Election Results for San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	164,041	11.0
Deaths:	121,789	8.1
Net Migration:	-344,877	-23.1
Net Immigration:	64,558	4.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +11,455	R +446,099	R + 6.7%
D -434,644
2024 vs. 2016	R +216,355	R +178,268	R + 10.7%
D +38,087
2020 vs. 2016	R +204,900	D +267,831	R + 4.0%
D +472,731
2024 vs. 2012	R +117,335	D +146,253	R + 1.6%
D +263,588

2016 vs. 2008	R -132,628	D +240,197	D + 8.9%
D +107,569
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	56%	Kamala Harris (D)	2,308,786	71.9%	Donald Trump (R)	780,757	24.3%	120,131 [+]	3.7%	3,209,674	-25	2.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Jill Stein (Grn) 48,914 (1.5%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 37,953 (1.2%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 14,890 (0.5%);
2020	62%	Joe Biden (D)	2,743,430	76.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	769,302	21.4%	79,505 [+]	2.2%	3,592,237	-25	2.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 35,228 (1.0%);
2016	54%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,270,699	74.3%	Donald Trump (R)	564,402	18.5%	222,047 [+]	7.3%	3,057,148	-27	2.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 94,845 (3.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 68,894 (2.3%); Evan McMullin (I) 7,198 (0.2%);
2012	51%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,045,198	73.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	663,422	23.7%	86,302 [+]	3.1%	2,794,922	-23	2.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 30,247 (1.1%);
2008	55%	Barack Obama (D)	2,163,130	74.0%	John McCain (R)	697,030	23.8%	64,050 [+]	2.2%	2,924,210	-22	2.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 24,314 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 14,084 (0.5%);
2004	52%	John Kerry (D)	1,879,156	69.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	776,972	28.8%	40,890 [+]	1.5%	2,697,018	-22	2.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	48%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,559,930	64.2%	George W. Bush (R)	721,199	29.7%	149,213 [+]	6.1%	2,430,342	-18	2.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 126,299 (5.2%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 5,854 (0.2%);
1996	47%	Bill Clinton* (D)	1,378,251	60.5%	Robert Dole (R)	638,744	28.0%	262,642 [+]	11.5%	2,279,637	-13	2.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 135,199 (5.9%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 91,225 (4.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 19,518 (0.9%);
1992	56%	Bill Clinton (D)	1,441,543	56.4%	George Bush* (R)	633,955	24.8%	479,844 [+]	18.8%	2,555,342	-13	2.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 458,084 (17.9%);
1988	52%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,311,169	58.0%	George Bush (R)	917,833	40.6%	31,150 [+]	1.4%	2,260,152	-13	2.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 19,333 (0.9%);
1984	55%	Walter Mondale (D)	1,138,928	51.0%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,065,680	47.7%	29,347	1.3%	2,233,955	-11	2.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	53%	Ronald Reagan (R)	884,547	44.3%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	813,119	40.7%	300,569 [+]	15.0%	1,998,235	-6	2.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 227,869 (11.4%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 40,503 (2.0%);
1976	56%	Jimmy Carter (D)	933,400	49.7%	Gerald Ford* (R)	862,030	45.9%	82,218 [+]	4.4%	1,877,648	-2	2.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 20,198 (1.1%);
1972	63%	Richard Nixon* (R)	993,906	49.0%	George McGovern (D)	979,944	48.3%	54,731 [+]	2.7%	2,028,581	-12	2.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 34,866 (1.7%);
1968	62%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	875,091	50.6%	Richard Nixon (R)	720,390	41.6%	135,208 [+]	7.8%	1,730,689	-2	2.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 113,106 (6.5%);
1964	66%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,097,834	65.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	574,203	34.3%	2,413	0.1%	1,674,450	-4	2.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	68%	John Kennedy (D)	806,256	51.7%	Richard Nixon (R)	746,445	47.9%	5,440	0.3%	1,558,141	-2	2.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	61%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	742,697	55.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	602,189	44.6%	4,372	0.3%	1,349,258	-2	2.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	69%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	750,559	55.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	584,156	43.4%	11,164	0.8%	1,345,879	1	2.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	60%	Thomas Dewey (R)	508,542	48.0%	Harry Truman* (D)	491,997	46.5%	57,942 [+]	5.5%	1,058,481	3	2.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 53,830 (5.1%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	64%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	549,870	57.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	400,379	41.9%	4,463	0.5%	954,712	-4	1.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	69%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	477,329	55.9%	Wendell Willkie (R)	365,953	42.9%	10,171	1.2%	853,453	-2	1.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	62%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	480,924	67.3%	Alf Landon (R)	224,376	31.4%	8,807 [+]	1.2%	714,107	-5	1.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,103 (0.4%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	56%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	354,614	57.8%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	234,985	38.3%	24,158 [+]	3.9%	613,757	-1	1.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 17,207 (2.8%);
1928	52%	Herbert Hoover (R)	306,173	58.1%	Al Smith (D)	214,592	40.7%	6,158 [+]	1.2%	526,923	0	1.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 6,028 (1.1%);
1924	43%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	215,371	54.6%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	148,141	37.5%	31,051 [+]	7.9%	394,563	1	1.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 26,369 (6.7%);
1920	44%	Warren Harding (R)	230,729	64.8%	James Cox (D)	75,593	21.2%	49,467 [+]	13.9%	355,789	5	1.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 32,410 (9.1%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 5,784 (1.6%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	47%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	166,524	47.2%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	164,300	46.6%	21,695 [+]	6.2%	352,519	1	1.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 16,561 (4.7%); James Hanly (Proh) 5,116 (1.5%);
1912	35%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	104,716	43.6%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	101,258	42.2%	34,222 [+]	14.2%	240,196	-23	1.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 29,604 (12.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 4,228 (1.8%); William Taft* (R) 328 (0.1%);
1908	24%	William Taft (R)	82,650	58.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	42,986	30.5%	15,245 [+]	10.8%	140,881	7	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 10,918 (7.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 2,375 (1.7%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 1,952 (1.4%);
1904	26%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	85,572	63.7%	Alton Parker (D)	34,440	25.6%	14,325 [+]	10.7%	134,337	7	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 12,809 (9.5%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,516 (1.1%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	28%	William McKinley* (R)	71,304	57.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	47,419	38.3%	5,087 [+]	4.1%	123,810	6	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,743,430

