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Kern County, CA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Bakersfield, CA
Designated Market Area: Bakersfield, CA
USDA County Type (2015): Low Education, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Hispanic Centers

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2022 population: 916,108   ( 76,477 from 2010 , 6,864 from 2020)
Land area: 8134.6 square miles
Population density: 112.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:278,857 30.44% 13.9%
Black:46,9865.13% 3.5%
Indian:5,3040.58% 10.0%
Asian:46,8315.11% 37.4%
2+ races:18,2241.99% 14.1%
Hispanic:519,90656.75% 25.9%
Total non-White:637,25169.56% 23.5%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:27,681 15.2
Deaths:18,30510.1
Net Migration: -3,539-1.9
Net Immigration: 1,2930.7
Change in White population:-44,937 -5.4
Change in Non-White pop.:121,414 14.5



Historical Presidential Election Results for Kern County, CA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +34,900 R +223 D + 3.1%
D +34,677
2020 vs. 2012 R +37,866 D +6,005 D + 6.7%
D +43,871
2020 vs. 2008 R +29,691 D +10,218 D + 7.7%
D +39,909
2016 vs. 2008 R -5,209 D +10,441 D + 4.6%
D +5,232
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 47% Donald Trump* (R) 164,484 53.9% Joe Biden (D) 133,366 43.7% 7,442 [+] 2.4% 305,292 20 7 1.74%
2016 39% Donald Trump (R) 129,584 53.1% Hillary Clinton (D) 98,689 40.4% 15,890 [+] 6.5% 244,163 22 7 1.71%
2012 37% Mitt Romney (R) 126,618 57.0% Barack Obama* (D) 89,495 40.3% 6,076 [+] 2.7% 222,189 20 10 1.70%
2008 42% John McCain (R) 134,793 57.7% Barack Obama (D) 93,457 40.0% 5,558 [+] 2.4% 233,808 21 12 1.72%
2004 42% George W. Bush* (R) 140,417 66.5% John Kerry (D) 68,603 32.5% 2,154 [+] 1.0% 211,174 22 16 1.70%
2000 40% George W. Bush (R) 110,663 60.7% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 66,003 36.2% 5,642 [+] 3.1% 182,308 19 13 1.66%
1996 41% Robert Dole (R) 92,151 53.8% Bill Clinton* (D) 62,658 36.6% 16,582 [+] 9.7% 171,391 16 13 1.71%
1992 46% George Bush* (R) 80,762 45.1% Bill Clinton (D) 60,510 33.8% 37,991 [+] 21.2% 179,263 12 8 1.61%
1988 42% George Bush (R) 90,550 61.5% Michael Dukakis (D) 55,083 37.4% 1,660 [+] 1.1% 147,293 10 8 1.49%
1984 46% Ronald Reagan* (R) 94,776 65.0% Walter Mondale (D) 49,567 34.0% 1,401 1.0% 145,744 8 6 1.53%
1980 44% Ronald Reagan (R) 72,842 59.6% Jimmy Carter* (D) 41,097 33.7% 8,182 [+] 6.7% 122,121 7 9 1.42%
1976 47% Gerald Ford* (R) 58,023 52.3% Jimmy Carter (D) 50,567 45.6% 2,371 [+] 2.1% 110,961 3 4 1.41%
1972 55% Richard Nixon* (R) 71,686 60.1% George McGovern (D) 41,937 35.2% 5,570 [+] 4.7% 119,193 5 -1 1.42%
1968 61% Richard Nixon (R) 53,990 46.6% Hubert Humphrey (D) 49,284 42.5% 12,558 [+] 10.8% 115,832 -1 3 1.60%
1964 61% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 64,174 58.7% Barry Goldwater (R) 45,014 41.2% 120 0.1% 109,308 0 3 1.55%
1960 61% Richard Nixon (R) 52,800 50.4% John Kennedy (D) 51,440 49.1% 465 0.4% 104,705 0 1 1.61%
1956 53% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 46,220 51.3% Adlai Stevenson (D) 43,533 48.3% 322 0.4% 90,075 -4 -6 1.65%
1952 55% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 46,497 55.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 37,240 44.2% 602 0.7% 84,339 -1 0 1.64%
1948 43% Harry Truman* (D) 33,029 56.2% Thomas Dewey (R) 24,464 41.6% 1,318 [+] 2.2% 58,811 -6 -4 1.46%
1944 42% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 26,205 55.6% Thomas Dewey (R) 20,730 44.0% 226 0.5% 47,161 1 -2 1.34%
1940 59% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 32,202 61.8% Wendell Willkie (R) 19,445 37.3% 479 0.9% 52,126 -4 -7 1.59%
1936 48% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 25,726 74.6% Alf Landon (R) 8,345 24.2% 408 [+] 1.2% 34,479 -7 -12 1.31%
1932 47% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 19,634 70.3% Herbert Hoover* (R) 7,011 25.1% 1,275 [+] 4.6% 27,920 -12 -14 1.23%
1928 48% Herbert Hoover (R) 14,692 62.7% Al Smith (D) 8,541 36.4% 212 [+] 0.9% 23,445 -2 4 1.30%
1924 45% Calvin Coolidge (R) 8,646 46.1% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 6,754 36.0% 3,363 [+] 17.9% 18,763 -11 -8 1.46%
1920 42% Warren Harding (R) 7,079 49.0% James Cox (D) 6,095 42.2% 1,270 [+] 8.8% 14,444 -17 -11 1.53%
1916 51% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 9,566 59.9% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 5,611 35.1% 804 [+] 5.0% 15,981 -11 -11 1.60%
1912 40% Woodrow Wilson (D) 5,569 51.7% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 3,647 33.9% 1,549 [+] 14.4% 10,765 0 -23 1.59%
1908 24% William Taft (R) 2,270 45.6% William J. Bryan (D) 2,215 44.5% 493 [+] 9.9% 4,978 -10 -6 1.29%
1904 30% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,359 51.6% Alton Parker (D) 1,724 37.7% 488 [+] 10.7% 4,571 -10 -5 1.38%
1900 37% William J. Bryan (D) 1,960 52.3% William McKinley* (R) 1,692 45.2% 94 [+] 2.5% 3,746 -9 -6 1.24%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 133,366 43.7%
Donald Trump* (R) 164,484 53.9%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 3,942 1.3%
Other 3,500 1.1%
TOTAL 305,292
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 7


