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Santa Cruz County, CA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
Designated Market Area: Monterey-Salinas, CA
USDA County Type (2015): Recreation/Tourism
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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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:2,6971.02% 17.1%
Indian:1,0230.39% 4.6%
Asian:13,0194.92% 18.9%
2+ races:8,4233.19% 19.5%
Hispanic:91,25534.52% 8.5%
Total non-White:116,41744.04% 9.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:4,984 9.2
Deaths:4,4018.1
Net Migration: -7,152-13.2
Net Immigration: 4350.8
Change in White population:-8,444 -3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:10,432 4.0



Historical Presidential Election Results for Santa Cruz County, CA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
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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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
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%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): -16 Diff (US): -28


2016 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): -14 Diff (US): -29


2012 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): -17 Diff (US): -27


2008 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): -17 Diff (US): -26


2004 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): -19 Diff (US): -26


2000 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): -14 Diff (US): -21


1996 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): -11 Diff (US): -14


1992 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): -11 Diff (US): -16


1988 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): -14 Diff (US): -17


1984 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): -12 Diff (US): -14


1980 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): -9 Diff (US): -7


1976 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): -6 Diff (US): -5


1972 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): -5 Diff (US): -11


1968 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): 3 Diff (US): 7


1964 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 26,714 58.5%
Barry Goldwater (R) 18,836 41.3%
Other 94 0.2%
TOTAL 45,644
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 3


1960 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 16,659 39.9%
Richard Nixon (R) 24,858 59.6%
Other 187 0.4%
TOTAL 41,704
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 10


1956 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 22,109 63.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 12,574 36.2%
Other 93 0.3%
TOTAL 34,776
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 6


1952 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 24,353 67.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 11,536 31.8%
Other 391 1.1%
TOTAL 36,280
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 12


1948 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): 11 Diff (US): 13


1944 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 9,357 45.3%
Thomas Dewey (R) 11,102 53.8%
Other 178 0.9%
TOTAL 20,637
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 8


1940 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 10,683 47.5%
Wendell Willkie (R) 11,453 50.9%
Other 350 1.6%
TOTAL 22,486
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 6


1936 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): 14 Diff (US): 10


1932 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): 3 Diff (US): 0


1928 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): 4 Diff (US): 10


1924 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): 4 Diff (US): 7


1920 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): 0 Diff (US): 6


1916 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): -2 Diff (US): -1


1912 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -23


1908 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 3


1904 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): -1 Diff (US): 4


1900 President, Santa Cruz County, CA
CandidateVotesPct
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 (St): -1 Diff (US): 2
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Santa Cruz County, CA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
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%
*: 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 Cruz County, CA

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 CA18Zoe Lofgren* (D) 8,771 72.1% Peter Hernandez (R) 3,386 27.9% 0 0.0% 12,157
2022-11-08 CA19Jimmy 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 CA18Anna Eshoo* (D) 18,634 63.3% Rishi Kumar (D) 10,800 36.7% 0 0.0% 29,434
2020-11-03 CA20Jimmy 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 CA18Anna Eshoo* (D) 20,211 73.5% Christine Russell (R) 7,274 26.5% 0 0.0% 27,485
2018-11-06 CA20Jimmy 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 CA18Anna Eshoo* (D) 20,248 71.2% Richard Fox (R) 8,179 28.8% 0 0.0% 28,427
2016-11-08 CA20Jimmy 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 CA18Anna Eshoo* (D) 12,499 69.9% Richard Fox (R) 5,394 30.1% 0 0.0% 17,893
2014-11-04 CA20Sam 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 CA18Anna Eshoo* (D) 19,146 71.8% Dave Chapman (R) 7,509 28.2% 0 0.0% 26,655
2012-11-06 CA20Sam 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 CA14Anna Eshoo* (D) 19,885 65.8% Dave Chapman (R) 9,011 29.8% 1,329 4.4% 30,225
2010-11-02 CA17Sam 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 CA14Anna Eshoo* (D) 23,398 63.9% Ronny Santana (R) 9,248 25.3% 3,965 10.8% 36,611
2008-11-04 CA17Sam 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 CA14Anna Eshoo* (D) 18,879 67.0% Rob Smith (R) 7,423 26.3% 1,888 6.7% 28,190
2006-11-07 CA17Sam 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 CA14Anna Eshoo* (D) 23,515 64.6% Chris Haugen (R) 10,904 30.0% 1,960 5.4% 36,379
2004-11-02 CA17Sam 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 CA14Anna Eshoo* (D) 15,046 62.1% Joe Nixon (R) 7,836 32.3% 1,356 5.6% 24,238
2002-11-05 CA17Sam 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 CA15Mike Honda (D) 15,300 56.1% Jim Cunneen (R) 10,454 38.3% 1,540 5.6% 27,294
2000-11-07 CA17Sam 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 CA15Tom Campbell* (R) 11,807 55.1% Dick Lane (D) 9,140 42.7% 481 2.2% 21,428
1998-11-03 CA17Sam 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 CA15Tom Campbell* (R) 14,065 54.9% Dick Lane (D) 9,291 36.2% 2,285 8.9% 25,641
1996-11-05 CA17Sam 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 CA15Tom 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 CA15Norman Mineta* (D) 14,818 63.5% Robert Wick (R) 8,502 36.5% 0 0.0% 23,320
1994-11-08 CA17Sam 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 CA17Sam 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 CA15Norman Mineta* (D) 17,758 62.5% Robert Wick (R) 8,530 30.0% 2,121 7.5% 28,409
1992-11-03 CA17Leon 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
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Santa Cruz County, CA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
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%
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.