2022 population: 264,370
( 1,988 from 2010
, 6,499 from 2020)
Land area: 445.1 square miles
Population density: 593.9 persons per square mile
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% |
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 |
Change in White population: | -8,444 | -3.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 10,432 | 4.0 |
Recent Trends | ||||
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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 | ||||
How to interpret this table |
Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
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2020 | 68% | Joe Biden (D) | 114,246 | 78.4% | Donald Trump* (R) | 26,937 | 18.5% | 4,466 [+] | 3.1% | 145,649 | -16 | -28 | 0.83% |
2016 | 61% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 95,249 | 73.3% | Donald Trump (R) | 22,438 | 17.3% | 12,325 [+] | 9.5% | 130,012 | -14 | -29 | 0.91% |
2012 | 58% | Barack Obama* (D) | 90,805 | 75.4% | Mitt Romney (R) | 24,047 | 20.0% | 5,533 [+] | 4.6% | 120,385 | -17 | -27 | 0.92% |
2008 | 62% | Barack Obama (D) | 98,745 | 77.3% | John McCain (R) | 25,244 | 19.8% | 3,747 [+] | 2.9% | 127,736 | -17 | -26 | 0.94% |
2004 | 61% | John Kerry (D) | 89,102 | 73.0% | George W. Bush* (R) | 30,354 | 24.9% | 2,628 [+] | 2.2% | 122,084 | -19 | -26 | 0.98% |
2000 | 56% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 66,618 | 61.5% | George W. Bush (R) | 29,627 | 27.3% | 12,105 [+] | 11.2% | 108,350 | -14 | -21 | 0.99% |
1996 | 55% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 58,250 | 56.5% | Robert Dole (R) | 27,766 | 26.9% | 17,046 [+] | 16.5% | 103,062 | -11 | -14 | 1.03% |
1992 | 64% | Bill Clinton (D) | 66,183 | 58.1% | George Bush* (R) | 24,916 | 21.9% | 22,893 [+] | 20.1% | 113,992 | -11 | -16 | 1.02% |
1988 | 61% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 63,133 | 61.5% | George Bush (R) | 37,728 | 36.8% | 1,750 [+] | 1.7% | 102,611 | -14 | -17 | 1.04% |
1984 | 59% | Walter Mondale (D) | 49,091 | 53.3% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 41,652 | 45.2% | 1,404 | 1.5% | 92,147 | -12 | -14 | 0.97% |
1980 | 60% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 37,347 | 43.5% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 32,346 | 37.7% | 16,111 [+] | 18.8% | 85,804 | -9 | -7 | 1.00% |
1976 | 65% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 37,772 | 51.1% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 31,872 | 43.1% | 4,325 [+] | 5.8% | 73,969 | -6 | -5 | 0.94% |
1972 | 73% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 34,799 | 49.9% | George McGovern (D) | 32,336 | 46.4% | 2,624 [+] | 3.8% | 69,759 | -5 | -11 | 0.83% |
1968 | 67% | Richard Nixon (R) | 25,365 | 50.8% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 20,492 | 41.0% | 4,087 [+] | 8.2% | 49,944 | 3 | 7 | 0.69% |
1964 | 71% | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 26,714 | 58.5% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 18,836 | 41.3% | 94 | 0.2% | 45,644 | 0 | 3 | 0.65% |
1960 | 77% | Richard Nixon (R) | 24,858 | 59.6% | John Kennedy (D) | 16,659 | 39.9% | 187 | 0.4% | 41,704 | 10 | 10 | 0.64% |
1956 | 65% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 22,109 | 63.6% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 12,574 | 36.2% | 93 | 0.3% | 34,776 | 8 | 6 | 0.64% |
1952 | 74% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 24,353 | 67.1% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 11,536 | 31.8% | 391 | 1.1% | 36,280 | 11 | 12 | 0.71% |
1948 | 59% | Thomas Dewey (R) | 15,395 | 57.7% | Harry Truman* (D) | 9,862 | 37.0% | 1,433 [+] | 5.4% | 26,690 | 11 | 13 | 0.66% |
1944 | 53% | Thomas Dewey (R) | 11,102 | 53.8% | Franklin Roosevelt* (D) | 9,357 | 45.3% | 178 | 0.9% | 20,637 | 11 | 8 | 0.59% |
1940 | 69% | Wendell Willkie (R) | 11,453 | 50.9% | Franklin Roosevelt* (D) | 10,683 | 47.5% | 350 | 1.6% | 22,486 | 10 | 6 | 0.69% |
1936 | 61% | Franklin Roosevelt* (D) | 9,326 | 52.1% | Alf Landon (R) | 8,260 | 46.1% | 322 [+] | 1.8% | 17,908 | 14 | 10 | 0.68% |
1932 | 55% | Franklin Roosevelt (D) | 8,246 | 55.0% | Herbert Hoover* (R) | 6,005 | 40.1% | 739 [+] | 4.9% | 14,990 | 3 | 0 | 0.66% |
1928 | 49% | Herbert Hoover (R) | 8,275 | 68.5% | Al Smith (D) | 3,688 | 30.5% | 112 [+] | 0.9% | 12,075 | 4 | 10 | 0.67% |
1924 | 42% | Calvin Coolidge (R) | 5,402 | 60.8% | Robert LaFollette (Prog) | 2,557 | 28.8% | 920 [+] | 10.4% | 8,879 | 4 | 7 | 0.69% |
1920 | 44% | Warren Harding (R) | 5,285 | 66.3% | James Cox (D) | 1,957 | 24.5% | 732 [+] | 9.2% | 7,974 | 0 | 6 | 0.84% |
1916 | 51% | Woodrow Wilson* (D) | 4,511 | 47.8% | Charles Evans Hughes (R) | 4,228 | 44.8% | 707 [+] | 7.5% | 9,446 | -2 | -1 | 0.94% |
1912 | 38% | Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) | 3,059 | 42.8% | Woodrow Wilson (D) | 2,875 | 40.2% | 1,218 [+] | 17.0% | 7,152 | -1 | -23 | 1.05% |
1908 | 31% | William Taft (R) | 2,886 | 54.7% | William J. Bryan (D) | 1,643 | 31.1% | 746 [+] | 14.1% | 5,275 | -1 | 3 | 1.36% |
1904 | 27% | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | 2,626 | 60.7% | Alton Parker (D) | 1,105 | 25.5% | 598 [+] | 13.8% | 4,329 | -1 | 4 | 1.31% |