2016 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 98,689 40.4%
Donald Trump (R) 129,584 53.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 9,359 3.8%
Jill Stein (Grn) 2,887 1.2%
Evan McMullin (I) 891 0.4%
Other 2,753 1.1%
TOTAL 244,163
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 7


2012 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 89,495 40.3%
Mitt Romney (R) 126,618 57.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,195 1.0%
Other 3,881 1.7%
TOTAL 222,189
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 10


2008 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 93,457 40.0%
John McCain (R) 134,793 57.7%
Ralph Nader (I) 1,570 0.7%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,068 0.5%
Other 2,920 1.2%
TOTAL 233,808
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 12


2004 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 140,417 66.5%
John Kerry (D) 68,603 32.5%
Other 2,154 1.0%
TOTAL 211,174
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 16


2000 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 110,663 60.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 66,003 36.2%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 3,474 1.9%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,194 0.7%
Other 974 0.5%
TOTAL 182,308
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 13


1996 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 62,658 36.6%
Robert Dole (R) 92,151 53.8%
Ross Perot (Ref) 13,452 7.8%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,289 0.8%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 710 0.4%
Other 1,131 0.7%
TOTAL 171,391
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 13


1992 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 60,510 33.8%
George Bush* (R) 80,762 45.1%
Ross Perot (I) 36,891 20.6%
Other 1,100 0.6%
TOTAL 179,263
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 8


1988 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 90,550 61.5%
Michael Dukakis (D) 55,083 37.4%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 879 0.6%
Other 781 0.5%
TOTAL 147,293
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 8


1984 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 94,776 65.0%
Walter Mondale (D) 49,567 34.0%
Other 1,401 1.0%
TOTAL 145,744
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 6


1980 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 72,842 59.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 41,097 33.7%
John Anderson (I) 5,799 4.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,865 1.5%
Other 518 0.4%
TOTAL 122,121
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9


1976 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 50,567 45.6%
Gerald Ford* (R) 58,023 52.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 418 0.4%
Other 1,953 1.8%
TOTAL 110,961
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 4


1972 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 71,686 60.1%
George McGovern (D) 41,937 35.2%
John Schmitz (Amer) 5,112 4.3%
Other 458 0.4%
TOTAL 119,193
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -1


1968 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 53,990 46.6%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 49,284 42.5%
George Wallace (AIP) 12,309 10.6%
Other 249 0.2%
TOTAL 115,832
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 3


