Explore Gustine voter guides, local civic context and official resources for Merced County campaigns, with dated population and registration facts.
At a glance: Gustine is an incorporated city in Merced County. Population: 5,955 (California Department of Finance estimate as of January 1, 2026). Registered voters: 2,906 (California Secretary of State, as of September 4, 2026).
Gustine’s August 2014 LAFCo service review places the city in western Merced County near the regional network of State Route 33, Interstate 5 and State Route 152. The report links that location to the movement of goods across the region. It does not mean every named highway runs through the downtown street grid. The review describes agriculture, manufacturing and food processing as important industries in its study period. Its land-use discussion addresses the protection of agricultural character around prospective growth areas. That historical context gives a useful lens for reading development proposals without claiming that a decade-old economic description is a newly measured employment profile. The governance chapter records incorporation in 1915 and describes a general-law council-manager city. Dedicated chapters examine police, fire, storm drainage, wastewater and water. Readers can use those categories to trace a proposal from land-use discussion to the services and financing needed to support it, while checking later documents for operational changes. The report describes the manager’s role in preparing the city budget and capital-improvement program for council consideration. That connection between policy, financing and municipal services is important when following a local project. The 2014 study is historical context; later adopted actions are needed to establish current boundaries, completed annexations, service arrangements or project status.
The 2014 LAFCo review records incorporation in 1915.
The review places it near State Route 33, Interstate 5 and State Route 152, without implying all cross downtown.
The 2014 review names agriculture, manufacturing and food processing as important industries in its study period.
The review describes the city manager preparing the budget and capital-improvement program for council consideration.
2,906 (California Secretary of State, as of September 4, 2026).
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