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Santa Barbara County, CA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
Designated Market Area: Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA
USDA County Type (2015): Low Education
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2022 population: 443,837   ( 19,942 from 2010 , 4,380 from 2020)
Land area: 2733.9 square miles
Population density: 162.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:187,706 42.29% 7.6%
Black:7,4881.69% 3.4%
Indian:1,8090.41% 1.8%
Asian:24,9745.63% 23.2%
2+ races:11,2432.53% 25.8%
Hispanic:210,61747.45% 15.9%
Total non-White:256,13157.71% 16.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:12,106 13.5
Deaths:8,1939.1
Net Migration: -9,515-10.6
Net Immigration: 1,6531.8
Change in White population:-15,416 -3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:35,358 8.3



Historical Presidential Election Results for Santa Barbara County, CA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +9,371 D +13,450 D + 1.8%
D +22,821
2020 vs. 2012 R +1,130 D +34,704 D + 14.2%
D +35,834
2020 vs. 2008 R +151 D +24,198 D + 9.4%
D +24,349
2016 vs. 2008 R -9,220 D +10,748 D + 7.7%
D +1,528
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 58% Joe Biden (D) 129,963 64.5% Donald Trump* (R) 65,736 32.6% 5,733 [+] 2.8% 201,432 -2 -14 1.15%
2016 53% Hillary Clinton (D) 107,142 59.9% Donald Trump (R) 56,365 31.5% 15,371 [+] 8.6% 178,878 0 -14 1.26%
2012 50% Barack Obama* (D) 94,129 57.4% Mitt Romney (R) 64,606 39.4% 5,150 [+] 3.1% 163,885 2 -8 1.26%
2008 55% Barack Obama (D) 105,614 60.2% John McCain (R) 65,585 37.4% 4,208 [+] 2.4% 175,407 0 -8 1.29%
2004 55% John Kerry (D) 90,314 53.2% George W. Bush* (R) 76,806 45.2% 2,741 [+] 1.6% 169,861 1 -5 1.37%
2000 52% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 73,411 47.4% George W. Bush (R) 71,493 46.1% 10,070 [+] 6.5% 154,974 4 -2 1.41%
1996 51% Bill Clinton* (D) 70,650 46.9% Robert Dole (R) 63,915 42.4% 16,180 [+] 10.7% 150,745 4 2 1.50%
1992 57% Bill Clinton (D) 69,215 42.5% George Bush* (R) 57,375 35.3% 36,166 [+] 22.2% 162,756 3 -2 1.46%
1988 52% George Bush (R) 77,524 54.2% Michael Dukakis (D) 63,586 44.5% 1,830 [+] 1.3% 142,940 3 1 1.45%
1984 57% Ronald Reagan* (R) 89,314 62.8% Walter Mondale (D) 51,243 36.0% 1,763 1.2% 142,320 5 4 1.50%
1980 57% Ronald Reagan (R) 69,629 54.0% Jimmy Carter* (D) 40,650 31.5% 18,716 [+] 14.5% 128,995 1 3 1.50%
1976 60% Gerald Ford* (R) 60,922 50.8% Jimmy Carter (D) 55,018 45.9% 3,904 [+] 3.3% 119,844 1 3 1.52%
1972 64% Richard Nixon* (R) 67,075 55.2% George McGovern (D) 50,609 41.6% 3,857 [+] 3.2% 121,541 0 -6 1.45%
1968 59% Richard Nixon (R) 50,068 53.6% Hubert Humphrey (D) 37,565 40.2% 5,787 [+] 6.2% 93,420 6 10 1.29%
1964 65% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 48,381 55.9% Barry Goldwater (R) 38,020 44.0% 85 0.1% 86,486 3 5 1.23%
1960 63% Richard Nixon (R) 38,805 56.7% John Kennedy (D) 29,409 43.0% 188 0.3% 68,402 7 7 1.05%
1956 50% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 31,294 64.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 16,925 34.9% 265 0.5% 48,484 9 7 0.89%
1952 61% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 32,160 67.2% Adlai Stevenson (D) 15,490 32.4% 179 0.4% 47,829 11 12 0.93%
1948 52% Thomas Dewey (R) 19,998 58.1% Harry Truman* (D) 13,085 38.0% 1,317 [+] 3.8% 34,400 11 13 0.86%
1944 50% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 15,721 53.4% Thomas Dewey (R) 13,647 46.3% 89 0.3% 29,457 3 0 0.84%
1940 62% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 17,237 54.4% Wendell Willkie (R) 14,107 44.5% 334 1.1% 31,678 3 0 0.97%
1936 55% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 15,923 61.1% Alf Landon (R) 9,728 37.4% 394 [+] 1.5% 26,045 6 1 0.99%
1932 51% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 13,373 57.4% Herbert Hoover* (R) 8,864 38.1% 1,054 [+] 4.5% 23,291 1 -2 1.03%
1928 40% Herbert Hoover (R) 11,666 69.4% Al Smith (D) 4,954 29.5% 179 [+] 1.1% 16,799 5 11 0.94%
1924 38% Calvin Coolidge (R) 8,615 64.7% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 3,292 24.7% 1,411 [+] 10.6% 13,318 7 11 1.04%
1920 36% Warren Harding (R) 6,970 67.5% James Cox (D) 2,586 25.0% 773 [+] 7.5% 10,329 1 7 1.09%
1916 41% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 5,198 49.7% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 4,453 42.5% 818 [+] 7.8% 10,469 -4 -4 1.05%
1912 34% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 3,395 46.8% Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,819 38.8% 1,044 [+] 14.4% 7,258 0 -22 1.07%
1908 28% William Taft (R) 2,713 55.2% William J. Bryan (D) 1,640 33.4% 563 [+] 11.5% 4,916 0 4 1.27%
1904 28% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,676 62.8% Alton Parker (D) 1,152 27.1% 430 [+] 10.1% 4,258 1 6 1.28%
1900 29% William McKinley* (R) 1,988 52.6% William J. Bryan (D) 1,599 42.3% 194 [+] 5.1% 3,781 -2 1 1.25%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 129,963 64.5%
Donald Trump* (R) 65,736 32.6%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,416 1.2%
Other 3,317 1.6%
TOTAL 201,432
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -14