1964 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 64,174 58.7%
Barry Goldwater (R) 45,014 41.2%
Other 120 0.1%
TOTAL 109,308
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 3


1960 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 51,440 49.1%
Richard Nixon (R) 52,800 50.4%
Other 465 0.4%
TOTAL 104,705
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 1


1956 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 46,220 51.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 43,533 48.3%
Other 322 0.4%
TOTAL 90,075
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6


1952 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 46,497 55.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 37,240 44.2%
Other 602 0.7%
TOTAL 84,339
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 0


1948 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 33,029 56.2%
Thomas Dewey (R) 24,464 41.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,109 1.9%
Other 209 0.4%
TOTAL 58,811
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -4


1944 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 26,205 55.6%
Thomas Dewey (R) 20,730 44.0%
Other 226 0.5%
TOTAL 47,161
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -2


1940 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 32,202 61.8%
Wendell Willkie (R) 19,445 37.3%
Other 479 0.9%
TOTAL 52,126
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -7


1936 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 25,726 74.6%
Alf Landon (R) 8,345 24.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 219 0.6%
Other 189 0.5%
TOTAL 34,479
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -12


1932 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 19,634 70.3%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 7,011 25.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 962 3.4%
Other 313 1.1%
TOTAL 27,920
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -14


1928 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 14,692 62.7%
Al Smith (D) 8,541 36.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 212 0.9%
TOTAL 23,445
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 4


1924 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 8,646 46.1%
John Davis (D) 3,159 16.8%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 6,754 36.0%
Other 204 1.1%
TOTAL 18,763
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -8


1920 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 7,079 49.0%
James Cox (D) 6,095 42.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 933 6.5%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 337 2.3%
TOTAL 14,444
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -11


1916 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 9,566 59.9%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 5,611 35.1%
Allan Benson (Soc) 553 3.5%
James Hanly (Proh) 251 1.6%
TOTAL 15,981
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -11


1912 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 5,569 51.7%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 3,647 33.9%
William Taft* (R) 67 0.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,300 12.1%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 182 1.7%
TOTAL 10,765
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -23


1908 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 2,270 45.6%
William J. Bryan (D) 2,215 44.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 380 7.6%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 57 1.1%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 56 1.1%
TOTAL 4,978
Turnout: 24% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -6


1904 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,359 51.6%
Alton Parker (D) 1,724 37.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 436 9.5%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 52 1.1%
TOTAL 4,571
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -5


