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1876–2024
Tuolumne County, California
Tuolumne County·California

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

Sierra foothills county trending reliably Republican by wide margins

18762024·38 elections
Tuolumne County, California · Eric Kilby from Somerville, MA, USA · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+22
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
54,498
2024 ACS
Most similar
Amador County
CA · similarity 1.00
41 precincts · 28,816 votes cast
Trump · R+22
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−21.9%
10,90917,21028,816
2020R
−18.8%
11,97817,68930,408
2016R
−21.0%
9,12314,55125,893
2012R
−15.7%
9,99813,88024,758
2008R
−12.7%
11,53214,98827,303
2004R
−21.5%
10,10415,74526,235
2000R
−16.1%
9,35913,17223,727
1996R
−6.5%
8,95010,38621,972
1992D
+2.9%
9,2168,52524,178
1988R
−9.8%
8,71710,64619,715
1984R
−17.7%
7,28310,48518,051
1980R
−20.9%
5,4498,81016,063
1976D
+3.0%
6,4926,10413,003
1972R
−12.0%
4,5965,89410,856
1968R
−4.6%
3,9134,3309,119
1964D
+26.6%
4,9392,8617,820
1960D
+1.2%
3,7813,6917,516
1956R
−4.5%
3,3103,6196,943
1952R
−18.1%
2,5933,7536,402
1948R
−1.4%
2,5612,6395,474
1944D
+15.7%
2,5661,8644,462
1940D
+27.3%
3,5412,0045,624
1936D
+46.3%
3,3031,1994,542
1932D
+36.3%
2,5211,1453,794
1928R
−11.7%
1,3601,7313,159
1924R
−31.1%
3571,2872,991
1920R
−28.9%
6591,2852,164
1916D
+18.0%
1,5841,0572,922
1912D
+55.6%
1,45902,625
1908R
−3.1%
8789432,124
1904R
−10.4%
1,0061,2802,625
1900D
+7.6%
1,5301,3092,903
1896D
+21.6%
1,3088342,191
1892D
+9.7%
9167391,822
1888D
+14.7%
1,1598542,075
1884R
−8.7%
8701,0401,955
1880D
+4.1%
1,0019221,938
1876D
+6.2%
9168091,725
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
English
0.5%
African American
1.6%
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
Other Christian
15.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Baptist
0.8%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Tuolumne's sparse, rural population spread across Gold Rush-era mountain terrain has produced Republican presidential margins exceeding 20 points in recent cycles, making it one of California's more politically distinctive inland counties despite the state's overall Democratic tilt.

The Republican margin in Tuolumne County reached its widest at thirty-one points in 1924. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Tuolumne County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $77,404, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 54,498 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 Amador County and Tehama County.