2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 93,060 | 49,226 | 146,754 | |
| 2020 | D | 113,953 | 46,299 | 163,923 | |
| 2016 | D | 89,088 | 34,895 | 133,408 | |
| 2012 | D | 82,920 | 37,390 | 123,518 | |
| 2008 | D | 88,453 | 38,797 | 129,783 | |
| 2004 | D | 75,241 | 47,838 | 124,653 | |
| 2000 | D | 67,618 | 43,761 | 117,534 | |
| 1996 | D | 57,700 | 39,794 | 108,558 | |
| 1992 | D | 54,861 | 36,461 | 116,689 | |
| 1988 | R | 48,998 | 50,022 | 100,381 | |
| 1984 | R | 40,733 | 55,710 | 97,470 | |
| 1980 | R | 29,086 | 47,452 | 86,794 | |
| 1976 | R | 36,849 | 40,896 | 80,153 | |
| 1972 | R | 32,545 | 47,004 | 82,408 | |
| 1968 | R | 28,261 | 33,670 | 67,124 | |
| 1964 | D | 40,093 | 24,579 | 64,844 | |
| 1960 | R | 25,805 | 33,428 | 59,413 | |
| 1956 | R | 19,932 | 29,514 | 49,573 | |
| 1952 | R | 17,411 | 28,786 | 46,451 | |
| 1948 | R | 15,704 | 17,233 | 34,063 | |
| 1944 | D | 14,342 | 12,246 | 26,728 | |
| 1940 | D | 14,758 | 11,810 | 26,833 | |
| 1936 | D | 12,267 | 7,565 | 20,067 | |
| 1932 | D | 8,942 | 6,200 | 15,750 | |
| 1928 | R | 4,138 | 7,228 | 11,452 | |
| 1924 | R | 886 | 4,744 | 7,768 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,771 | 4,817 | 7,109 | |
| 1916 | D | 3,878 | 3,599 | 8,032 | |
| 1912 | D | 3,392 | 0 | 7,332 | |
| 1908 | R | 1,616 | 2,486 | 4,635 | |
| 1904 | R | 1,415 | 2,453 | 4,146 | |
| 1900 | R | 1,825 | 1,964 | 3,920 | |
| 1896 | D | 2,149 | 1,878 | 4,099 | |
| 1892 | R | 1,606 | 1,709 | 4,103 | |
| 1888 | R | 1,866 | 1,875 | 3,862 | |
| 1884 | R | 1,381 | 1,476 | 2,910 | |
| 1880 | R | 1,205 | 1,260 | 2,502 | |
| 1876 | R | 1,012 | 1,182 | 2,197 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
1.8%
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: 35.5 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
$97,230
Monterey County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Monterey County$97,230
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.7%
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 40.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Monterey County's large Latino population—many tied to the Salinas Valley's $9 billion agriculture industry—anchors a Democratic margin that has held above 25 points in every presidential cycle since 2008.
The Democratic margin in Monterey County reached its widest at forty-six points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was thirty points — still decisive.
Monterey County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $97,230, a 36% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 437,613 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 Shelby County and Santa Clara County.
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