1900 President, Kern County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 1,692 45.2%
William J. Bryan (D) 1,960 52.3%
Other 94 2.5%
TOTAL 3,746
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -6
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kern County, CA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 29% Mark Meuser (R) 113,428 60.6% Alex Padilla* (D) 73,779 39.4% 0 0.0% 187,207 22 1.73%
2022 G 29% Brian Dahle (R) 119,002 63.1% Gavin Newsom* (D) 69,701 36.9% 0 0.0% 188,703 22 1.73%
2018 S1 26% Kevin DeLeon (D) 99,981 60.0% Dianne Feinstein* (D) 66,628 40.0% 0 0.0% 166,609 n/a 1.50%
2018 G 32% John H. Cox (R) 119,870 58.9% Gavin Newsom (D) 83,507 41.1% 0 0.0% 203,377 21 1.63%
2016 S3 31% Kamala Harris (D) 98,526 50.2% Loretta Sanchez (D) 97,689 49.8% 0 0.0% 196,215 n/a 1.60%
2014 G 22% Neel Kashkari (R) 78,417 59.1% Jerry Brown* (D) 54,269 40.9% 0 0.0% 132,686 19 1.81%
2012 S1 36% Elizabeth Emken (R) 125,906 57.7% Dianne Feinstein* (D) 92,252 42.3% 0 0.0% 218,158 20 1.73%
2010 S3 29% Carly Fiorina (R) 106,448 62.0% Barbara Boxer* (D) 51,364 29.9% 13,900 [+] 8.1% 171,712 20 1.72%
2010 G 29% Meg Whitman (R) 96,249 55.7% Jerry Brown (D) 63,347 36.7% 13,068 [+] 7.6% 172,664 15 1.71%
2006 S1 28% Dick Mountjoy (R) 81,944 55.2% Dianne Feinstein* (D) 58,330 39.3% 8,205 [+] 5.5% 148,479 20 1.74%
2006 G 28% Arnold Schwarzenegger* (R) 108,253 72.1% Phil Angelides (D) 35,512 23.6% 6,457 [+] 4.3% 150,222 16 1.73%
2004 S3 41% Bill Jones (R) 118,882 56.8% Barbara Boxer* (D) 79,769 38.1% 10,569 [+] 5.1% 209,220 19 1.74%
2003 G 32% Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) 96,965 61.6% Cruz Bustamante (D) 29,459 18.7% 30,961 [+] 19.7% 157,385 32 1.82%
2002 G 29% Bill Simon (R) 82,660 60.2% Gray Davis* (D) 46,250 33.7% 8,375 [+] 6.1% 137,285 18 1.84%
2000 S1 40% Tom Campbell (R) 90,564 50.4% Dianne Feinstein* (D) 77,676 43.3% 11,309 [+] 6.3% 179,549 14 1.69%
1998 S3 32% Matt Fong (R) 83,391 59.3% Barbara Boxer* (D) 51,476 36.6% 5,870 [+] 4.2% 140,737 16 1.69%
1998 G 33% Dan Lungren (R) 78,213 55.3% Gray Davis (D) 59,132 41.8% 4,103 [+] 2.9% 141,448 17 1.69%
1994 S1 37% Michael Huffington (R) 95,504 63.6% Dianne Feinstein* (D) 39,987 26.6% 14,641 [+] 9.8% 150,132 19 1.76%
1994 G 38% Pete Wilson* (R) 105,733 69.5% Kathleen Brown (D) 39,137 25.7% 7,292 [+] 4.8% 152,162 14 1.76%
1992 S3 45% Bruce Herschensohn (R) 106,916 61.0% Barbara Boxer (D) 53,141 30.3% 15,309 [+] 8.7% 175,366 18 1.62%
1992 S1 45% John Seymour (R) 95,483 54.5% Dianne Feinstein (D) 63,661 36.3% 16,190 [+] 9.2% 175,334 16 1.63%
1990 G 33% Pete Wilson (R) 73,065 60.1% Dianne Feinstein (D) 41,763 34.3% 6,785 [+] 5.6% 121,613 11 1.58%
1988 S1 42% Pete Wilson* (R) 91,303 60.8% Leo McCarthy (D) 53,415 35.5% 5,536 [+] 3.7% 150,254 8 1.54%
1986 S3 38% Ed Zschau (R) 74,195 58.8% Alan Cranston* (D) 48,108 38.2% 3,791 [+] 3.0% 126,094 11 1.70%
1986 G 38% George Deukmejian* (R) 86,547 68.2% Tom Bradley (D) 37,973 29.9% 2,333 [+] 1.8% 126,853 8 1.70%
1982 S1 42% Pete Wilson (R) 75,613 60.1% Jerry Brown (D) 44,701 35.5% 5,460 [+] 4.3% 125,774 9 1.61%
1982 G 43% George Deukmejian (R) 70,095 55.3% Tom Bradley (D) 53,799 42.4% 2,859 [+] 2.3% 126,753 6 1.61%
1980 S3 43% Alan Cranston* (D) 66,943 55.6% Paul Gann (R) 44,997 37.4% 8,419 [+] 7.0% 120,359 0 1.45%
1978 G 42% Jerry Brown* (D) 49,144 47.7% Evelle Younger (R) 41,531 40.3% 12,320 [+] 12.0% 102,995 4 1.49%
1976 S1 46% Sam Hayakawa (R) 59,740 54.9% John Tunney* (D) 46,411 42.7% 2,613 [+] 2.4% 108,764 5 1.46%
1974 S3 40% Alan Cranston* (D) 50,719 56.1% Bill Richardson (R) 36,720 40.6% 2,964 [+] 3.3% 90,403 4 1.48%
1974 G 41% Houston Flournoy (R) 45,775 49.3% Jerry Brown (D) 44,828 48.3% 2,237 [+] 2.4% 92,840 2 1.49%
1970 S1 51% John Tunney (D) 50,960 51.7% George Murphy* (R) 45,993 46.7% 1,608 [+] 1.6% 98,561 2 1.52%
1970 G 50% Ronald Reagan* (R) 54,216 55.2% Jess Unruh (D) 41,768 42.5% 2,244 [+] 2.3% 98,228 2 1.51%
1968 S3 58% Max Rafferty (R) 56,852 51.9% Alan Cranston (D) 51,538 47.0% 1,202 [+] 1.1% 109,592 5 1.54%
1966 G 56% Ronald Reagan (R) 64,716 62.6% Pat Brown* (D) 38,543 37.3% 96 [+] 0.1% 103,355 5 1.59%
1964 S1 60% George Murphy (R) 55,682 51.2% Pierre Salinger* (D) 53,009 48.8% 9 [+] 0.0% 108,700 0 1.54%
1962 S3 52% Thomas Kuchel* (R) 46,532 51.2% Richard Richards (D) 44,289 48.7% 72 [+] 0.1% 90,893 -5 1.61%
1962 G 53% Pat Brown* (D) 48,737 52.1% Richard Nixon (R) 43,342 46.3% 1,471 [+] 1.6% 93,550 0 1.60%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Kern County, CA

