Riverside County, California
Latest: 2024
Competitive — shifted 9.2pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 33 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 31.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(18) | 51.3% |
▶Black / African American(12) | 6.4% |
▶Asian(6) | 7.1% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(11) | 1.1% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 1.4% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(6) | 0.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.7% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 27.0% | 61.0% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 9.5% | 21.4% |
| Other | 5.6% | 12.7% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 2.3% | 5.3% |
| Black Protestant | 1.3% | 2.9% |
| Mainline Protestant | 0.7% | 1.6% |
| Orthodox Christian | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Non-religious | 55.8% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+1.3 |
| 2020 | Biden+8.0 |
| 2016 | Clinton+5.4 |
| 2012 | Obama+1.6 |
| 2008 | Obama+2.3 |
| 2004 | Bush+16.8 |
| 2000 | Bush+6.5 |
| 1996 | Dole+2.6 |
| 1992 | Clinton+1.6 |
Riverside, California is a county that has a population of 2,478,600. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+1.3. Akashic Edge tracks 33 presidential elections here, dating back to 1896.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48.0% | 49.3% | R+1.3 | R+9.2 |
| 2020 | 53.0% | 45.0% | D+8.0 | D+2.6 |
| 2016 | 49.7% | 44.4% | D+5.4 | D+3.7 |
| 2012 | 49.6% | 48.0% | D+1.6 | R+0.7 |
| 2008 | 50.2% | 47.9% | D+2.3 | D+19.1 |
| 2004 | 41.0% | 57.8% | R+16.8 | R+10.3 |
| 2000 | 44.9% | 51.4% | R+6.5 | R+3.9 |
| 1996 | 43.0% | 45.6% | R+2.6 | R+4.1 |
| 1992 | 38.6% | 37.1% | D+1.6 | D+21.5 |
| 1988 | 39.6% | 59.5% | R+19.9 | D+8.1 |
| 1984 | 35.5% | 63.5% | R+27.9 | D+0.4 |
| 1980 | 31.5% | 59.9% | R+28.4 | R+27.6 |
| 1976 | 48.5% | 49.2% | R+0.8 | D+18.8 |
| 1972 | 38.4% | 58.0% | R+19.6 | R+5.5 |
| 1968 | 38.8% | 52.9% | R+14.1 | R+27.8 |
| 1964 | 56.8% | 43.1% | D+13.7 | D+26.4 |
| 1960 | 43.4% | 56.2% | R+12.8 | D+12.1 |
| 1956 | 37.3% | 62.2% | R+24.8 | D+5.4 |
| 1952 | 34.4% | 64.6% | R+30.2 | R+14.8 |
| 1948 | 40.3% | 55.7% | R+15.4 | — |
What defines Riverside?
Riverside flipped to Republicans in 2024 after voting the other way in 2020. It has a majority-minority electorate where racial demographics are the primary driver of partisan lean.
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- The 2024 election was decided by just 1.3 points — razor-thin
- Won by both parties in recent history — Democrats most recently in 2020, Republicans in 2024
- Turnout decreased by 3.0 percentage points since the previous presidential election