1900 | 28% | William McKinley* (R) | 2,173 | 53.2% | William J. Bryan (D) | 1,635 | 40.0% | 277 [+] | 6.8% | 4,085 | -1 | 2 | 1.35% |
2020 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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2016 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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2012 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||||||||
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2008 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||||||||
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2004 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||||||||
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2000 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||||||||
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1996 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||||||||
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1992 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||||||||
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1988 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||||||||
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1984 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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1980 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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1976 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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1972 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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1968 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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1964 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 26,714 | 58.5% | |||||||||
Barry Goldwater (R) | 18,836 | 41.3% | |||||||||
Other | 94 | 0.2% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 45,644 | ||||||||||
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1960 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
John Kennedy (D) | 16,659 | 39.9% | |||||||||
Richard Nixon (R) | 24,858 | 59.6% | |||||||||
Other | 187 | 0.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 41,704 | ||||||||||
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1956 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 22,109 | 63.6% | |||||||||
Adlai Stevenson (D) | 12,574 | 36.2% | |||||||||
Other | 93 | 0.3% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 34,776 | ||||||||||
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1952 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 24,353 | 67.1% | |||||||||
Adlai Stevenson (D) | 11,536 | 31.8% | |||||||||
Other | 391 | 1.1% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 36,280 | ||||||||||
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1948 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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1944 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) | 9,357 | 45.3% | |||||||||
Thomas Dewey (R) | 11,102 | 53.8% | |||||||||
Other | 178 | 0.9% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 20,637 | ||||||||||
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1940 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) | 10,683 | 47.5% | |||||||||
Wendell Willkie (R) | 11,453 | 50.9% | |||||||||
Other | 350 | 1.6% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 22,486 | ||||||||||
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1936 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||||||||
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1932 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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1928 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||||||||
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1924 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||||||||
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1920 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||||||||
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1916 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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1912 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Woodrow Wilson (D) | 2,875 | 40.2% | |||||||||
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) | 3,059 | 42.8% | |||||||||
William Taft* (R) | 3 | 0.0% | |||||||||
Eugene Debs (Soc) | 892 | 12.5% | |||||||||
Eugene Chafin (Proh) | 323 | 4.5% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 7,152 | ||||||||||
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1908 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
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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) | 59 | 1.1% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 5,275 | ||||||||||
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1904 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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1900 President, Santa Cruz County, CA | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.
Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
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2022 | S3 | 48% | Alex Padilla* (D) | 80,675 | 78.0% | Mark Meuser (R) | 22,810 | 22.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 103,485 | -17 | 0.95% |
2022 | G | 48% | Gavin Newsom* (D) | 79,117 | 76.0% | Brian Dahle (R) | 25,052 | 24.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 104,169 | -17 | 0.95% |
2018 | S1 | 52% | Dianne Feinstein* (D) | 64,178 | 57.5% | Kevin DeLeon (D) | 47,416 | 42.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 111,594 | n/a | 1.00% |
2018 | G | 55% | Gavin Newsom (D) | 91,523 | 76.8% | John H. Cox (R) | 27,665 | 23.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 119,188 | -15 | 0.96% |
2016 | S3 | 53% | Kamala Harris (D) | 81,443 | 71.3% | Loretta Sanchez (D) | 32,720 | 28.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 114,163 | n/a | 0.93% |
2014 | G | 34% | Jerry Brown* (D) | 56,977 | 78.6% | Neel Kashkari (R) | 15,499 | 21.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 72,476 | -19 | 0.99% |
2012 | S1 | 56% | Dianne Feinstein* (D) | 91,109 | 78.2% | Elizabeth Emken (R) | 25,463 | 21.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 116,572 | -16 | 0.93% |
2010 | S3 | 46% | Barbara Boxer* (D) | 65,049 | 68.5% | Carly Fiorina (R) | 24,065 | 25.4% | 5,809 [+] | 6.1% | 94,923 | -17 | 0.95% |
2010 | G | 47% | Jerry Brown (D) | 67,107 | 69.7% | Meg Whitman (R) | 24,390 | 25.3% | 4,754 [+] | 4.9% | 96,251 | -16 | 0.95% |
2006 | S1 | 44% | Dianne Feinstein* (D) | 65,214 | 73.0% | Dick Mountjoy (R) | 17,279 | 19.3% | 6,891 [+] | 7.7% | 89,384 | -16 | 1.05% |
2006 | G | 45% | Phil Angelides (D) | 43,619 | 48.4% | Arnold Schwarzenegger* (R) | 37,866 | 42.0% | 8,704 [+] | 9.7% | 90,189 | -14 | 1.04% |
2004 | S3 | 60% | Barbara Boxer* (D) | 84,840 | 70.6% | Bill Jones (R) | 28,239 | 23.5% | 7,120 [+] | 5.9% | 120,199 | -14 | 1.00% |
2003 | G | 44% | Cruz Bustamante (D) | 39,828 | 45.8% | Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) | 28,926 | 33.3% | 18,139 [+] | 20.9% | 86,893 | -2 | 1.00% |
2002 | G | 39% | Gray Davis* (D) | 43,469 | 56.0% | Bill Simon (R) | 20,598 | 26.5% | 13,517 [+] | 17.4% | 77,584 | -16 | 1.04% |
2000 | S1 | 55% | Dianne Feinstein* (D) | 60,853 | 56.8% | Tom Campbell (R) | 32,537 | 30.4% | 13,774 [+] | 12.9% | 107,164 | -6 | 1.01% |
1998 | S3 | 44% | Barbara Boxer* (D) | 53,363 | 62.7% | Matt Fong (R) | 27,293 | 32.1% | 4,391 [+] | 5.2% | 85,047 | -11 | 1.02% |
1998 | G | 45% | Gray Davis (D) | 56,078 | 65.6% | Dan Lungren (R) | 23,699 | 27.7% | 5,680 [+] | 6.6% | 85,457 | -11 | 1.02% |