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-05-21 sp CA20Vince Fong (R) 31,774 73.2% Mike Boudreaux (R) 11,626 26.8% 0 0.0% 43,400
County Total for 2024-05-21:   43,400
2022-11-08 CA20Kevin McCarthy* (R) 80,959 68.9% Marisa Wood (D) 36,618 31.1% 0 0.0% 117,577
2022-11-08 CA22Rudy Salas (D) 34,050 52.6% David Valadao* (R) 30,648 47.4% 0 0.0% 64,698
2022-11-08 CA23Jay Obernolte* (R) 2,316 61.2% Derek Marshall (D) 1,468 38.8% 0 0.0% 3,784
County Total for 2022-11-08:   186,059
2020-11-03 CA21T.J. Cox* (D) 36,653 58.4% David Valadao (R) 26,061 41.6% 0 0.0% 62,714
2020-11-03 CA23Kevin McCarthy* (R) 154,218 64.0% Kim Mangone (D) 86,586 36.0% 0 0.0% 240,804
County Total for 2020-11-03:   303,518
2018-11-06 CA21T.J. Cox (D) 23,988 61.2% David Valadao* (R) 15,196 38.8% 0 0.0% 39,184
2018-11-06 CA23Kevin McCarthy* (R) 106,757 65.6% Tatiana Matta (D) 55,871 34.4% 0 0.0% 162,628
County Total for 2018-11-06:   201,812
2016-11-08 CA21Emilio Huerta (D) 27,259 55.7% David Valadao* (R) 21,696 44.3% 0 0.0% 48,955
2016-11-08 CA23Kevin McCarthy* (R) 137,257 71.7% Wendy Reed (D) 54,072 28.3% 0 0.0% 191,329
County Total for 2016-11-08:   240,284
2014-11-04 CA21Amanda Renteria (D) 14,458 54.2% David Valadao* (R) 12,210 45.8% 0 0.0% 26,668
2014-11-04 CA23Kevin McCarthy* (R) 81,540 76.7% Raul Garcia (D) 24,796 23.3% 0 0.0% 106,336
County Total for 2014-11-04:   133,004
2012-11-06 CA21John Hernandez (D) 21,861 52.9% David Valadao (R) 19,429 47.1% 0 0.0% 41,290
2012-11-06 CA23Kevin McCarthy* (R) 128,912 75.0% Terry Phillips (I) 42,988 25.0% 0 0.0% 171,900
County Total for 2012-11-06:   213,190
2010-11-02 CA20Jim Costa* (D) 15,098 61.5% Andy Vidak (R) 9,450 38.5% 0 0.0% 24,548
2010-11-02 CA22Kevin McCarthy* (R) 120,054 98.4% 1,958 1.6% 122,012
County Total for 2010-11-02:   146,560
2008-11-04 CA20Jim Costa* (D) 28,301 77.6% Jim Lopez (R) 8,183 22.4% 0 0.0% 36,484
2008-11-04 CA22Kevin McCarthy* (R) 159,174 100.0% 0 0.0% 159,174
County Total for 2008-11-04:   195,658
2006-11-07 CA20Jim Costa* (D) 16,839 100.0% 0 0.0% 16,839
2006-11-07 CA22Kevin McCarthy (R) 94,160 74.6% Sharon Beery (D) 32,056 25.4% 0 0.0% 126,216
County Total for 2006-11-07:   143,055
2004-11-02 CA20Jim Costa (D) 18,105 55.3% Roy Ashburn (R) 14,625 44.7% 0 0.0% 32,730
2004-11-02 CA22Bill Thomas* (R) 147,382 100.0% 0 0.0% 147,382
County Total for 2004-11-02:   180,112
2002-11-05 CA20Calvin Dooley* (D) 16,123 73.1% Andre Minuth (R) 5,553 25.2% 394 1.8% 22,070
2002-11-05 CA22Bill Thomas* (R) 85,662 75.9% Jaime Corvera (D) 24,026 21.3% 3,125 2.8% 112,813
County Total for 2002-11-05:   134,883
2000-11-07 CA20Calvin Dooley* (D) 19,389 61.1% Rich Rodriguez (R) 11,451 36.1% 914 2.9% 31,754
