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San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area


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2022 population: 282,013   ( 12,376 from 2010 , 430 from 2020)
Land area: 3300.8 square miles
Population density: 85.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:189,364 67.15% 1.2%
Black:4,5111.60% 12.0%
Indian:1,3380.47% 2.1%
Asian:11,1553.96% 32.0%
2+ races:7,6762.72% 23.1%
Hispanic:67,96924.10% 21.4%
Total non-White:92,64932.85% 18.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:5,387 9.5
Deaths:5,95110.5
Net Migration: -256-0.5
Net Immigration: 3030.5
Change in White population:-2,332 -0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:14,708 5.5



Historical Presidential Election Results for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R -2,504 R +4,492 R + 2.2%
D -6,996
2024 vs. 2016 R +8,768 D +5,439 D + 2.3%
D +14,207
2020 vs. 2016 R +11,272 D +9,931 D + 4.5%
D +21,203
2024 vs. 2012 R +4,965 D +15,091 D + 10.1%
D +20,056
2016 vs. 2008 R -4,891 D +3,822 D + 3.4%
D -1,069
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2024 65% Kamala Harris (D) 81,314 53.9% Donald Trump (R) 64,932 43.1% 4,566 [+] 3.0% 150,812 -7 0.10%
2020 69% Joe Biden (D) 88,310 55.3% Donald Trump* (R) 67,436 42.2% 3,968 [+] 2.5% 159,714 -5 0.10%
2016 60% Hillary Clinton (D) 67,107 48.9% Donald Trump (R) 56,164 40.9% 13,931 [+] 10.2% 137,202 -5 0.10%
2012 57% Barack Obama* (D) 61,258 48.6% Mitt Romney (R) 59,967 47.6% 4,741 [+] 3.8% 125,966 0 0.10%
2008 62% Barack Obama (D) 68,176 51.2% John McCain (R) 61,055 45.9% 3,924 [+] 2.9% 133,155 0 0.10%
2004 63% George W. Bush* (R) 67,995 52.7% John Kerry (D) 58,742 45.5% 2,313 [+] 1.8% 129,050 2 0.11%
2000 56% George W. Bush (R) 56,859 52.2% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 44,526 40.9% 7,501 [+] 6.9% 108,886 4 0.10%
1996 55% Robert Dole (R) 46,733 46.5% Bill Clinton* (D) 40,395 40.2% 13,372 [+] 13.3% 100,500 6 0.10%
1992 60% Bill Clinton (D) 40,136 38.4% George Bush* (R) 36,384 34.8% 28,099 [+] 26.9% 104,619 -3 0.10%
1988 52% George Bush (R) 46,613 55.8% Michael Dukakis (D) 35,667 42.7% 1,187 [+] 1.4% 83,467 2 0.09%
1984 55% Ronald Reagan* (R) 49,035 63.7% Walter Mondale (D) 26,946 35.0% 969 1.3% 76,950 5 0.08%
1980 57% Ronald Reagan (R) 38,631 55.6% Jimmy Carter* (D) 20,508 29.5% 10,388 [+] 14.9% 69,527 5 0.08%
1976 55% Gerald Ford* (R) 27,785 51.2% Jimmy Carter (D) 24,926 45.9% 1,587 [+] 2.9% 54,298 3 0.07%
1972 61% Richard Nixon* (R) 28,566 56.0% George McGovern (D) 20,779 40.7% 1,688 [+] 3.3% 51,033 -5 0.07%
1968 57% Richard Nixon (R) 19,420 51.3% Hubert Humphrey (D) 15,828 41.8% 2,633 [+] 7.0% 37,881 8 0.05%
1964 62% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 22,252 59.8% Barry Goldwater (R) 14,906 40.1% 28 0.1% 37,186 2 0.05%
1960 61% Richard Nixon (R) 17,862 54.0% John Kennedy (D) 14,975 45.3% 218 0.7% 33,055 4 0.05%
1956 56% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 16,223 58.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 11,407 41.1% 118 0.4% 27,748 1 0.04%
1952 66% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 17,716 65.4% Adlai Stevenson (D) 9,174 33.8% 213 0.8% 27,103 10 0.04%
1948 54% Thomas Dewey (R) 10,325 53.5% Harry Truman* (D) 8,135 42.1% 844 [+] 4.4% 19,304 8 0.04%
1944 53% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 8,068 50.6% Thomas Dewey (R) 7,793 48.9% 75 0.5% 15,936 3 0.03%
1940 64% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 8,499 53.4% Wendell Willkie (R) 7,204 45.3% 217 1.4% 15,920 0 0.03%
1936 56% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 7,889 61.1% Alf Landon (R) 4,812 37.3% 205 [+] 1.6% 12,906 1 0.03%
1932 56% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 7,993 65.9% Herbert Hoover* (R) 3,449 28.5% 680 [+] 5.6% 12,122 -11 0.03%
1928 44% Herbert Hoover (R) 5,425 60.8% Al Smith (D) 3,336 37.4% 159 [+] 1.8% 8,920 3 0.02%
1924 43% Calvin Coolidge (R) 3,804 49.0% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 3,061 39.4% 896 [+] 11.5% 7,761 -5 0.03%
1920 43% Warren Harding (R) 4,123 61.3% James Cox (D) 1,606 23.9% 996 [+] 14.8% 6,725 1 0.03%
1916 46% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 3,539 49.9% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 2,854 40.2% 706 [+] 9.9% 7,099 -6 0.04%
1912 38% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 2,373 42.7% Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,248 40.5% 932 [+] 16.8% 5,553 -23 0.04%
1908 30% William Taft (R) 2,008 50.8% William J. Bryan (D) 1,381 34.9% 567 [+] 14.3% 3,956 -1 0.03%
1904 29% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,015 54.9% Alton Parker (D) 1,167 31.8% 485 [+] 13.2% 3,667 -1 0.03%
1900 29% William J. Bryan (D) 1,713 50.2% William McKinley* (R) 1,564 45.8% 137 [+] 4.0% 3,414 -6 0.02%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 88,310 55.3%
Donald Trump* (R) 67,436 42.2%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,408 1.5%
Other 1,560 1.0%
TOTAL 159,714
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): -5