1994 | S1 | 50% | Dianne Feinstein* (D) | 52,056 | 57.1% | Michael Huffington (R) | 29,466 | 32.3% | 9,687 [+] | 10.6% | 91,209 | -13 | 1.07% |
1994 | G | 50% | Kathleen Brown (D) | 49,272 | 53.4% | Pete Wilson* (R) | 37,927 | 41.1% | 5,095 [+] | 5.5% | 92,294 | -14 | 1.07% |
1992 | S3 | 62% | Barbara Boxer (D) | 67,927 | 61.2% | Bruce Herschensohn (R) | 32,482 | 29.3% | 10,562 [+] | 9.5% | 110,971 | -14 | 1.03% |
1992 | S1 | 63% | Dianne Feinstein (D) | 76,327 | 67.9% | John Seymour (R) | 28,562 | 25.4% | 7,560 [+] | 6.7% | 112,449 | -13 | 1.04% |
1990 | G | 46% | Dianne Feinstein (D) | 48,530 | 60.0% | Pete Wilson (R) | 26,797 | 33.1% | 5,614 [+] | 6.9% | 80,941 | -16 | 1.05% |
1988 | S1 | 61% | Leo McCarthy (D) | 58,715 | 57.3% | Pete Wilson* (R) | 39,104 | 38.2% | 4,642 [+] | 4.5% | 102,461 | -15 | 1.05% |
1986 | S3 | 46% | Alan Cranston* (D) | 43,820 | 59.2% | Ed Zschau (R) | 28,349 | 38.3% | 1,900 [+] | 2.6% | 74,069 | -10 | 1.00% |
1986 | G | 46% | George Deukmejian* (R) | 37,525 | 50.5% | Tom Bradley (D) | 34,831 | 46.9% | 1,888 [+] | 2.5% | 74,244 | -10 | 1.00% |
1982 | S1 | 52% | Jerry Brown (D) | 37,287 | 48.4% | Pete Wilson (R) | 35,021 | 45.5% | 4,661 [+] | 6.1% | 76,969 | -6 | 0.99% |
1982 | G | 52% | Tom Bradley (D) | 44,282 | 57.1% | George Deukmejian (R) | 29,545 | 38.1% | 3,738 [+] | 4.8% | 77,565 | -11 | 0.98% |
1980 | S3 | 58% | Alan Cranston* (D) | 53,679 | 64.3% | Paul Gann (R) | 22,917 | 27.4% | 6,921 [+] | 8.3% | 83,517 | -10 | 1.00% |
1978 | G | 54% | Jerry Brown* (D) | 40,490 | 60.9% | Evelle Younger (R) | 20,698 | 31.1% | 5,352 [+] | 8.0% | 66,540 | -5 | 0.96% |
1976 | S1 | 64% | Sam Hayakawa (R) | 35,628 | 48.8% | John Tunney* (D) | 33,735 | 46.2% | 3,669 [+] | 5.0% | 73,032 | -1 | 0.98% |
1974 | S3 | 55% | Alan Cranston* (D) | 36,132 | 62.6% | Bill Richardson (R) | 18,716 | 32.4% | 2,851 [+] | 4.9% | 57,699 | -4 | 0.95% |
1974 | G | 56% | Jerry Brown (D) | 28,600 | 48.7% | Houston Flournoy (R) | 27,750 | 47.2% | 2,409 [+] | 4.1% | 58,759 | 0 | 0.94% |
1970 | S1 | 57% | John Tunney (D) | 22,246 | 48.8% | George Murphy* (R) | 21,705 | 47.6% | 1,630 [+] | 3.6% | 45,581 | 3 | 0.70% |
1970 | G | 57% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 26,679 | 58.1% | Jess Unruh (D) | 18,186 | 39.6% | 1,079 [+] | 2.3% | 45,944 | 5 | 0.71% |
1968 | S3 | 65% | Alan Cranston (D) | 24,740 | 51.2% | Max Rafferty (R) | 22,967 | 47.5% | 641 [+] | 1.3% | 48,348 | 1 | 0.68% |
1966 | G | 63% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 26,988 | 61.4% | Pat Brown* (D) | 16,913 | 38.5% | 42 [+] | 0.1% | 43,943 | 4 | 0.68% |
