Crescent City, CA, California: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+41 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+16MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 27,1072024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,0582024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 19.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Crescent City, 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 | 4,266 | 5,999 | 10,564 | ||
| R | 4,677 | 6,461 | 11,453 | ||
| R | 3,485 | 5,134 | 9,558 | ||
| R | 3,791 | 4,614 | 8,770 | ||
| R | 4,323 | 4,967 | 9,531 | ||
| R | 3,892 | 5,356 | 9,421 | ||
| R | 3,117 | 4,526 | 8,294 | ||
| R | 3,652 | 3,670 | 8,889 | ||
| D | 3,639 | 3,083 | 9,353 | ||
| R | 3,587 | 3,714 | 7,468 | ||
| R | 2,696 | 3,996 | 6,841 | ||
| R | 2,338 | 4,016 | 6,987 | ||
| D | 2,789 | 2,481 | 5,478 | ||
| R | 2,156 | 2,927 | 5,648 | ||
| R | 2,236 | 2,387 | 5,168 | ||
| D | 3,652 | 2,075 | 5,727 | ||
| D | 3,225 | 3,024 | 6,294 | ||
| R | 2,552 | 2,918 | 5,487 | ||
| R | 1,578 | 2,757 | 4,384 | ||
| R | 1,172 | 1,541 | 2,840 | ||
| R | 818 | 1,011 | 1,830 | ||
| R | 1,034 | 1,233 | 2,302 | ||
| D | 1,292 | 853 | 2,174 | ||
| D | 1,319 | 637 | 2,059 | ||
| R | 599 | 771 | 1,380 | ||
| R | 122 | 530 | 1,007 | ||
| R | 279 | 596 | 952 | ||
| R | 471 | 499 | 1,139 | ||
| O | 323 | 0 | 843 | ||
| R | 202 | 450 | 759 | ||
| R | 187 | 429 | 713 | ||
| R | 291 | 334 | 645 | ||
| R | 334 | 345 | 697 | ||
| D | 339 | 235 | 643 | ||
| D | 294 | 244 | 577 | ||
| R | 294 | 310 | 622 | ||
| D | 297 | 263 | 562 | ||
| D | 228 | 186 | 414 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.5%
English
12.6%
Irish
10.8%
American
5.3%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.5%
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: 39.9 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
$67,058
Crescent City, CA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Crescent City, CA$67,058
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)12.3%
Seniors (65+)13.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.3%
speak English only
Spanish8.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%
Other languages0.9%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 85.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Crescent City functions as the sole urban center in one of California's most rural and economically isolated counties, where fishing, timber legacy, and a large state prison population shape both the workforce and census figures.
The Democratic margin in Crescent City, CA peaked at thirty-eight points in 1912. By 1996 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixteen points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $67,058 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Crescent City, CA, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Crescent City, CA, California voted Republican by 16.4 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,564 votes cast, 4,266 went Democratic and 5,999 went Republican.
What is Crescent City, CA, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Crescent City, CA, California as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Crescent City, CA, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Crescent City, CA, California voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Crescent City, CA, California?
Crescent City, CA, California has a population of 27,107 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Crescent City, CA, California?
Median household income in Crescent City, CA, California is $67,058 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Crescent City, CA, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Crescent City, CA, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.