How did Pleasant Hill City, California vote in the 2024 presidential election?

Pleasant Hill City, California voted Democratic in 2024 with a margin of D+45.2. Kamala D Harris received 13,290 votes and Donald Trump received 4,812 out of 18,741 total votes cast, a 3.1-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

What is Pleasant Hill City, California's political history?

Pleasant Hill City, California has 5 presidential elections on record, spanning 2008 to 2024. It has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2008. The largest single-election swing was 9.6 points in 2016.

What are the demographics of Pleasant Hill City, California?

Pleasant Hill City, California has a population of 34,613 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 59.9% non-Hispanic white, 14.3% Hispanic, 2.7% Black.

Which places are most similar to Pleasant Hill City, California?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar citys to Pleasant Hill City, California are Martinez City, Walnut Creek City, San Carlos City. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

What county and districts is Pleasant Hill City, California in?

Pleasant Hill City, California is located within the following geographies: State: California. Akashic Edge provides election data and demographic analysis for each of these containing areas.

Pleasant Hill City, California

Incorporated place · Latest: 2024↓ R+3.1 vs 2020

Safe Democratic — shifted 3.1pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 35K residents

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POPULATION
35K
PRES MARGIN
D+45.2
2024

Place Story

What defines Pleasant Hill City

Methodology

Reliably Democratic since 2008
- Safe D
- 5 straight D wins
Mobilization target, not persuasion target.
Biggest swing: D+9.6 in 2016
- 2012 → 2016

Similarity Explorer

Similar cities

Nearest neighbors matched on the same place-page feature set used across the dossier system.

8 visible matches

Martinez CityCA

Educated urban democratic 2

D+36.9

Similarity score99%

Walnut Creek CityCA

Educated urban democratic 2

D+50.0

Similarity score99%

San Carlos CityCA

Educated urban democratic 3

D+59.0

Similarity score98%

North Bethesda CDPMD

Educated urban democratic 3

D+60.1

Similarity score98%

Pacifica CityCA

Educated urban democratic 3

D+48.9

Similarity score98%

El Cerrito CityCA

Educated urban democratic 3

D+75.5

Similarity score98%

Belmont CityCA

Educated urban democratic 3

D+55.6

Similarity score98%

Burlingame CityCA

Educated urban democratic 3

D+51.1

Similarity score97%

Containing Geography

Located In

Pleasant Hill City sits inside these higher-level geographies.

California(State)

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Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

Pleasant Hill CityCensus ACS 2024

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

Expand rows for ancestry detail

White (Non-Hispanic) 59.9%Asian 15.4%Hispanic 14.3%Multiracial 6.9%Black 2.7%Native American 0.6%Native Hawaiian 0.3%

Group	Pleasant Hill City	National
White (Non-Hispanic)	59.9%	57.4%
Asian	15.4%	6.0%
Hispanic / Latino	14.3%	19.3%
Multiracial / Other	6.9%	4.0%
Black / African American	2.7%	12.2%
Native American / Alaska Native	0.6%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.2%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Detailed ancestry data unavailable for this geography.

Who lives in Pleasant Hill City? 34,613 residents as of the 2020 Census.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.

Pleasant Hill City vs National35K residents

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

35K

local

35KNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.01%

local

0.01%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

80.5%

local

80.5%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/ANational $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/ANational 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/ANational 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/ANational 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/ANational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/ANational 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/ANational 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/ANational 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/ANational 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/ANational 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in Pleasant Hill City

Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.

2024 Turnout

67.2%

vs Previous

-5.2pp

Voting-Age Pop

27,878

History

2008–2024

Competitiveness

How competitive is Pleasant Hill City?

Safe DAvg margin: D+46.6 (last 3 elections)

2008

D+40.9

2012

D+36.6

2016

D+46.2

2020

D+48.3

2024

D+45.2

Elasticity

11.7pp

margin range

Party Flips

last 30 years

5-Elec Avg

D+43.5

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