1964 | S1 | 70% | George Murphy (R) | 23,312 | 51.7% | Pierre Salinger* (D) | 21,797 | 48.3% | 12 [+] | 0.0% | 45,121 | 0 | 0.64% |
1962 | S3 | 63% | Thomas Kuchel* (R) | 24,652 | 66.0% | Richard Richards (D) | 12,504 | 33.5% | 172 [+] | 0.5% | 37,328 | 10 | 0.66% |
1962 | G | 65% | Richard Nixon (R) | 20,580 | 53.3% | Pat Brown* (D) | 17,354 | 44.9% | 690 [+] | 1.8% | 38,624 | 6 | 0.66% |
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Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | ||||||||
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2022-11-08 | CA18 | Zoe Lofgren* (D) | 8,771 | 72.1% | Peter Hernandez (R) | 3,386 | 27.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 12,157 | |||
2022-11-08 | CA19 | Jimmy Panetta* (D) | 73,080 | 80.1% | Jeff Gorman (R) | 18,128 | 19.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 91,208 | |||
County Total for 2022-11-08: | 103,365 | ||||||||||||
2020-11-03 | CA18 | Anna Eshoo* (D) | 18,634 | 63.3% | Rishi Kumar (D) | 10,800 | 36.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 29,434 | |||
2020-11-03 | CA20 | Jimmy Panetta* (D) | 90,946 | 82.5% | Jeff Gorman (R) | 19,352 | 17.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 110,298 | |||
County Total for 2020-11-03: | 139,732 | ||||||||||||
2018-11-06 | CA18 | Anna Eshoo* (D) | 20,211 | 73.5% | Christine Russell (R) | 7,274 | 26.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 27,485 | |||
2018-11-06 | CA20 | Jimmy Panetta* (D) | 76,242 | 85.7% | Ronald Kabat (I) | 12,717 | 14.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 88,959 | |||
County Total for 2018-11-06: | 116,444 | ||||||||||||
2016-11-08 | CA18 | Anna Eshoo* (D) | 20,248 | 71.2% | Richard Fox (R) | 8,179 | 28.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 28,427 | |||
2016-11-08 | CA20 | Jimmy Panetta (D) | 74,368 | 77.3% | Casey Lucius (R) | 21,831 | 22.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 96,199 | |||
County Total for 2016-11-08: | 124,626 | ||||||||||||
2014-11-04 | CA18 | Anna Eshoo* (D) | 12,499 | 69.9% | Richard Fox (R) | 5,394 | 30.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 17,893 | |||
2014-11-04 | CA20 | Sam Farr* (D) | 43,477 | 81.0% | Ronald Kabat (I) | 10,196 | 19.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 53,673 | |||
County Total for 2014-11-04: | 71,566 | ||||||||||||
2012-11-06 | CA18 | Anna Eshoo* (D) | 19,146 | 71.8% | Dave Chapman (R) | 7,509 | 28.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 26,655 | |||
2012-11-06 | CA20 | Sam Farr* (D) | 72,772 | 81.6% | Jeff Taylor (R) | 16,363 | 18.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 89,135 | |||
County Total for 2012-11-06: | 115,790 | ||||||||||||
