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1876–2024
Chico-Redding·California

Chico-Redding has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+23 in 2024.

Inland Northern California's bellwether corridor from the valley floor to the Cascades

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CA
LatestR+23in 2024
TypologyTexan Rightcluster typology
Population507,4862024 ACS

Chico-Redding, California: Texan Right market. In 2024, voted R+23%. Democratic peak: D+47 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+23MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Texan RightAkashic typology
Population
507,4862024 5-year
Median household income
$68,4252024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
71.9%2024 5-year
Black
1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
19.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+47 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+35 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Chico-Redding
TrumpR+23
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Chico-Redding, CAA map of the constituent counties of Chico-Redding, CA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Modoc County, CA · R+47Glenn County, CA · R+35Trinity County, CA · R+9Butte County, CA · R+3Shasta County, CA · R+36Tehama County, CA · R+42
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican60.0%137,988
Kamala HarrisDemocratic37.1%85,490
OtherAll other candidates2.9%6,646
D+60
R+60
6 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: −22.8% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−22.8%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+2.0%
1880+2.1%
1884+0.0%
1888+1.3%
1892+2.8%
1896+12.5%
1900+1.1%
1904−21.8%
1908−10.5%
1912+47.2%
1916+13.9%
1920−35.0%
1924−30.0%
1928−22.0%
1932+37.1%
1936+33.0%
1940+22.0%
1944+8.3%
1948+1.7%
1952−23.1%
1956−5.9%
1960−0.3%
1964+16.7%
1968−9.8%
1972−12.1%
1976−1.6%
1980−28.1%
1984−27.9%
1988−17.0%
1992−3.6%
1996−15.7%
2000−26.8%
2004−23.6%
2008−12.4%
2012−16.4%
2016−21.2%
2020−18.0%
2024−22.8%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−22.8%
85,490137,988230,124
R
−18.0%
97,722142,109246,220
R
−21.2%
76,833123,712221,031
R
−16.4%
83,508117,906209,495
R
−12.4%
95,105122,968224,386
R
−23.6%
81,217132,586217,766
R
−26.8%
63,347114,236189,734
R
−15.7%
65,20193,845182,016
R
−3.6%
67,72474,718193,822
R
−17.0%
65,61893,128161,613
R
−27.9%
57,171102,567162,423
R
−28.1%
44,72385,888146,745
R
−1.6%
57,79959,783122,216
R
−12.1%
46,36360,013113,044
R
−9.8%
37,12546,23193,152
D
+16.7%
54,98539,27094,323
R
−0.3%
42,70042,99086,132
R
−5.9%
34,64238,97273,911
R
−23.1%
25,84041,55867,932
D
+1.7%
25,46824,58052,205
D
+8.3%
22,50119,04241,749
D
+22.0%
29,72218,87949,236
D
+33.0%
25,95312,88139,553
D
+37.1%
23,06610,11034,928
R
−22.0%
10,06215,85526,381
O
−30.0%
3,27810,78725,063
R
−35.0%
6,09113,50921,172
D
+13.9%
13,93010,23726,495
O
+47.2%
10,390022,033
R
−10.5%
6,0457,68015,589
R
−21.8%
4,7067,71513,809
D
+1.1%
6,8516,69713,869
D
+12.5%
7,1495,53512,953
D
+2.8%
6,1845,81213,465
D
+1.3%
6,0685,90312,251
O
+0.0%
5,3335,33310,937
D
+2.1%
4,6104,4249,060
D
+2.0%
3,6793,5327,171

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.2%
English
12.6%
Irish
10.9%
American
6.7%
Italian
4.9%
Scottish
2.5%
French
2.2%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.2%
2.8%
75–84
3.4%
5.7%
65–74
6.3%
6.1%
55–64
6.6%
5.3%
45–54
5.2%
6.1%
35–44
6.0%
6.4%
25–34
6.1%
5.2%
18–24
5.1%
8.3%
5–17
7.9%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,425
Chico-Redding ranks near the middle of US counties.
Chico-Redding$68,425
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
16.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.6%
Working age (18–64)16.3%
Seniors (65+)11.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.0%
speak English only
Spanish10.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
16.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.5%
Baptist
0.9%
Methodist
0.6%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Stretching from Chico's college-town precincts north through Redding's Shasta County strongholds, this market spans a sharp urban-rural political gradient that consistently produces wider Republican margins than the California median.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-seven points in 1912 and a Republican high of thirty-five points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-three points.

A population of 507,486, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,425 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Chico-Redding, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Chico-Redding, California voted Republican by 22.8 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 230,124 votes cast, 85,490 went Democratic and 137,988 went Republican.
What is Chico-Redding, California's political typology?
Akashic places Chico-Redding, California in the "Texan Right" 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 13 times, Republican 22 times, and other 3 times.
When did Chico-Redding, California last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Chico-Redding, California voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Chico-Redding, California?
Chico-Redding, California has a population of 507,486 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chico-Redding, California?
Median household income in Chico-Redding, California is $68,425 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Chico-Redding, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Chico-Redding, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The market's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.