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Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA·California

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA delivered D+12 in 2024 — Democratic for the long memory.

California's capital region, where suburban growth reshapes old partisan lines

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CA
Latest
D+12
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
2,426,388
2024 ACS

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, California: Democratic loyalist metro. In 2024, voted D+12%. Democratic peak: D+56 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
2,426,3882024 5-year
Median household income
$97,5762024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
51.8%2024 5-year
Black
6.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
22.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+56 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+33 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 2 D · 2 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
+11.8%
594,630465,0341,096,129
D
+16.8%
666,896471,0231,166,977
D
+14.7%
490,688354,913925,548
D
+8.7%
451,202376,776852,962
D
+11.5%
485,635383,136889,729
R
−5.7%
367,357412,391789,777
R
−2.2%
315,208330,556682,921
D
+4.3%
293,990267,423623,116
D
+6.0%
282,632242,144672,201
R
−5.3%
266,303296,307570,307
R
−14.2%
220,613294,869522,599
R
−9.4%
179,634222,741459,699
D
+7.6%
201,525172,112385,658
R
−0.7%
186,546189,114388,809
D
+8.6%
154,706128,195306,591
D
+31.7%
195,000101,011296,431
D
+12.1%
141,569110,860253,545
D
+8.1%
106,77790,705197,905
D
+0.2%
86,98786,687174,866
D
+18.9%
73,18249,098127,359
D
+29.9%
65,20635,030100,774
D
+35.1%
70,27733,480104,943
D
+55.5%
65,23518,26284,576
D
+42.2%
51,38420,26673,812
R
−2.9%
27,52629,20457,298
O
−32.1%
3,83318,91447,039
R
−33.3%
11,22223,53936,959
D
+16.0%
22,59016,05240,948
D
+51.3%
15,544030,288
R
−11.7%
8,59611,07321,126
R
−31.9%
5,57311,66619,082
R
−6.1%
9,01010,21819,667
D
+4.5%
9,9799,10519,494
R
−3.4%
7,9998,63618,465
R
−6.8%
8,0309,23017,718
R
−11.0%
7,0328,81716,299
R
−6.4%
7,1278,11215,493
R
−9.9%
6,5638,01214,575

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
10.1%
English
9.7%
Irish
8.2%
Italian
4.5%
American
2.6%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.7%
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: 38.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.2%
2.1%
75–84
2.7%
4.6%
65–74
5.3%
5.9%
55–64
6.2%
6.0%
45–54
6.1%
7.0%
35–44
7.0%
6.9%
25–34
6.9%
4.5%
18–24
4.6%
8.5%
5–17
8.1%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$97,576
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$97,576
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.3%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
70.7%
speak English only
Spanish12.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander8.3%
Other Indo-European7.8%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
17.3%
Other Christian
11.2%
Non-Christian
3.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Baptist
1.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Methodist
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Sacramento's metro has shifted from a classic suburban battleground toward consistent Democratic margins as the Roseville-Folsom corridor absorbs an influx of younger, college-educated migrants from the Bay Area and Southern California.

The Democratic margin in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA reached its widest at fifty-six points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was twelve points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $97,576, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 2,426,388 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

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All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, California — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/40900/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, California voted Democratic by 11.8 points (D+12), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,096,129 votes cast, 594,630 went Democratic and 465,034 went Republican.
What is Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, California as a "Democratic loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, California voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, California?
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, California has a population of 2,426,388 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, California?
Median household income in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, California is $97,576 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.