2016 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 107,142 59.9%
Donald Trump (R) 56,365 31.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 6,748 3.8%
Jill Stein (Grn) 3,719 2.1%
Evan McMullin (I) 733 0.4%
Other 4,171 2.3%
TOTAL 178,878
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -14


2012 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 94,129 57.4%
Mitt Romney (R) 64,606 39.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,063 1.3%
Other 3,087 1.9%
TOTAL 163,885
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -8


2008 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 105,614 60.2%
John McCain (R) 65,585 37.4%
Ralph Nader (I) 1,520 0.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 877 0.5%
Other 1,811 1.0%
TOTAL 175,407
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -8


2004 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 76,806 45.2%
John Kerry (D) 90,314 53.2%
Other 2,741 1.6%
TOTAL 169,861
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -5


2000 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 71,493 46.1%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 73,411 47.4%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 8,664 5.6%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 404 0.3%
Other 1,002 0.6%
TOTAL 154,974
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -2


1996 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 70,650 46.9%
Robert Dole (R) 63,915 42.4%
Ross Perot (Ref) 9,457 6.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 4,774 3.2%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,142 0.8%
Other 807 0.5%
TOTAL 150,745
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2


1992 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 69,215 42.5%
George Bush* (R) 57,375 35.3%
Ross Perot (I) 35,105 21.6%
Other 1,061 0.7%
TOTAL 162,756
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -2


1988 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 77,524 54.2%
Michael Dukakis (D) 63,586 44.5%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,119 0.8%
Other 711 0.5%
TOTAL 142,940
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 1


1984 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 89,314 62.8%
Walter Mondale (D) 51,243 36.0%
Other 1,763 1.2%
TOTAL 142,320
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 4


1980 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 69,629 54.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 40,650 31.5%
John Anderson (I) 14,786 11.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 2,035 1.6%
Other 1,895 1.5%
TOTAL 128,995
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 3


1976 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 55,018 45.9%
Gerald Ford* (R) 60,922 50.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,387 1.2%
Other 2,517 2.1%
TOTAL 119,844
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 3


1972 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 67,075 55.2%
George McGovern (D) 50,609 41.6%
John Schmitz (Amer) 3,103 2.6%
Other 754 0.6%
TOTAL 121,541
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -6


