Mariposa County, California

2024 results by precinct

26 precincts · 9,509 votes cast

Trump · R+21

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−21.1%	3,622	5,625	9,509
2020	R	−18.1%	4,088	5,950	10,280
2016	R	−23.2%	3,122	5,185	8,877
2012	R	−18.2%	3,498	5,140	9,038
2008	R	−12.4%	4,100	5,298	9,677
2004	R	−22.7%	3,251	5,215	8,658
2000	R	−23.7%	2,816	4,727	8,074
1996	R	−13.3%	2,920	3,976	7,949
1992	D	+0.5%	3,023	2,982	8,287
1988	R	−11.1%	2,998	3,768	6,910
1984	R	−24.4%	2,399	3,989	6,518
1980	R	−21.3%	1,889	3,082	5,608
1976	D	+1.9%	2,093	2,012	4,317
1972	R	−16.8%	1,487	2,122	3,779
1968	R	−10.3%	1,187	1,496	2,997
1964	D	+14.8%	1,704	1,264	2,968
1960	R	−8.8%	1,338	1,599	2,963
1956	R	−20.9%	1,031	1,577	2,615
1952	R	−33.0%	969	1,941	2,946
1948	R	−16.0%	983	1,378	2,467
1944	D	+10.9%	1,203	965	2,185
1940	D	+30.0%	1,935	1,035	3,003
1936	D	+50.2%	1,907	621	2,563
1932	D	+40.5%	1,386	560	2,038
1928	R	−11.7%	517	656	1,192
1924	R	−20.6%	168	344	855
1920	R	−18.8%	320	484	874
1916	D	+25.5%	802	451	1,377
1912	D	+58.9%	689	0	1,170
1908	D	+13.4%	480	352	955
1904	D	+2.3%	486	461	1,075
1900	D	+17.1%	717	505	1,238
1896	D	+18.7%	829	563	1,419
1892	D	+12.1%	526	404	1,012
1888	D	+11.4%	664	526	1,208
1884	D	+13.0%	618	474	1,109
1880	D	+16.1%	598	432	1,030
1876	D	+20.7%	554	364	918

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

African American

0.9%

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: 51.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

2.1%

85+

2.0%

4.6%

75–84

4.3%

7.9%

65–74

8.7%

8.0%

55–64

8.1%

5.5%

45–54

5.0%

5.5%

35–44

5.2%

6.0%

25–34

5.1%

2.9%

18–24

1.8%

7.1%

5–17

6.5%

1.2%

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$68,412

Mariposa County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Mariposa County$68,412

California$99,122

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.0%

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

Catholic & Orthodox

14.1%

Other Christian

11.0%

Methodist

1.9%

Mainline Protestant

0.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.6%

Non-Christian

0.2%

Baptist

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Mariposa's small, rural population—anchored by tourism and resource industries near Yosemite National Park—has backed Republican presidential candidates by double digits in each of the last four cycles, with the 2024 margin reaching R+21.

The Republican margin in Mariposa County reached its widest at thirty-three points in 1952. The margin in 2024 was twenty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Mariposa County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,412, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 17,082 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 Flathead County and Ravalli County.

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