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+32.9%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−7.5%
1896−3.7%
1900−18.9%
1904−44.9%
1908−26.8%
1912+22.1%
1916−0.0%
1920−37.8%
1924−42.1%
1928−26.0%
1932+21.4%
1936+35.7%
1940+14.5%
1944+14.6%
1948+1.6%
1952−12.2%
1956−9.4%
1960+0.4%
1964+29.9%
1968+4.9%
1972−6.9%
1976+1.6%
1980−6.6%
1984−3.8%
1988+10.9%
1992+21.6%
1996+21.7%
2000+19.7%
2004+23.7%
2008+34.4%
2012+32.3%
2016+35.1%
2020+37.1%
2024+32.9%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginSwingvs U.S.Total
D
64.6%Harris5,720,044
31.7%Trump2,804,932
3.8%
D+32.9R+4.2D+34.48,859,340
D
67.1%Biden6,415,788
30.1%Trump2,872,742
2.8%
D+37.1D+1.9D+32.69,559,012
D
62.9%Clinton5,031,466
27.8%Trump2,221,273
9.3%
D+35.1D+2.9D+33.17,995,063
D
64.5%Obama4,750,489
32.2%Romney2,374,366
3.3%
D+32.3R+2.2D+28.47,365,058
D
66.1%Obama4,939,583
31.7%McCain2,365,732
2.2%
D+34.4D+10.8D+27.27,471,608
D
61.1%Kerry4,335,681
37.4%Bush2,653,383
1.6%
D+23.7D+4.0D+26.27,099,297
D
56.8%Gore3,524,195
37.0%Bush2,299,907
6.2%
D+19.7R+2.0D+19.26,208,163
D
54.6%Clinton3,114,349
32.9%Dole1,874,429
12.6%
D+21.7D+0.1D+13.25,705,692
D
49.8%Clinton3,049,291
28.2%Bush1,726,335
22.0%
D+21.6D+10.7D+16.06,126,292
D
54.7%Dukakis2,827,848
43.8%Bush2,262,923
1.6%
D+10.9D+14.7D+18.65,172,202
R
47.6%Mondale2,431,380
51.3%Reagan2,623,596
1.1%
R+3.8D+2.9D+14.55,112,663
R
39.5%Carter1,847,763
46.1%Reagan2,158,010
14.4%
R+6.6R+8.3D+3.14,678,396
D
48.7%Carter2,064,447
47.0%Ford1,995,601
4.3%
D+1.6D+8.5R+0.44,242,995
R
44.8%McGovern1,894,142
51.7%Nixon2,185,358
3.6%
R+6.9R+11.7D+16.34,230,559
D
48.7%Humphrey1,777,508
43.8%Nixon1,599,984
7.4%
D+4.9R+25.0D+5.63,649,020
D
64.8%Johnson2,268,940
34.9%Goldwater1,222,096
0.4%
D+29.9D+29.4D+7.33,503,701
D
49.9%Kennedy1,666,818
49.5%Nixon1,652,378
0.6%
D+0.4D+9.8D+0.33,338,245
R
45.1%Stevenson1,341,485
54.5%Eisenhower1,621,179
0.4%
R+9.4D+2.8D+6.02,974,429
R
43.5%Stevenson1,237,581
55.7%Eisenhower1,584,967
0.9%
R+12.2R+13.8R+1.42,847,075
D
48.2%Truman1,097,664
46.6%Dewey1,061,972
5.2%
D+1.6R+13.0R+2.92,277,227
D
56.9%Roosevelt1,194,626
42.3%Dewey888,815
0.8%
D+14.6D+0.1D+7.12,100,436
D
56.7%Roosevelt1,081,400
42.2%Willkie805,188
1.1%
D+14.5R+21.2D+4.51,908,506
D
66.4%Roosevelt1,076,259
30.7%Landon497,431
2.9%
D+35.7D+14.3D+11.51,620,525
D
57.7%Roosevelt813,510
36.2%Hoover511,192
6.1%
D+21.4D+47.5D+3.61,410,502
R
36.2%Smith430,550
62.3%Hoover740,103
1.5%
R+26.0D+16.1R+8.61,188,898
R
11.2%Davis105,412
53.3%Coolidge501,017
35.5%
R+42.1R+4.3R+16.9939,918
R
23.4%Cox195,044
61.2%Harding509,843
15.3%
R+37.8R+37.8R+11.6832,570
R
46.6%Wilson392,016
46.6%Hughes392,018
6.9%
R+0.01R+22.1R+3.1841,737
O
34.9%Wilson203,304
12.8%Taft74,737
52.3%
Roosevelt +17.4D+48.9D+2.5582,504
R
31.2%Bryan113,194
58.0%Taft210,299
10.8%
R+26.8D+18.1R+17.2362,518
R
21.8%Parker67,897
66.6%Roosevelt207,643
11.6%
R+44.9R+26.0R+25.2311,557
R
38.1%Bryan103,006
57.0%McKinley154,030
4.8%
R+18.9R+15.2R+11.3270,009
R
47.2%Bryan129,591
50.9%McKinley139,810
1.9%
R+3.7D+3.7D+2.4274,574
R
36.4%Cleveland90,025
43.9%Harrison108,451
19.7%
R+7.5—R+9.1247,266

The Left Coast sits in United States. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.1 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 44.9 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.9 points.

A population of 18,490,172, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $115,365 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Federal Entity and Greater Polynesia.

Political twins — American Nations

The American Nations whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Federal Entity
55.9twin score
12-yr trendmedian incomePuerto Rican ancestry≠ 2000 margin
Greater Polynesia
32.3twin score
% unaffiliated2008–2016 trajectory% Black≠ elasticity
New Netherland
29.6twin score
2004–2020 trajectory≠ 12-yr trend

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How did The Left Coast, United States vote in 2024?
In 2024, The Left Coast, United States voted Democratic by 32.9 points (D+32.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 8,859,340 votes cast, 5,720,044 went Democratic and 2,804,932 went Republican.
When did The Left Coast, United States last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which The Left Coast, United States voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in The Left Coast, United States?
The Left Coast, United States has a population of 18,490,172 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in The Left Coast, United States?
Median household income in The Left Coast, United States is $115,365 — above the national median of $80,734. The United States state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of The Left Coast, United States?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in The Left Coast, United States from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.