1968 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 50,068 53.6%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 37,565 40.2%
George Wallace (AIP) 5,083 5.4%
Other 704 0.8%
TOTAL 93,420
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 10


1964 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 48,381 55.9%
Barry Goldwater (R) 38,020 44.0%
Other 85 0.1%
TOTAL 86,486
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 5


1960 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 29,409 43.0%
Richard Nixon (R) 38,805 56.7%
Other 188 0.3%
TOTAL 68,402
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 7


1956 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 31,294 64.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 16,925 34.9%
Other 265 0.5%
TOTAL 48,484
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7


1952 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 32,160 67.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 15,490 32.4%
Other 179 0.4%
TOTAL 47,829
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 12


1948 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 13,085 38.0%
Thomas Dewey (R) 19,998 58.1%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,122 3.3%
Other 195 0.6%
TOTAL 34,400
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 13


1944 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 15,721 53.4%
Thomas Dewey (R) 13,647 46.3%
Other 89 0.3%
TOTAL 29,457
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 0


1940 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 17,237 54.4%
Wendell Willkie (R) 14,107 44.5%
Other 334 1.1%
TOTAL 31,678
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 0


1936 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 15,923 61.1%
Alf Landon (R) 9,728 37.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 164 0.6%
Other 230 0.9%
TOTAL 26,045
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 1


1932 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 13,373 57.4%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 8,864 38.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 707 3.0%
Other 347 1.5%
TOTAL 23,291
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -2


1928 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 11,666 69.4%
Al Smith (D) 4,954 29.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 179 1.1%
TOTAL 16,799
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 11


1924 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 8,615 64.7%
John Davis (D) 1,242 9.3%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 3,292 24.7%
Other 169 1.3%
TOTAL 13,318
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 11


1920 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 6,970 67.5%
James Cox (D) 2,586 25.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 496 4.8%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 277 2.7%
TOTAL 10,329
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 7


1916 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 5,198 49.7%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 4,453 42.5%
Allan Benson (Soc) 470 4.5%
James Hanly (Proh) 347 3.3%
Other 1 0.0%
TOTAL 10,469
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -4


1912 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,819 38.8%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 3,395 46.8%
William Taft* (R) 68 0.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 619 8.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 357 4.9%
TOTAL 7,258
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -22


1908 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 2,713 55.2%
William J. Bryan (D) 1,640 33.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 376 7.6%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 104 2.1%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 83 1.7%
TOTAL 4,916
Turnout: 28% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 4


1904 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,676 62.8%
Alton Parker (D) 1,152 27.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 353 8.3%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 77 1.8%
TOTAL 4,258
Turnout: 28% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 6


