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Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA·California

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA changed direction in the last decade — D+15 in 2024.

A coastal metro where Democrats routinely post some of California's widest margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CA
Latest
D+15
in 2024
Archetype
Recent convert
since the recent cycles
Population
837,469
2024 ACS

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, California: Recent convert metro. In 2024, voted D+15%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+15MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Recent convertAkashic typology
Population
837,4692024 5-year
Median household income
$109,7972024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
52.0%2024 5-year
Black
1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
44.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+44 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+57 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+15.1%
217,424158,901387,704
D
+21.1%
251,388162,207422,825
D
+17.4%
194,402132,323356,107
D
+7.0%
170,929147,958327,712
D
+12.2%
187,601145,853341,041
R
−3.7%
148,859160,314313,193
R
−1.0%
133,258136,173282,692
D
+0.6%
110,772109,202251,194
D
+1.5%
99,01194,911267,647
R
−24.4%
89,065147,604239,473
R
−38.5%
66,550151,383220,462
R
−30.7%
56,311114,930190,650
R
−9.1%
68,52982,670155,400
R
−30.5%
49,30795,310150,805
R
−10.2%
47,79459,705116,261
D
+17.9%
57,80540,26498,238
D
+0.4%
35,33435,07470,723
R
−0.1%
26,27626,34252,767
R
−4.2%
21,48923,39245,137
D
+12.6%
18,10013,93033,049
D
+19.1%
16,34211,07127,544
D
+14.9%
15,18211,22526,634
D
+27.4%
13,3847,57921,198
D
+21.6%
10,9036,90818,535
R
−41.2%
3,7179,01712,851
R
−54.8%
9115,7058,755
R
−57.0%
1,3055,2316,883
R
−15.9%
2,8353,9807,213
O
+43.6%
2,10804,833
R
−20.7%
1,1811,8643,295
R
−37.0%
8401,9953,124
R
−11.8%
1,3331,7083,190
R
−2.9%
1,4651,5533,081
R
−11.8%
9581,2832,753
R
−9.8%
9061,1072,056
R
−10.5%
6037491,388
R
−6.8%
5225991,125
R
−1.4%
5916081,199

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.4%
English
8.4%
Irish
7.8%
Italian
4.2%
American
3.3%
French
1.8%
Polish
1.6%
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: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.3%
2.3%
75–84
2.8%
4.9%
65–74
5.3%
6.5%
55–64
6.7%
6.3%
45–54
6.3%
6.6%
35–44
6.3%
6.8%
25–34
6.4%
4.5%
18–24
4.3%
8.4%
5–17
8.1%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$109,797
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$109,797
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.7%
Working age (18–64)8.2%
Seniors (65+)10.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
61.6%
speak English only
Spanish30.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.1%
Other Indo-European3.1%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
29.8%
Other Christian
9.8%
Non-Christian
5.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Baptist
1.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.5%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Stretching from Oxnard's farmworker-dense flatlands to Thousand Oaks' affluent suburbs, this Ventura County metro combines Latino working-class communities with college-educated professionals in a mix that has produced double-digit Democratic leads for over a decade.

The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Democratic candidate carried the metro by twelve points. The 2024 margin was fifteen points, in line with the metro's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 837,469, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $109,797 situate the metro in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles.

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Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, California — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/37100/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, California voted Democratic by 15.1 points (D+15), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 387,704 votes cast, 217,424 went Democratic and 158,901 went Republican.
What is Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, California as a "Recent convert" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, California voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, California?
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, California has a population of 837,469 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, California?
Median household income in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, California is $109,797 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Recent convert" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.