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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,984	9.2
Deaths:	4,401	8.1
Net Migration:	-7,152	-13.2
Net Immigration:	435	0.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +4,499	D +14,498	R + 0.0%
D +18,997
2020 vs. 2012	R +2,890	D +20,551	D + 3.7%
D +23,441
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,693	D +13,808	D + 2.6%
D +15,501

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
2020	68%	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: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

114,246

78.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

26,937

18.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,704

1.2%

Other

2,762

1.9%

TOTAL

145,649

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -28

2016 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

95,249

73.3%

Donald Trump (R)

22,438

17.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4,325

3.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

4,485

3.4%

Evan McMullin (I)

283

0.2%

Other

3,232

2.5%

TOTAL

130,012

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -29

2012 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

90,805

75.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

24,047

20.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,971

1.6%

Other

3,562

3.0%

TOTAL

120,385

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -27

2008 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

98,745

77.3%

John McCain (R)

25,244

19.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,484

1.2%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

724

0.6%

Other

1,539

1.2%

TOTAL

127,736

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -26

2004 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

30,354

24.9%

John Kerry (D)

89,102

73.0%

Other

2,628

2.2%

TOTAL

122,084

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -26

2000 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

29,627

27.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

66,618

61.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

10,844

10.0%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

274

0.3%

Other

987

0.9%

TOTAL

108,350

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -21

1996 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

58,250

56.5%

Robert Dole (R)

27,766

26.9%

Ross Perot (Ref)

6,555

6.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7,803

7.6%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1,659

1.6%

Other

1,029

1.0%

TOTAL

103,062

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -14

1992 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

66,183

58.1%

George Bush* (R)

24,916

21.9%

Ross Perot (I)

21,615

19.0%

Other

1,278

1.1%

TOTAL

113,992

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -16

1988 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

37,728

36.8%

Michael Dukakis (D)

63,133

61.5%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

1,323

1.3%

Other

427

0.4%

TOTAL

102,611

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -17

1984 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

41,652

45.2%

Walter Mondale (D)

49,091

53.3%

Other

1,404

1.5%

TOTAL

92,147

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -14

1980 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

37,347

43.5%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

32,346

37.7%

John Anderson (I)

10,590

12.3%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

2,332

2.7%

Other

3,189

3.7%

TOTAL

85,804

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -7

1976 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

37,772

51.1%

Gerald Ford* (R)

31,872

43.1%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

1,452

2.0%

Other

2,873

3.9%

TOTAL

73,969

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

34,799

49.9%

George McGovern (D)

32,336

46.4%

John Schmitz (Amer)

1,931

2.8%

Other

693

1.0%

TOTAL

69,759

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): -11

1968 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

25,365

50.8%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

20,492

41.0%

George Wallace (AIP)

3,465

6.9%

Other

622

1.2%

TOTAL

49,944

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 7

1964 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

26,714

58.5%

Barry Goldwater (R)

18,836

41.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

45,644

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 3

1960 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

16,659

39.9%

Richard Nixon (R)

24,858

59.6%

Other

187

0.4%

TOTAL

41,704

Turnout: 77%	Diff (US): 10

1956 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

22,109

63.6%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

12,574

36.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

34,776

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 6

1952 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

24,353

67.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

11,536

31.8%

Other

391

1.1%

TOTAL

36,280

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 12

1948 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

9,862

37.0%

Thomas Dewey (R)

15,395

57.7%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

1,084

4.1%

Other

349

1.3%

TOTAL

26,690

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 13

1944 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

9,357

45.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

11,102

53.8%

Other

178

0.9%

TOTAL

20,637

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 8

1940 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

10,683

47.5%

Wendell Willkie (R)

11,453

50.9%

Other

350

1.6%

TOTAL

22,486

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 6

1936 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

9,326

52.1%

Alf Landon (R)

8,260

46.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

120

0.7%

Other

202

1.1%

TOTAL

17,908

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 10

1932 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

8,246

55.0%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

6,005

40.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

306

2.0%

Other

433

2.9%

TOTAL

14,990

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 0

1928 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

8,275

68.5%

Al Smith (D)

3,688

30.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

112

0.9%

TOTAL

12,075

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 10

1924 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

5,402

60.8%

John Davis (D)

801

9.0%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

2,557

28.8%

Other

119

1.3%

TOTAL

8,879

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 7

1920 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

5,285

66.3%

James Cox (D)

1,957

24.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

412

5.2%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

320

4.0%

TOTAL

7,974

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 6

1916 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

4,511

47.8%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

4,228

44.8%

Allan Benson (Soc)

383

4.1%

James Hanly (Proh)

324

3.4%

TOTAL

9,446

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -1

1912 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

2,875

40.2%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

3,059

42.8%

William Taft* (R)

0.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

892

12.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

323

4.5%

TOTAL

7,152

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): -23

1908 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

2,886

54.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,643

31.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

450

8.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

237

4.5%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

1.1%

TOTAL

5,275

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): 3

1904 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

2,626

60.7%

Alton Parker (D)

1,105

25.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

407

9.4%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

191

4.4%

TOTAL

4,329

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): 4

1900 President, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

2,173

53.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,635

40.0%

Other

277

6.8%

TOTAL

4,085

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	147,953	55.96%	5.4%
Black:	2,697	1.02%	17.1%
Indian:	1,023	0.39%	4.6%
Asian:	13,019	4.92%	18.9%
2+ races:	8,423	3.19%	19.5%
Hispanic:	91,255	34.52%	8.5%

Total non-White:	116,417	44.04%	9.8%

Change in White population:	-8,444	-3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	10,432	4.0

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

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