Thermal, CA
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+56.2 |
| 2012 | D+51.9 |
| 2016 | D+60.2 |
| 2020 | D+42.9 |
| 2024 | D+10.9 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,800 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | D+10.9 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | — |
| County | Riverside County |
| State | CA |
Place narrative
Thermal is a census-designated place in the eastern Coachella Valley with a population that is over 90% Latino, driven largely by agricultural labor. Voter participation rates here rank among the lowest in Riverside County.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | +10.9% | 182 | 146 | 3 | 331 |
| 2020 | D | +42.9% | 375 | 147 | 10 | 532 |
| 2016 | D | +60.2% | 257 | 57 | 18 | 332 |
| 2012 | D | +51.9% | 269 | 82 | 9 | 360 |
| 2008 | D | +56.2% | 193 | 53 | 3 | 249 |
| 2004† | D | +41.5% | 135 | 54 | 6 | 195 |
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 | 1.2% |
| Black | 1.8% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96.4% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | — |
| Poverty rate | 19.3% |
| Median age | 34.3 |
| Age 18–29 | 19.9% |
| Age 65 and older | 19.6% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 8.7% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 89.0% |
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 Riverside County county page and the CA state page.