2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 108,241 | 167,879 | 283,246 | |
| 2020 | R | 133,366 | 164,484 | 305,292 | |
| 2016 | R | 98,689 | 129,584 | 244,163 | |
| 2012 | R | 89,495 | 126,618 | 222,189 | |
| 2008 | R | 93,457 | 134,793 | 233,808 | |
| 2004 | R | 68,603 | 140,417 | 211,174 | |
| 2000 | R | 66,003 | 110,663 | 182,308 | |
| 1996 | R | 62,658 | 92,151 | 171,391 | |
| 1992 | R | 60,510 | 80,762 | 179,263 | |
| 1988 | R | 55,083 | 90,550 | 147,293 | |
| 1984 | R | 49,567 | 94,776 | 145,744 | |
| 1980 | R | 41,097 | 72,842 | 122,121 | |
| 1976 | R | 50,567 | 58,023 | 110,961 | |
| 1972 | R | 41,937 | 71,686 | 119,193 | |
| 1968 | R | 49,284 | 53,990 | 115,832 | |
| 1964 | D | 64,174 | 45,014 | 109,308 | |
| 1960 | R | 51,440 | 52,800 | 104,705 | |
| 1956 | R | 43,533 | 46,220 | 90,075 | |
| 1952 | R | 36,151 | 44,600 | 81,332 | |
| 1948 | D | 33,029 | 24,464 | 58,811 | |
| 1944 | D | 26,205 | 20,730 | 47,161 | |
| 1940 | D | 32,202 | 19,445 | 52,126 | |
| 1936 | D | 25,726 | 8,345 | 34,479 | |
| 1932 | D | 19,634 | 7,011 | 27,920 | |
| 1928 | R | 8,541 | 14,692 | 23,445 | |
| 1924 | R | 3,159 | 8,646 | 18,763 | |
| 1920 | R | 6,095 | 7,079 | 14,444 | |
| 1916 | D | 9,566 | 5,611 | 15,981 | |
| 1912 | D | 5,569 | 0 | 10,765 | |
| 1908 | R | 2,215 | 2,270 | 4,978 | |
| 1904 | R | 1,724 | 2,359 | 4,571 | |
| 1900 | D | 1,960 | 1,692 | 3,746 | |
| 1896 | D | 1,763 | 1,430 | 3,265 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,266 | 992 | 2,513 | |
| 1888 | D | 1,229 | 910 | 2,195 | |
| 1884 | D | 798 | 598 | 1,423 | |
| 1880 | D | 661 | 463 | 1,131 | |
| 1876 | D | 844 | 556 | 1,400 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
4.1%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 32.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,210
Kern County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kern County$70,210
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
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
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kern's economy anchors on oil extraction and agriculture, drawing a working-class electorate that has backed Republican presidential nominees by double digits for decades, even as the state tilts sharply the other way.
The Republican margin in Kern County reached its widest at thirty-four points in 2004. The margin in 2024 was twenty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Kern County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,210, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 915,075 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 Tulare County and Colusa County.
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