Descanso, CA
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+28.8 |
| 2012 | R+38.7 |
| 2016 | R+44.1 |
| 2020 | R+41.7 |
| 2024 | R+46.3 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,590 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+46.3 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $110,132 |
| County | San Diego County |
| State | CA |
Place narrative
Descanso sits in the Cuyamaca Mountains east of San Diego, where low population density and fire-country geography put local land-use and emergency-services issues ahead of most ballot conversations.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −46.3% | 237 | 666 | 24 | 927 |
| 2020 | R | −41.7% | 280 | 692 | 17 | 989 |
| 2016 | R | −44.1% | 228 | 614 | 33 | 875 |
| 2012 | R | −38.7% | 177 | 410 | 15 | 602 |
| 2008 | R | −28.8% | 264 | 480 | 5 | 749 |
| 2004† | R | −41.8% | 213 | 533 | 20 | 766 |
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.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 81.0% |
| Black | 0.0% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17.0% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $110,132 |
| Poverty rate | 3.7% |
| Median age | 53.6 |
| Age 18–29 | 8.8% |
| Age 65 and older | 25.1% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 15.5% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 13.5% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the San Diego County county page and the CA state page.