1900 President, Santa Barbara County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 1,988 52.6%
William J. Bryan (D) 1,599 42.3%
Other 194 5.1%
TOTAL 3,781
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 1
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Santa Barbara County, CA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 39% Alex Padilla* (D) 82,255 61.6% Mark Meuser (R) 51,339 38.4% 0 0.0% 133,594 -1 1.23%
2022 G 39% Gavin Newsom* (D) 80,648 59.6% Brian Dahle (R) 54,726 40.4% 0 0.0% 135,374 0 1.24%
2018 S1 40% Dianne Feinstein* (D) 75,274 55.1% Kevin DeLeon (D) 61,217 44.9% 0 0.0% 136,491 n/a 1.23%
2018 G 45% Gavin Newsom (D) 93,841 60.5% John H. Cox (R) 61,300 39.5% 0 0.0% 155,141 1 1.24%
2016 S3 44% Kamala Harris (D) 88,861 59.3% Loretta Sanchez (D) 60,995 40.7% 0 0.0% 149,856 n/a 1.22%
2014 G 33% Jerry Brown* (D) 64,912 58.3% Neel Kashkari (R) 46,503 41.7% 0 0.0% 111,415 2 1.52%
2012 S1 48% Dianne Feinstein* (D) 93,921 59.6% Elizabeth Emken (R) 63,599 40.4% 0 0.0% 157,520 3 1.25%
2010 S3 40% Barbara Boxer* (D) 64,771 49.7% Carly Fiorina (R) 58,817 45.2% 6,678 [+] 5.1% 130,266 3 1.30%
2010 G 40% Jerry Brown (D) 65,011 49.4% Meg Whitman (R) 59,615 45.3% 6,985 [+] 5.3% 131,611 4 1.30%
2006 S1 38% Dianne Feinstein* (D) 68,970 57.0% Dick Mountjoy (R) 44,864 37.1% 7,157 [+] 5.9% 120,991 2 1.42%
2006 G 39% Arnold Schwarzenegger* (R) 73,677 60.0% Phil Angelides (D) 42,880 34.9% 6,224 [+] 5.1% 122,781 4 1.41%
2004 S3 53% Barbara Boxer* (D) 91,055 55.1% Bill Jones (R) 66,146 40.0% 8,064 [+] 4.9% 165,265 2 1.37%
2003 G 39% Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) 55,406 46.7% Cruz Bustamante (D) 36,149 30.5% 27,148 [+] 22.9% 118,703 17 1.37%
2002 G 37% Bill Simon (R) 52,832 46.1% Gray Davis* (D) 50,741 44.3% 10,913 [+] 9.5% 114,486 4 1.53%
2000 S1 50% Dianne Feinstein* (D) 75,357 49.9% Tom Campbell (R) 60,417 40.0% 15,140 [+] 10.0% 150,914 3 1.42%
1998 S3 40% Barbara Boxer* (D) 59,261 49.4% Matt Fong (R) 56,239 46.9% 4,428 [+] 3.7% 119,928 4 1.44%
1998 G 40% Gray Davis (D) 64,052 53.2% Dan Lungren (R) 51,592 42.9% 4,668 [+] 3.9% 120,312 5 1.43%
1994 S1 44% Dianne Feinstein* (D) 60,811 47.2% Michael Huffington (R) 55,825 43.3% 12,306 [+] 9.5% 128,942 -2 1.51%
1994 G 46% Pete Wilson* (R) 75,051 56.7% Kathleen Brown (D) 52,420 39.6% 4,941 [+] 3.7% 132,412 1 1.53%
1992 S3 55% Bruce Herschensohn (R) 72,793 46.2% Barbara Boxer (D) 70,998 45.1% 13,603 [+] 8.6% 157,394 3 1.46%
1992 S1 55% Dianne Feinstein (D) 77,900 49.6% John Seymour (R) 67,043 42.7% 12,022 [+] 7.7% 156,965 5 1.46%
1990 G 39% Pete Wilson (R) 58,677 53.1% Dianne Feinstein (D) 46,977 42.5% 4,820 [+] 4.4% 110,474 4 1.43%
1988 S1 52% Pete Wilson* (R) 81,282 56.8% Leo McCarthy (D) 56,916 39.8% 4,787 [+] 3.3% 142,985 4 1.47%
1986 S3 41% Ed Zschau (R) 55,495 51.7% Alan Cranston* (D) 48,989 45.7% 2,778 [+] 2.6% 107,262 4 1.45%
1986 G 41% George Deukmejian* (R) 67,852 62.8% Tom Bradley (D) 38,046 35.2% 2,083 [+] 1.9% 107,981 2 1.45%
1982 S1 48% Pete Wilson (R) 62,854 55.0% Jerry Brown (D) 47,572 41.6% 3,850 [+] 3.4% 114,276 3 1.46%
1982 G 48% Tom Bradley (D) 57,164 49.6% George Deukmejian (R) 55,682 48.3% 2,357 [+] 2.0% 115,203 -1 1.46%
1980 S3 55% Alan Cranston* (D) 73,570 58.6% Paul Gann (R) 44,451 35.4% 7,443 [+] 5.9% 125,464 -2 1.51%
1978 G 52% Jerry Brown* (D) 59,933 56.7% Evelle Younger (R) 38,656 36.6% 7,142 [+] 6.8% 105,731 0 1.53%
1976 S1 60% Sam Hayakawa (R) 58,653 49.2% John Tunney* (D) 56,752 47.6% 3,891 [+] 3.3% 119,296 -1 1.60%
1974 S3 47% Alan Cranston* (D) 54,387 59.9% Bill Richardson (R) 34,085 37.5% 2,382 [+] 2.6% 90,854 1 1.49%
1974 G 47% Houston Flournoy (R) 47,263 51.5% Jerry Brown (D) 42,221 46.0% 2,324 [+] 2.5% 91,808 4 1.47%
1970 S1 50% John Tunney (D) 43,197 50.4% George Murphy* (R) 40,747 47.6% 1,688 [+] 2.0% 85,632 3 1.32%
1970 G 50% Ronald Reagan* (R) 51,523 60.1% Jess Unruh (D) 32,202 37.6% 2,000 [+] 2.3% 85,725 7 1.32%
1968 S3 58% Max Rafferty (R) 49,018 53.1% Alan Cranston (D) 42,263 45.8% 1,068 [+] 1.2% 92,349 6 1.30%
1966 G 55% Ronald Reagan (R) 50,284 63.2% Pat Brown* (D) 28,853 36.3% 414 [+] 0.5% 79,551 6 1.22%
1964 S1 102% Pierre Salinger* (D) 89,468 65.7% George Murphy (R) 46,759 34.3% 17 [+] 0.0% 136,244 -17 1.93%
1962 S3 51% Thomas Kuchel* (R) 39,860 64.8% Richard Richards (D) 21,552 35.0% 117 [+] 0.2% 61,529 8 1.09%
1962 G 53% Richard Nixon (R) 32,821 51.2% Pat Brown* (D) 30,424 47.5% 807 [+] 1.3% 64,052 4 1.09%
*: 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 Santa Barbara County, CA

