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1876–2024
Monterey-Salinas·California

Monterey-Salinas has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential elections — D+39 in 2024.

Coastal agriculture meets university-town demographics on the Central Coast

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CA
LatestD+39in 2024
TypologyNew Americancluster typology
Population769,8292024 ACS

Monterey-Salinas, California: New American market. In 2024, voted D+39%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+39MIT Election Lab
Political typology
New AmericanAkashic typology
Population
769,8292024 5-year
Median household income
$103,5012024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
44.4%2024 5-year
Black
1.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
52.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+48 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+49 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Monterey-Salinas
HarrisD+39
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Monterey-Salinas, CAA map of the constituent counties of Monterey-Salinas, CA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Santa Cruz County, CA · D+54San Benito County, CA · D+13Monterey County, CA · D+30
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic67.6%209,237
Donald TrumpRepublican28.7%88,906
OtherAll other candidates3.6%11,244
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +38.9% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+38.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876−5.8%
1880+0.5%
1884−4.2%
1888−1.3%
1892−2.9%
1896+4.9%
1900−6.4%
1904−27.7%
1908−20.3%
1912+44.1%
1916+3.9%
1920−41.1%
1924−49.3%
1928−30.8%
1932+17.4%
1936+16.2%
1940+4.1%
1944+0.2%
1948−11.8%
1952−28.8%
1956−22.5%
1960−14.9%
1964+21.2%
1968−8.5%
1972−11.5%
1976+1.0%
1980−13.7%
1984−4.9%
1988+11.0%
1992+25.0%
1996+22.2%
2000+25.9%
2004+32.9%
2008+46.0%
2012+44.2%
2016+46.1%
2020+47.9%
2024+38.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+38.9%
209,23788,906309,387
D
+47.9%
245,82783,826338,402
D
+46.1%
196,85865,174285,542
D
+44.2%
185,00168,780262,984
D
+46.0%
199,11571,466277,307
D
+32.9%
174,19486,890265,462
D
+25.9%
143,36780,403242,715
D
+22.2%
122,98072,944225,526
D
+25.0%
126,39865,489243,420
D
+11.0%
116,69093,328213,300
R
−4.9%
93,378103,057198,997
R
−13.7%
64,18188,853180,200
D
+1.0%
77,74376,166160,802
R
−11.5%
67,46385,764159,048
R
−8.5%
51,56261,996123,297
D
+21.2%
70,58645,859116,725
R
−14.9%
45,34061,342107,062
R
−22.5%
34,70754,87589,812
R
−28.8%
30,38255,19986,227
R
−11.8%
27,66235,40365,740
D
+0.2%
25,69725,60151,632
D
+4.1%
27,88225,67054,202
D
+16.2%
24,15817,34042,117
D
+17.4%
19,47113,47434,484
R
−30.8%
9,19217,47426,875
R
−49.3%
2,04811,58919,342
R
−41.1%
4,62812,06718,106
D
+3.9%
10,0779,26720,737
O
+44.1%
7,520017,057
R
−20.3%
3,9436,30911,659
R
−27.7%
3,1655,96710,104
R
−6.4%
4,2464,8619,555
D
+4.9%
5,0654,5769,897
R
−2.9%
3,8774,1689,881
R
−1.3%
4,4134,5359,355
R
−4.2%
3,4113,7177,294
D
+0.5%
2,9532,9256,033
R
−5.8%
2,8083,1535,966

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
7.9%
German
7.7%
Irish
7.0%
Italian
4.6%
American
1.7%
Scottish
1.6%
French
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.2%
2.0%
75–84
2.4%
4.7%
65–74
5.0%
5.8%
55–64
5.8%
6.2%
45–54
5.6%
6.8%
35–44
6.2%
6.7%
25–34
6.2%
5.8%
18–24
5.5%
8.8%
5–17
8.5%
2.9%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$103,501
Monterey-Salinas ranks near the middle of US counties.
Monterey-Salinas$103,501
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.9%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)12.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
52.6%
speak English only
Spanish40.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.2%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
41.0%
Other Christian
7.1%
Non-Christian
3.2%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Baptist
0.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Methodist
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Monterey-Salinas market spans a striking economic divide — affluent coastal tourism and tech-adjacent Monterey contrasts with the heavily Latino, farmworker-dependent Salinas Valley, producing notably split voting patterns across its ZIP codes.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-eight points in 2020 and a Republican high of forty-nine points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved nine points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-nine points.

A population of 769,829, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $103,501 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Monterey-Salinas, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Monterey-Salinas, California voted Democratic by 38.9 points (D+39), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 309,387 votes cast, 209,237 went Democratic and 88,906 went Republican.
What is Monterey-Salinas, California's political typology?
Akashic places Monterey-Salinas, California in the "New American" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did Monterey-Salinas, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Monterey-Salinas, California voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Monterey-Salinas, California?
Monterey-Salinas, California has a population of 769,829 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Monterey-Salinas, California?
Median household income in Monterey-Salinas, California is $103,501 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Monterey-Salinas, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Monterey-Salinas, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The market's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.