2010-11-02 | CA14 | Anna Eshoo* (D) | 19,885 | 65.8% | Dave Chapman (R) | 9,011 | 29.8% | 1,329 | 4.4% | 30,225 | |||
2010-11-02 | CA17 | Sam Farr* (D) | 48,138 | 76.0% | Jeff Taylor (R) | 12,754 | 20.1% | 2,468 | 3.9% | 63,360 | |||
County Total for 2010-11-02: | 93,585 | ||||||||||||
2008-11-04 | CA14 | Anna Eshoo* (D) | 23,398 | 63.9% | Ronny Santana (R) | 9,248 | 25.3% | 3,965 | 10.8% | 36,611 | |||
2008-11-04 | CA17 | Sam Farr* (D) | 69,278 | 83.0% | Jeff Taylor (R) | 14,092 | 16.9% | 66 | 0.1% | 83,436 | |||
County Total for 2008-11-04: | 120,047 | ||||||||||||
2006-11-07 | CA14 | Anna Eshoo* (D) | 18,879 | 67.0% | Rob Smith (R) | 7,423 | 26.3% | 1,888 | 6.7% | 28,190 | |||
2006-11-07 | CA17 | Sam Farr* (D) | 50,675 | 84.1% | Anthony DeMaio (R) | 9,419 | 15.6% | 196 | 0.3% | 60,290 | |||
County Total for 2006-11-07: | 88,480 | ||||||||||||
2004-11-02 | CA14 | Anna Eshoo* (D) | 23,515 | 64.6% | Chris Haugen (R) | 10,904 | 30.0% | 1,960 | 5.4% | 36,379 | |||
2004-11-02 | CA17 | Sam Farr* (D) | 61,233 | 74.8% | Mark Risley (R) | 15,759 | 19.3% | 4,821 | 5.9% | 81,813 | |||
County Total for 2004-11-02: | 118,192 | ||||||||||||
2002-11-05 | CA14 | Anna Eshoo* (D) | 15,046 | 62.1% | Joe Nixon (R) | 7,836 | 32.3% | 1,356 | 5.6% | 24,238 | |||
2002-11-05 | CA17 | Sam Farr* (D) | 39,335 | 74.1% | Clint Engler (R) | 9,942 | 18.7% | 3,807 | 7.2% | 53,084 | |||
County Total for 2002-11-05: | 77,322 | ||||||||||||
2000-11-07 | CA15 | Mike Honda (D) | 15,300 | 56.1% | Jim Cunneen (R) | 10,454 | 38.3% | 1,540 | 5.6% | 27,294 | |||
2000-11-07 | CA17 | Sam Farr* (D) | 57,191 | 73.4% | Clint Engler (R) | 13,615 | 17.5% | 7,157 | 9.2% | 77,963 | |||
County Total for 2000-11-07: | 105,257 | ||||||||||||
1998-11-03 | CA15 | Tom Campbell* (R) | 11,807 | 55.1% | Dick Lane (D) | 9,140 | 42.7% | 481 | 2.2% | 21,428 | |||
1998-11-03 | CA17 | Sam Farr* (D) | 44,108 | 72.3% | Bill McCampbell (R) | 14,966 | 24.5% | 1,900 | 3.1% | 60,974 | |||
County Total for 1998-11-03: | 82,402 | ||||||||||||
1996-11-05 | CA15 | Tom Campbell* (R) | 14,065 | 54.9% | Dick Lane (D) | 9,291 | 36.2% | 2,285 | 8.9% | 25,641 | |||
1996-11-05 | CA17 | Sam Farr* (D) | 48,683 | 64.7% | Jess Brown (R) | 23,455 | 31.2% | 3,149 | 4.2% | 75,287 | |||
County Total for 1996-11-05: | 100,928 | ||||||||||||
1995-12-12 sp | CA15 | Tom Campbell (R) | 6,047 | 58.4% | Jerry Estruth (D) | 3,746 | 36.2% | 567 | 5.5% | 10,360 | |||
County Total for 1995-12-12: | 10,360 | ||||||||||||
1994-11-08 | CA15 | Norman Mineta* (D) | 14,818 | 63.5% | Robert Wick (R) | 8,502 | 36.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 23,320 | |||
