Election Results for Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,396	8.6
Deaths:	8,321	7.6
Net Migration:	-13,489	-12.4
Net Immigration:	2,978	2.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +1,041	R +14,289	R + 5.2%
D -13,248
2024 vs. 2016	R +5,540	D +209	R + 5.3%
D +5,749
2020 vs. 2016	R +4,499	D +14,498	R + 0.0%
D +18,997
2024 vs. 2012	R +3,931	D +6,262	R + 1.5%
D +10,193

2016 vs. 2008	R -2,806	R +690	D + 2.6%
D -3,496
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	63%	Kamala Harris (D)	100,998	74.8%	Donald Trump (R)	27,978	20.7%	6,005 [+]	4.4%	134,981	-29	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 2,059 (1.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,762 (1.3%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 608 (0.5%);
2020	67%	Joe Biden (D)	114,246	78.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	26,937	18.5%	4,466 [+]	3.1%	145,649	-28	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,704 (1.2%);
2016	61%	Hillary Clinton (D)	95,249	73.3%	Donald Trump (R)	22,438	17.3%	12,325 [+]	9.5%	130,012	-29	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jill Stein (Grn) 4,485 (3.4%); Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,325 (3.3%); Evan McMullin (I) 283 (0.2%);
2012	58%	Barack Obama* (D)	90,805	75.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	24,047	20.0%	5,533 [+]	4.6%	120,385	-27	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,971 (1.6%);
2008	62%	Barack Obama (D)	98,745	77.3%	John McCain (R)	25,244	19.8%	3,747 [+]	2.9%	127,736	-26	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 1,484 (1.2%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 724 (0.6%);
2004	61%	John Kerry (D)	89,102	73.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	30,354	24.9%	2,628 [+]	2.2%	122,084	-26	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	56%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	66,618	61.5%	George W. Bush (R)	29,627	27.3%	12,105 [+]	11.2%	108,350	-21	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 10,844 (10.0%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 274 (0.3%);
1996	55%	Bill Clinton* (D)	58,250	56.5%	Robert Dole (R)	27,766	26.9%	17,046 [+]	16.5%	103,062	-14	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ralph Nader (Grn) 7,803 (7.6%); Ross Perot (Ref) 6,555 (6.4%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,659 (1.6%);
1992	64%	Bill Clinton (D)	66,183	58.1%	George Bush* (R)	24,916	21.9%	22,893 [+]	20.1%	113,992	-16	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 21,615 (19.0%);
1988	61%	Michael Dukakis (D)	63,133	61.5%	George Bush (R)	37,728	36.8%	1,750 [+]	1.7%	102,611	-17	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,323 (1.3%);
1984	59%	Walter Mondale (D)	49,091	53.3%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	41,652	45.2%	1,404	1.5%	92,147	-14	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	60%	Ronald Reagan (R)	37,347	43.5%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	32,346	37.7%	16,111 [+]	18.8%	85,804	-7	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 10,590 (12.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 2,332 (2.7%);
1976	65%	Jimmy Carter (D)	37,772	51.1%	Gerald Ford* (R)	31,872	43.1%	4,325 [+]	5.8%	73,969	-5	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,452 (2.0%);
1972	73%	Richard Nixon* (R)	34,799	49.9%	George McGovern (D)	32,336	46.4%	2,624 [+]	3.8%	69,759	-11	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 1,931 (2.8%);
1968	67%	Richard Nixon (R)	25,365	50.8%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	20,492	41.0%	4,087 [+]	8.2%	49,944	7	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 3,465 (6.9%);
1964	71%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	26,714	58.5%	Barry Goldwater (R)	18,836	41.3%	94	0.2%	45,644	3	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	77%	Richard Nixon (R)	24,858	59.6%	John Kennedy (D)	16,659	39.9%	187	0.4%	41,704	10	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	65%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	22,109	63.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	12,574	36.2%	93	0.3%	34,776	6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	74%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	24,353	67.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	11,536	31.8%	391	1.1%	36,280	12	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	59%	Thomas Dewey (R)	15,395	57.7%	Harry Truman* (D)	9,862	37.0%	1,433 [+]	5.4%	26,690	13	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,084 (4.1%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	53%	Thomas Dewey (R)	11,102	53.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	9,357	45.3%	178	0.9%	20,637	8	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	69%	Wendell Willkie (R)	11,453	50.9%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	10,683	47.5%	350	1.6%	22,486	6	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	61%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	9,326	52.1%	Alf Landon (R)	8,260	46.1%	322 [+]	1.8%	17,908	10	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 120 (0.7%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	55%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	8,246	55.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	6,005	40.1%	739 [+]	4.9%	14,990	0	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 306 (2.0%);
1928	49%	Herbert Hoover (R)	8,275	68.5%	Al Smith (D)	3,688	30.5%	112 [+]	0.9%	12,075	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 112 (0.9%);
1924	42%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	5,402	60.8%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	2,557	28.8%	920 [+]	10.4%	8,879	7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 801 (9.0%);
1920	44%	Warren Harding (R)	5,285	66.3%	James Cox (D)	1,957	24.5%	732 [+]	9.2%	7,974	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 412 (5.2%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 320 (4.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	51%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	4,511	47.8%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	4,228	44.8%	707 [+]	7.5%	9,446	-1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 383 (4.1%); James Hanly (Proh) 324 (3.4%);
1912	38%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	3,059	42.8%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,875	40.2%	1,218 [+]	17.0%	7,152	-23	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 892 (12.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 323 (4.5%); William Taft* (R) 3 (0.0%);
1908	31%	William Taft (R)	2,886	54.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,643	31.1%	746 [+]	14.1%	5,275	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 450 (8.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 237 (4.5%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 59 (1.1%);
1904	27%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,626	60.7%	Alton Parker (D)	1,105	25.5%	598 [+]	13.8%	4,329	4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 407 (9.4%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 191 (4.4%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	28%	William McKinley* (R)	2,173	53.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,635	40.0%	277 [+]	6.8%	4,085	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2024 Census data
White:	143,107	54.54%	6.1%
Black:	2,656	1.01%	3.0%
Indian:	1,035	0.39%	2.6%
Asian:	13,816	5.27%	6.2%
2+ races:	8,514	3.24%	2.5%
Hispanic:	93,278	35.55%	1.5%

Total non-White:	119,299	45.46%	0.4%

Change in White population:	-9,266	-3.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-468	-0.2

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area