2000-11-07 CA21Bill Thomas* (R) 106,293 72.3% Pete Martinez (D) 34,856 23.7% 5,801 3.9% 146,950
County Total for 2000-11-07:   178,704
1998-11-03 CA20Calvin Dooley* (D) 15,261 65.3% Cliff Unruh (R) 8,122 34.7% 0 0.0% 23,383
1998-11-03 CA21Bill Thomas* (R) 83,973 78.3% John Evans (Reform) 23,284 21.7% 0 0.0% 107,257
County Total for 1998-11-03:   130,640
1996-11-05 CA20Calvin Dooley* (D) 16,015 57.7% Trice Harvey (R) 10,512 37.9% 1,206 4.3% 27,733
1996-11-05 CA21Bill Thomas* (R) 94,505 67.3% Deborah Vollmer (D) 35,196 25.0% 10,802 7.7% 140,503
County Total for 1996-11-05:   168,236
1994-11-08 CA20Calvin Dooley* (D) 13,656 57.4% Paul Young (R) 10,151 42.6% 0 0.0% 23,807
1994-11-08 CA21Bill Thomas* (R) 86,991 69.4% John Evans (D) 32,515 25.9% 5,800 4.6% 125,306
County Total for 1994-11-08:   149,113
1992-11-03 CA20Calvin Dooley* (D) 17,725 68.8% Ed Hunt (R) 8,029 31.2% 0 0.0% 25,754
1992-11-03 CA21Bill Thomas* (R) 95,672 66.6% Deborah Vollmer (D) 47,923 33.3% 144 0.1% 143,739
County Total for 1992-11-03:   169,493
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Kern County, CA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2022 435,872 158,011 36.3% 152,390 35.0% 125,471 28.8% Rep +5,621 Rep +1.3% 67%
2020 425,839 157,265 36.9% 145,595 34.2% 122,979 28.9% Rep +11,670 Rep +2.7% 65%
2018 375,881 132,595 35.3% 126,062 33.5% 117,224 31.2% Rep +6,533 Rep +1.7% 59%
2016 370,804 137,865 37.2% 132,014 35.6% 100,925 27.2% Rep +5,851 Rep +1.6% 59%
2014 332,228 129,562 39.0% 119,864 36.1% 82,802 24.9% Rep +9,698 Rep +2.9% 54%
2012 332,864 137,593 41.3% 118,882 35.7% 76,389 22.9% Rep +18,711 Rep +5.6% 56%
2010 311,585 137,375 44.1% 110,028 35.3% 64,182 20.6% Rep +27,347 Rep +8.8% 53%
2008 311,137 140,043 45.0% 112,084 36.0% 59,010 19.0% Rep +27,959 Rep +9.0% 56%
2006 289,233 137,105 47.4% 103,252 35.7% 48,876 16.9% Rep +33,853 Rep +11.7% 54%
2004 295,106 143,620 48.7% 105,639 35.8% 45,847 15.5% Rep +37,981 Rep +12.9% 58%
2002 256,150 122,266 47.7% 97,346 38.0% 36,538 14.3% Rep +24,920 Rep +9.7% 54%
2000 271,730 129,343 47.6% 101,343 37.3% 41,044 15.1% Rep +28,000 Rep +10.3% 60%
1998 272,215 124,464 45.7% 110,362 40.5% 37,389 13.7% Rep +14,102 Rep +5.2% 63%
1996 280,128 130,231 46.5% 114,122 40.7% 35,775 12.8% Rep +16,109 Rep +5.8% 67%
1994 261,188 119,501 45.8% 113,223 43.3% 28,464 10.9% Rep +6,278 Rep +2.4% 65%
1992 252,324 111,635 44.2% 111,753 44.3% 28,936 11.5% Dem +118 Dem +0.0% 65%
1990 231,600 102,326 44.2% 107,127 46.3% 22,147 9.6% Dem +4,801 Dem +2.1% 62%
1986 217,909 90,671 41.6% 109,146 50.1% 18,092 8.3% Dem +18,475 Dem +8.5% 65%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.