Bakersfield-Delano, CA, California: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+21%. Democratic peak: D+52 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+21MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 915,0752024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,2102024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 43.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 56.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+52 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+34 in 2004MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Bakersfield-Delano, CA, CAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 108,241 | 167,879 | 283,246 | ||
| R | 133,366 | 164,484 | 305,292 | ||
| R | 98,689 | 129,584 | 244,163 | ||
| R | 89,495 | 126,618 | 222,189 | ||
| R | 93,457 | 134,793 | 233,808 | ||
| R | 68,603 | 140,417 | 211,174 | ||
| R | 66,003 | 110,663 | 182,308 | ||
| R | 62,658 | 92,151 | 171,391 | ||
| R | 60,510 | 80,762 | 179,263 | ||
| R | 55,083 | 90,550 | 147,293 | ||
| R | 49,567 | 94,776 | 145,744 | ||
| R | 41,097 | 72,842 | 122,121 | ||
| R | 50,567 | 58,023 | 110,961 | ||
| R | 41,937 | 71,686 | 119,193 | ||
| R | 49,284 | 53,990 | 115,832 | ||
| D | 64,174 | 45,014 | 109,308 | ||
| R | 51,440 | 52,800 | 104,705 | ||
| R | 43,533 | 46,220 | 90,075 | ||
| R | 36,151 | 44,600 | 81,332 | ||
| D | 33,029 | 24,464 | 58,811 | ||
| D | 26,205 | 20,730 | 47,161 | ||
| D | 32,202 | 19,445 | 52,126 | ||
| D | 25,726 | 8,345 | 34,479 | ||
| D | 19,634 | 7,011 | 27,920 | ||
| R | 8,541 | 14,692 | 23,445 | ||
| R | 3,159 | 8,646 | 18,763 | ||
| R | 6,095 | 7,079 | 14,444 | ||
| D | 9,566 | 5,611 | 15,981 | ||
| D | 5,569 | 0 | 10,765 | ||
| R | 2,215 | 2,270 | 4,978 | ||
| R | 1,724 | 2,359 | 4,571 | ||
| D | 1,960 | 1,692 | 3,746 | ||
| D | 1,763 | 1,430 | 3,265 | ||
| D | 1,266 | 992 | 2,513 | ||
| D | 1,229 | 910 | 2,195 | ||
| D | 798 | 598 | 1,423 | ||
| D | 661 | 463 | 1,131 | ||
| D | 844 | 556 | 1,400 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
5.7%
English
5.6%
Irish
4.8%
American
3.5%
Italian
1.9%
French
1.0%
Scottish
1.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 32.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,210
Bakersfield-Delano, CA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$70,210
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.6%
Working age (18–64)16.4%
Seniors (65+)17.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
54.3%
speak English only
Spanish40.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.8%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bakersfield-Delano anchors California's most reliably Republican media market, where petroleum extraction and large-scale agriculture shape a working-class electorate that consistently diverges from the coastal Democratic baseline by double-digit margins.
The Republican margin in Bakersfield-Delano, CA reached its widest at thirty-four points in 2004. The margin in 2024 was twenty-one points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,210, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 915,075 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bakersfield-Delano, CA, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bakersfield-Delano, CA, California voted Republican by 21.1 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 283,246 votes cast, 108,241 went Democratic and 167,879 went Republican.
What is Bakersfield-Delano, CA, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Bakersfield-Delano, CA, California as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Bakersfield-Delano, CA, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bakersfield-Delano, CA, California voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Bakersfield-Delano, CA, California?
Bakersfield-Delano, CA, California has a population of 915,075 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bakersfield-Delano, CA, California?
Median household income in Bakersfield-Delano, CA, California is $70,210 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Bakersfield-Delano, CA, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bakersfield-Delano, CA, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.