76.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

769,302

21.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

35,228

1.0%

Other

44,277

1.2%

TOTAL

3,592,237

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -25

2016 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,270,699

74.3%

Donald Trump (R)

564,402

18.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

94,845

3.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

68,894

2.3%

Evan McMullin (I)

7,198

0.2%

Other

51,110

1.7%

TOTAL

3,057,148

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): -27

2012 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,045,198

73.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

663,422

23.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

30,247

1.1%

Other

56,055

2.0%

TOTAL

2,794,922

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -23

2008 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,163,130

74.0%

John McCain (R)

697,030

23.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

24,314

0.8%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

14,084

0.5%

Other

25,652

0.9%

TOTAL

2,924,210

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -22

2004 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

776,972

28.8%

John Kerry (D)

1,879,156

69.7%

Other

40,890

1.5%

TOTAL

2,697,018

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -22

2000 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

721,199

29.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,559,930

64.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

126,299

5.2%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

5,854

0.2%

Other

17,060

0.7%

TOTAL

2,430,342

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -18

1996 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

1,378,251

60.5%

Robert Dole (R)

638,744

28.0%

Ross Perot (Ref)

135,199

5.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

91,225

4.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

19,518

0.9%

Other

16,700

0.7%

TOTAL

2,279,637

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -13

1992 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

1,441,543

56.4%

George Bush* (R)

633,955

24.8%

Ross Perot (I)

458,084

17.9%

Other

21,760

0.9%

TOTAL

2,555,342

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -13

1988 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

917,833

40.6%

Michael Dukakis (D)

1,311,169

58.0%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

19,333

0.9%

Other

11,817

0.5%

TOTAL

2,260,152

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -13

1984 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

1,065,680

47.7%

Walter Mondale (D)