1994-11-08 | CA17 | Sam Farr* (D) | 40,714 | 60.4% | Bill McCampbell (R) | 23,849 | 35.4% | 2,853 | 4.2% | 67,416 | |||
County Total for 1994-11-08: | 90,736 | ||||||||||||
1993-06-08 sp | CA17 | Sam Farr (D) | 20,128 | 59.9% | Bill McCampbell (R) | 11,655 | 34.7% | 1,817 | 5.4% | 33,600 | |||
County Total for 1993-06-08: | 33,600 | ||||||||||||
1992-11-03 | CA15 | Norman Mineta* (D) | 17,758 | 62.5% | Robert Wick (R) | 8,530 | 30.0% | 2,121 | 7.5% | 28,409 | |||
1992-11-03 | CA17 | Leon Panetta* (D) | 64,596 | 77.2% | Bill McCampbell (R) | 15,002 | 17.9% | 4,097 | 4.9% | 83,695 | |||
County Total for 1992-11-03: | 112,104 |
Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
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2024 | 170,535 | 24,796 | 14.5% | 100,988 | 59.2% | 44,751 | 26.2% | Dem +76,192 | Dem +44.7% | 79% |
2022 | 167,442 | 22,900 | 13.7% | 100,324 | 59.9% | 44,218 | 26.4% | Dem +77,424 | Dem +46.2% | 78% |
2020 | 170,831 | 23,976 | 14.0% | 100,736 | 59.0% | 46,119 | 27.0% | Dem +76,760 | Dem +44.9% | 79% |
2018 | 159,499 | 22,353 | 14.0% | 87,066 | 54.6% | 50,080 | 31.4% | Dem +64,713 | Dem +40.6% | 75% |
2016 | 157,186 | 24,044 | 15.3% | 89,490 | 56.9% | 43,652 | 27.8% | Dem +65,446 | Dem +41.6% | 74% |
2014 | 142,316 | 22,961 | 16.1% | 76,645 | 53.9% | 42,710 | 30.0% | Dem +53,684 | Dem +37.7% | 68% |
2012 | 158,524 | 26,383 | 16.6% | 85,917 | 54.2% | 46,224 | 29.2% | Dem +59,534 | Dem +37.6% | 76% |
2010 | 148,501 | 26,310 | 17.7% | 81,423 | 54.8% | 40,768 | 27.5% | Dem +55,113 | Dem +37.1% | 72% |
2008 | 148,364 | 27,348 | 18.4% | 81,484 | 54.9% | 39,532 | 26.6% | Dem +54,136 | Dem +36.5% | 73% |
2006 | 142,415 | 28,851 | 20.3% | 75,530 | 53.0% | 38,034 | 26.7% | Dem +46,679 | Dem +32.8% | 70% |
2004 | 146,157 | 30,612 | 20.9% | 78,289 | 53.6% | 37,256 | 25.5% | Dem +47,677 | Dem +32.6% | 73% |
2002 | 134,000 | 31,128 | 23.2% | 68,744 | 51.3% | 34,128 | 25.5% | Dem +37,616 | Dem +28.1% | 68% |
2000 | 145,214 | 33,781 | 23.3% | 74,422 | 51.2% | 37,011 | 25.5% | Dem +40,641 | Dem +28.0% | 74% |
1998 | 130,185 | 32,794 | 25.2% | 69,505 | 53.4% | 27,886 | 21.4% | Dem +36,711 | Dem +28.2% | 68% |
1996 | 148,663 | 37,068 | 24.9% | 82,128 | 55.2% | 29,467 | 19.8% | Dem +45,060 | Dem +30.3% | 79% |
1994 | 140,960 | 36,829 | 26.1% | 79,586 | 56.5% | 24,545 | 17.4% | Dem +42,757 | Dem +30.3% | 77% |
1992 | 148,281 | 39,006 | 26.3% | 81,707 | 55.1% | 27,568 | 18.6% | Dem +42,701 | Dem +28.8% | 83% |
1990 | 129,150 | 37,503 | 29.0% | 73,694 | 57.1% | 17,953 | 13.9% | Dem +36,191 | Dem +28.0% | 74% |
1986 | 117,615 | 36,625 | 31.1% | 64,852 | 55.1% | 16,138 | 13.7% | Dem +28,227 | Dem +24.0% | 72% |