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1876–2024
Colusa County, California
Colusa County·California

Colusa County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

A small Sacramento Valley county where farming shapes the ballot

18762024·38 elections
Colusa County, California · Sheila Sund · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+28
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
21,984
2024 ACS
Most similar
Madera County
CA · similarity 0.99
19 precincts · 7,021 votes cast
Trump · R+28
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−28.2%
2,4314,4147,021
2020R
−16.6%
3,2394,5597,961
2016R
−13.3%
2,6613,5516,697
2012R
−21.3%
2,3143,6016,045
2008R
−18.1%
2,5693,7336,448
2004R
−35.6%
1,9474,1426,166
2000R
−33.7%
1,7453,6295,590
1996R
−17.7%
2,0543,0475,612
1992R
−14.0%
1,7982,5895,635
1988R
−20.4%
2,0223,0775,172
1984R
−32.1%
1,7253,3885,188
1980R
−25.9%
1,6052,8974,995
1976R
−7.6%
2,3402,7335,182
1972R
−19.2%
1,8102,7154,717
1968R
−11.0%
1,8582,3614,577
1964D
+21.3%
2,7901,8114,606
1960R
−3.1%
2,3482,4974,861
1956R
−6.5%
2,1712,4744,648
1952R
−19.1%
1,8182,6784,513
1948D
+5.6%
2,0201,8033,901
1944D
+13.9%
2,0901,5793,679
1940D
+19.7%
2,6551,7744,464
1936D
+42.2%
2,9651,1864,213
1932D
+41.6%
2,7521,0953,982
1928R
−13.3%
1,3381,7523,112
1924R
−24.6%
4951,1272,571
1920R
−27.5%
9071,6452,686
1916D
+31.1%
1,9981,0113,177
1912D
+63.6%
1,76002,768
1908D
+17.7%
1,0647301,892
1904D
+0.8%
9008851,892
1900D
+23.7%
1,0756481,801
1896D
+35.5%
1,2505811,883
1892D
+26.1%
1,1876452,075
1888D
+28.1%
2,0101,1163,176
1884D
+26.7%
1,8021,0282,899
1880D
+29.1%
1,6078822,492
1876D
+31.4%
1,4687662,234
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
1.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
39.0%
Other Christian
4.3%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Methodist
1.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Baptist
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Colusa's economy revolves around rice, almonds, and cattle ranching, and its rural agricultural identity consistently produces some of the widest Republican presidential margins among California's Central Valley counties.

The Republican margin in Colusa County reached its widest at thirty-six points in 2004. The margin in 2024 was twenty-eight points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Colusa County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $75,672, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 21,984 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Madera County and Tulare County.