1,138,928

51.0%

Other

29,347

1.3%

TOTAL

2,233,955

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -11

1980 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

884,547

44.3%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

813,119

40.7%

John Anderson (I)

227,869

11.4%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

40,503

2.0%

Other

32,197

1.6%

TOTAL

1,998,235

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): -6

1976 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

933,400

49.7%

Gerald Ford* (R)

862,030

45.9%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

20,198

1.1%

Other

62,020

3.3%

TOTAL

1,877,648

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -2

1972 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

993,906

49.0%

George McGovern (D)

979,944

48.3%

John Schmitz (Amer)

34,866

1.7%

Other

19,865

1.0%

TOTAL

2,028,581

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -12

1968 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

720,390

41.6%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

875,091

50.6%

George Wallace (AIP)

113,106

6.5%

Other

22,102

1.3%

TOTAL

1,730,689

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -2

1964 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

1,097,834

65.6%

Barry Goldwater (R)

574,203

34.3%

Other

2,413

0.1%

TOTAL

1,674,450

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -4

1960 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

806,256

51.7%

Richard Nixon (R)

746,445

47.9%

Other

5,440

0.3%

TOTAL

1,558,141

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -2

1956 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

742,697

55.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

602,189

44.6%

Other

4,372

0.3%

TOTAL

1,349,258

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -2

1952 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

750,559

55.8%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

584,156

43.4%

Other

11,164

0.8%

TOTAL

1,345,879

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 1

1948 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

491,997

46.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

508,542

48.0%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

53,830

5.1%

Other

4,112

0.4%

TOTAL

1,058,481

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 3

1944 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

549,870

57.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

400,379

41.9%

Other

4,463

0.5%

TOTAL

954,712

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -4

1940 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

477,329

55.9%

Wendell Willkie (R)

365,953

42.9%

Other

10,171

1.2%

TOTAL

853,453

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -2

1936 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

480,924

67.3%

Alf Landon (R)

224,376

31.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

3,103

0.4%

Other

5,704

0.8%

TOTAL

714,107

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -5

1932 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

354,614

57.8%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

234,985

38.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

17,207

2.8%

Other

6,951

1.1%

TOTAL

613,757

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -1

1928 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

306,173

58.1%

Al Smith (D)

214,592

40.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

6,028

1.1%

Other

130

0.0%

TOTAL

526,923

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 0

1924 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

215,371

54.6%

John Davis (D)

26,369

6.7%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

148,141

37.5%

Other

4,682

1.2%

TOTAL

394,563

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 1

1920 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

230,729

64.8%

James Cox (D)

75,593

21.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

32,410

9.1%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

5,784

1.6%

Other

11,273

3.2%

TOTAL

355,789

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 5

1916 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

166,524

47.2%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

164,300

46.6%

Allan Benson (Soc)

16,561

4.7%

James Hanly (Proh)

5,116

1.5%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

352,519

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 1

1912 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

104,716

43.6%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

101,258

42.2%

William Taft* (R)

328

0.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

29,604

12.3%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

4,228

1.8%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

240,196

Turnout: 35%	Diff (US): -23

1908 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

82,650

58.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

42,986

30.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

10,918

7.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

2,375

1.7%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

1,952

1.4%

TOTAL

140,881

Turnout: 24%	Diff (US): 7

1904 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

85,572

63.7%

Alton Parker (D)

34,440

25.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

12,809

9.5%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1,516

1.1%

TOTAL

134,337

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): 7

1900 President, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

71,304

57.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

47,419

38.3%

Other

5,087

4.1%

TOTAL

123,810

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	2,671,262	36.97%	10.1%
Black:	381,913	5.29%	5.3%
Indian:	23,251	0.32%	2.5%
Asian:	2,163,322	29.94%	33.0%
2+ races:	274,599	3.80%	18.5%
Hispanic:	1,711,121	23.68%	6.1%

Total non-White:	4,554,206	63.03%	16.3%

Change in White population:	-301,200	-4.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	636,767	9.2

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Market Area

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