2016 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 67,107 48.9%
Donald Trump (R) 56,164 40.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 6,473 4.7%
Jill Stein (Grn) 2,848 2.1%
Evan McMullin (I) 702 0.5%
Other 3,908 2.8%
TOTAL 137,202
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): -5


2012 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 61,258 48.6%
Mitt Romney (R) 59,967 47.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,776 1.4%
Other 2,965 2.4%
TOTAL 125,966
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 0


2008 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 68,176 51.2%
John McCain (R) 61,055 45.9%
Ralph Nader (I) 1,317 1.0%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 713 0.5%
Other 1,894 1.4%
TOTAL 133,155
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): 0


2004 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 67,995 52.7%
John Kerry (D) 58,742 45.5%
Other 2,313 1.8%
TOTAL 129,050
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 2


2000 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 56,859 52.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 44,526 40.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 6,523 6.0%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 290 0.3%
Other 688 0.6%
TOTAL 108,886
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 4


1996 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 40,395 40.2%
Robert Dole (R) 46,733 46.5%
Ross Perot (Ref) 8,204 8.2%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 3,854 3.8%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 726 0.7%
Other 588 0.6%
TOTAL 100,500
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 6


1992 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 40,136 38.4%
George Bush* (R) 36,384 34.8%
Ross Perot (I) 27,314 26.1%
Other 785 0.8%
TOTAL 104,619
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): -3


1988 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 46,613 55.8%
Michael Dukakis (D) 35,667 42.7%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 741 0.9%
Other 446 0.5%
TOTAL 83,467
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): 2


1984 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 49,035 63.7%
Walter Mondale (D) 26,946 35.0%
Other 969 1.3%
TOTAL 76,950
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 5


1980 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 38,631 55.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 20,508 29.5%
John Anderson (I) 8,407 12.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,330 1.9%
Other 651 0.9%
TOTAL 69,527
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 5


1976 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 24,926 45.9%
Gerald Ford* (R) 27,785 51.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 464 0.9%
Other 1,123 2.1%
TOTAL 54,298
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 3


1972 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 28,566 56.0%
George McGovern (D) 20,779 40.7%
John Schmitz (Amer) 1,156 2.3%
Other 532 1.0%
TOTAL 51,033
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): -5


1968 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 19,420 51.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 15,828 41.8%
George Wallace (AIP) 2,416 6.4%
Other 217 0.6%
TOTAL 37,881
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 8


1964 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 22,252 59.8%
Barry Goldwater (R) 14,906 40.1%
Other 28 0.1%
TOTAL 37,186
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): 2


1960 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 14,975 45.3%
Richard Nixon (R) 17,862 54.0%
Other 218 0.7%
TOTAL 33,055
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 4


1956 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 16,223 58.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 11,407 41.1%
Other 118 0.4%
TOTAL 27,748
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 1


1952 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 17,716 65.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 9,174 33.8%
Other 213 0.8%
TOTAL 27,103
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): 10


1948 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 8,135 42.1%
Thomas Dewey (R) 10,325 53.5%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 696 3.6%
Other 148 0.8%
TOTAL 19,304
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): 8


1944 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 8,068 50.6%
Thomas Dewey (R) 7,793 48.9%
Other 75 0.5%
TOTAL 15,936
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 3


1940 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 8,499 53.4%
Wendell Willkie (R) 7,204 45.3%
Other 217 1.4%
TOTAL 15,920
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 0


1936 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 7,889 61.1%
Alf Landon (R) 4,812 37.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 75 0.6%
Other 130 1.0%
TOTAL 12,906
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 1


1932 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 7,993 65.9%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 3,449 28.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 417 3.4%
Other 263 2.2%
TOTAL 12,122
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): -11


1928 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 5,425 60.8%
Al Smith (D) 3,336 37.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 159 1.8%
TOTAL 8,920
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): 3


1924 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 3,804 49.0%
John Davis (D) 731 9.4%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 3,061 39.4%
Other 165 2.1%
TOTAL 7,761
Turnout: 43% Diff (US): -5


1920 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 4,123 61.3%
James Cox (D) 1,606 23.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 643 9.6%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 301 4.5%
Other 52 0.8%
TOTAL 6,725
Turnout: 43% Diff (US): 1


1916 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 3,539 49.9%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 2,854 40.2%
Allan Benson (Soc) 547 7.7%
James Hanly (Proh) 159 2.2%
TOTAL 7,099
Turnout: 46% Diff (US): -6


1912 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,248 40.5%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 2,373 42.7%
William Taft* (R) 13 0.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 704 12.7%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 214 3.9%
Other 1 0.0%
TOTAL 5,553
Turnout: 38% Diff (US): -23


1908 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 2,008 50.8%
William J. Bryan (D) 1,381 34.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 370 9.4%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 154 3.9%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 43 1.1%
TOTAL 3,956
Turnout: 30% Diff (US): -1


1904 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,015 54.9%
Alton Parker (D) 1,167 31.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 353 9.6%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 132 3.6%
TOTAL 3,667
Turnout: 29% Diff (US): -1


1900 President, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 1,564 45.8%
William J. Bryan (D) 1,713 50.2%
Other 137 4.0%
TOTAL 3,414
Turnout: 29% Diff (US): -6
* incumbent