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 CA24Salud Carbajal* (D) 81,656 61.0% Brad Allen (R) 52,126 39.0% 0 0.0% 133,782
County Total for 2022-11-08:   133,782
2020-11-03 CA24Salud Carbajal* (D) 124,584 62.5% Andy Caldwell (R) 74,781 37.5% 0 0.0% 199,365
County Total for 2020-11-03:   199,365
2018-11-06 CA24Salud Carbajal* (D) 95,865 61.9% Justin Fareed (R) 59,051 38.1% 0 0.0% 154,916
County Total for 2018-11-06:   154,916
2016-11-08 CA24Salud Carbajal (D) 98,887 57.1% Justin Fareed (R) 74,423 42.9% 0 0.0% 173,310
County Total for 2016-11-08:   173,310
2014-11-04 CA24Lois Capps* (D) 58,999 53.3% Christopher Mitchum (R) 51,744 46.7% 0 0.0% 110,743
County Total for 2014-11-04:   110,743
2012-11-06 CA24Lois Capps* (D) 91,977 57.9% Abel Maldonado (R) 66,831 42.1% 0 0.0% 158,808
County Total for 2012-11-06:   158,808
2010-11-02 CA23Lois Capps* (D) 52,447 56.8% Tom Watson (R) 36,062 39.0% 3,876 4.2% 92,385
2010-11-02 CA24Elton Gallegly* (R) 23,590 64.2% Timothy Allison (D) 13,149 35.8% 0 0.0% 36,739
County Total for 2010-11-02:   129,124
2008-11-04 CA23Lois Capps* (D) 84,758 69.6% Matt Kokkonen (R) 36,965 30.4% 0 0.0% 121,723
2008-11-04 CA24Elton Gallegly* (R) 27,777 61.9% Marta Jorgensen (D) 17,092 38.1% 0 0.0% 44,869
County Total for 2008-11-04:   166,592
2006-11-07 CA23Lois Capps* (D) 56,582 65.6% Victor Tognazzini (R) 29,686 34.4% 17 0.0% 86,285
2006-11-07 CA24Elton Gallegly* (R) 22,738 65.9% Jill Martinez (D) 11,742 34.1% 0 0.0% 34,480
County Total for 2006-11-07:   120,765
2004-11-02 CA23Lois Capps* (D) 76,896 64.8% Donald Regan (R) 39,197 33.0% 2,655 2.2% 118,748
2004-11-02 CA24Elton Gallegly* (R) 29,153 65.0% Brett Wagner (D) 14,198 31.7% 1,479 3.3% 44,830
County Total for 2004-11-02:   163,578
2002-11-05 CA23Lois Capps* (D) 49,634 61.3% Beth Rogers (R) 29,920 36.9% 1,463 1.8% 81,017
2002-11-05 CA24Elton Gallegly* (R) 22,021 66.9% Fern Rudin (D) 9,938 30.2% 981 3.0% 32,940
County Total for 2002-11-05:   113,957
2000-11-07 CA22Lois Capps* (D) 83,228 56.4% Mike Stoker (R) 60,645 41.1% 3,623 2.5% 147,496
2000-11-07 CA23Michael Case (D) 2,407 48.1% Elton Gallegly* (R) 2,341 46.8% 259 5.2% 5,007
County Total for 2000-11-07:   152,503
1998-11-03 CA22Lois Capps* (D) 68,592 58.4% Tom Bordonaro (R) 46,513 39.6% 2,409 2.0% 117,514
1998-11-03 CA23Elton Gallegly* (R) 2,128 51.1% Dan Gonzalez (D) 2,036 48.9% 0 0.0% 4,164
County Total for 1998-11-03:   121,678
