Yuba City, CA, California: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+29%. Democratic peak: D+49 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 183,3642024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,1692024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 49.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 31.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Yuba 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 | 23,741 | 43,863 | 69,411 | ||
| R | 28,597 | 42,051 | 72,440 | ||
| R | 20,986 | 31,346 | 56,822 | ||
| R | 19,903 | 29,397 | 50,844 | ||
| R | 22,278 | 30,918 | 54,422 | ||
| R | 15,289 | 32,330 | 48,169 | ||
| R | 13,962 | 27,188 | 42,691 | ||
| R | 14,293 | 22,235 | 40,215 | ||
| R | 13,668 | 20,289 | 42,755 | ||
| R | 12,001 | 23,037 | 35,461 | ||
| R | 10,874 | 24,257 | 35,720 | ||
| R | 9,999 | 19,720 | 32,668 | ||
| R | 13,417 | 14,241 | 28,416 | ||
| R | 9,844 | 16,847 | 28,002 | ||
| R | 9,085 | 14,036 | 25,695 | ||
| D | 13,553 | 12,205 | 25,783 | ||
| R | 9,261 | 12,813 | 22,187 | ||
| R | 7,440 | 11,109 | 18,653 | ||
| R | 6,839 | 12,366 | 19,308 | ||
| R | 6,970 | 7,316 | 14,721 | ||
| D | 6,337 | 5,490 | 11,869 | ||
| D | 8,855 | 5,560 | 14,562 | ||
| D | 8,144 | 2,945 | 11,299 | ||
| D | 6,945 | 2,568 | 9,900 | ||
| R | 3,865 | 4,261 | 8,190 | ||
| R | 793 | 3,352 | 7,021 | ||
| R | 1,332 | 3,874 | 5,494 | ||
| D | 3,523 | 2,741 | 6,517 | ||
| O | 2,305 | 0 | 4,669 | ||
| R | 1,554 | 2,166 | 3,930 | ||
| R | 1,121 | 2,107 | 3,383 | ||
| R | 1,613 | 1,998 | 3,671 | ||
| R | 1,704 | 2,000 | 3,771 | ||
| D | 1,933 | 1,824 | 3,952 | ||
| D | 1,868 | 1,852 | 3,912 | ||
| R | 1,682 | 1,889 | 3,699 | ||
| D | 1,776 | 1,767 | 3,555 | ||
| R | 1,629 | 1,800 | 3,430 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.7%
English
7.9%
Irish
6.6%
American
2.6%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
1.5%
French
1.2%
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: 35.4 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
$78,169
Yuba City, CA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Yuba City, CA$78,169
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.9%
Working age (18–64)12.4%
Seniors (65+)11.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
68.4%
speak English only
Spanish18.9%
Other Indo-European8.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.7%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Yuba City anchors one of the largest Punjabi Sikh communities in North America, a demographic shift that has gradually altered both local party registration patterns and the region's agricultural economy over the past four decades.
The Democratic margin in Yuba City, CA peaked at forty-nine points in 1912. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-nine points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $78,169 sits well below state and national norms, and 14% 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 Yuba City, CA, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Yuba City, CA, California voted Republican by 29.0 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 69,411 votes cast, 23,741 went Democratic and 43,863 went Republican.
What is Yuba City, CA, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Yuba 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 9 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Yuba City, CA, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Yuba City, CA, California voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Yuba City, CA, California?
Yuba City, CA, California has a population of 183,364 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Yuba City, CA, California?
Median household income in Yuba City, CA, California is $78,169 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Yuba City, CA, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Yuba City, CA, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.