1998-03-01 sp CA22Lois Capps (D) 57,218 57.6% Tom Bordonaro (R) 40,385 40.6% 1,800 1.8% 99,403
County Total for 1998-03-01:   99,403
1996-11-05 CA22Walter Capps (D) 73,420 50.9% Andrea Seastrand* (R) 61,615 42.7% 9,344 6.5% 144,379
1996-11-05 CA23Robert Unruhe (D) 2,486 48.5% Elton Gallegly* (R) 2,271 44.3% 371 7.2% 5,128
County Total for 1996-11-05:   149,507
1994-11-08 CA22Walter Capps (D) 64,829 51.5% Andrea Seastrand (R) 58,622 46.5% 2,486 2.0% 125,937
1994-11-08 CA23Elton Gallegly* (R) 2,355 51.9% Kevin Ready (D) 1,826 40.2% 360 7.9% 4,541
County Total for 1994-11-08:   130,478
1992-11-03 CA22Michael Huffington (R) 76,149 51.3% Gloria Ochoa (D) 51,857 34.9% 20,443 13.8% 148,449
1992-11-03 CA23Anita Ferguson (D) 3,139 57.1% Elton Gallegly* (R) 2,171 39.5% 188 3.4% 5,498
County Total for 1992-11-03:   153,947
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Santa Barbara County, CA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2022 237,759 58,283 24.5% 112,373 47.3% 67,103 28.2% Dem +54,090 Dem +22.7% 69%
2020 235,198 59,601 25.3% 109,182 46.4% 66,415 28.2% Dem +49,581 Dem +21.1% 68%
2018 217,417 55,810 25.7% 92,086 42.4% 69,521 32.0% Dem +36,276 Dem +16.7% 64%
2016 222,983 61,721 27.7% 96,618 43.3% 64,644 29.0% Dem +34,897 Dem +15.7% 66%
2014 196,998 58,202 29.5% 79,392 40.3% 59,404 30.2% Dem +21,190 Dem +10.8% 59%
2012 203,994 62,692 30.7% 84,569 41.5% 56,733 27.8% Dem +21,877 Dem +10.7% 62%
2010 198,457 63,792 32.1% 84,094 42.4% 50,571 25.5% Dem +20,302 Dem +10.2% 61%
2008 204,440 67,106 32.8% 88,293 43.2% 49,041 24.0% Dem +21,187 Dem +10.4% 64%
2006 183,890 65,329 35.5% 74,270 40.4% 44,291 24.1% Dem +8,941 Dem +4.9% 58%
2004 213,194 75,484 35.4% 86,632 40.6% 51,078 24.0% Dem +11,148 Dem +5.2% 69%
2002 188,333 71,682 38.1% 75,913 40.3% 40,738 21.6% Dem +4,231 Dem +2.2% 62%
2000 220,274 80,716 36.6% 91,035 41.3% 48,523 22.0% Dem +10,319 Dem +4.7% 73%
1998 217,259 82,505 38.0% 93,884 43.2% 40,870 18.8% Dem +11,379 Dem +5.2% 73%
1996 237,211 91,555 38.6% 101,448 42.8% 44,208 18.6% Dem +9,893 Dem +4.2% 81%
1994 218,859 86,569 39.6% 98,543 45.0% 33,747 15.4% Dem +11,974 Dem +5.5% 75%
1992 209,998 84,497 40.2% 89,323 42.5% 36,178 17.2% Dem +4,826 Dem +2.3% 73%
1990 179,137 77,787 43.4% 75,391 42.1% 25,959 14.5% Rep +2,396 Rep +1.3% 63%
1986 183,505 80,346 43.8% 78,160 42.6% 24,999 13.6% Rep +2,186 Rep +1.2% 70%
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.