Election Results for Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	19,158	12.4
Deaths:	12,402	8.0
Net Migration:	-17,329	-11.2
Net Immigration:	1,422	0.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +18,652	D +30,317	R + 1.1%
D +48,969
2020 vs. 2012	R +15,046	D +45,780	D + 3.3%
D +60,826
2020 vs. 2008	R +12,360	D +34,352	D + 2.0%
D +46,712

2016 vs. 2008	R -6,292	D +4,035	D + 3.1%
D -2,257
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	58%	Joe Biden (D)	245,827	72.6%	Donald Trump* (R)	83,826	24.8%	8,749 [+]	2.6%	338,402	-22	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 3,869 (1.1%);
2016	50%	Hillary Clinton (D)	196,858	68.9%	Donald Trump (R)	65,174	22.8%	23,510 [+]	8.2%	285,542	-23	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 9,687 (3.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 7,672 (2.7%); Evan McMullin (I) 727 (0.3%);
2012	47%	Barack Obama* (D)	185,001	70.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	68,780	26.2%	9,203 [+]	3.5%	262,984	-21	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 3,476 (1.3%);
2008	51%	Barack Obama (D)	199,115	71.8%	John McCain (R)	71,466	25.8%	6,726 [+]	2.4%	277,307	-20	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 2,697 (1.0%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,399 (0.5%);
2004	50%	John Kerry (D)	174,194	65.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	86,890	32.7%	4,378 [+]	1.6%	265,462	-18	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	47%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	143,367	59.1%	George W. Bush (R)	80,403	33.1%	18,945 [+]	7.8%	242,715	-15	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 16,438 (6.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 655 (0.3%);
1996	46%	Bill Clinton* (D)	122,980	54.5%	Robert Dole (R)	72,944	32.3%	29,602 [+]	13.1%	225,526	-8	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 14,839 (6.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 10,430 (4.6%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 2,555 (1.1%);
1992	52%	Bill Clinton (D)	126,398	51.9%	George Bush* (R)	65,489	26.9%	51,533 [+]	21.2%	243,420	-10	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 49,269 (20.2%);
1988	48%	Michael Dukakis (D)	116,690	54.7%	George Bush (R)	93,328	43.8%	3,282 [+]	1.5%	213,300	-10	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 2,317 (1.1%);
1984	49%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	103,057	51.8%	Walter Mondale (D)	93,378	46.9%	2,562	1.3%	198,997	-7	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	49%	Ronald Reagan (R)	88,853	49.3%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	64,181	35.6%	27,166 [+]	15.1%	180,200	-1	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 19,150 (10.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 3,990 (2.2%);
1976	52%	Jimmy Carter (D)	77,743	48.3%	Gerald Ford* (R)	76,166	47.4%	6,893 [+]	4.3%	160,802	-1	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 2,082 (1.3%);
1972	57%	Richard Nixon* (R)	85,764	53.9%	George McGovern (D)	67,463	42.4%	5,821 [+]	3.7%	159,048	-7	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 4,513 (2.8%);
1968	53%	Richard Nixon (R)	61,996	50.3%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	51,562	41.8%	9,739 [+]	7.9%	123,297	7	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 8,712 (7.1%);
1964	56%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	70,586	60.5%	Barry Goldwater (R)	45,859	39.3%	280	0.2%	116,725	1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	58%	Richard Nixon (R)	61,342	57.3%	John Kennedy (D)	45,340	42.3%	380	0.4%	107,062	8	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	51%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	54,875	61.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	34,707	38.6%	230	0.3%	89,812	4	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	59%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	58,664	64.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	31,555	34.7%	699	0.8%	90,918	9	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	49%	Thomas Dewey (R)	35,403	53.9%	Harry Truman* (D)	27,662	42.1%	2,675 [+]	4.1%	65,740	9	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 2,133 (3.2%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	46%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	25,697	49.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	25,601	49.6%	334	0.6%	51,632	4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	60%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	27,882	51.4%	Wendell Willkie (R)	25,670	47.4%	650	1.2%	54,202	3	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	53%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	24,158	57.4%	Alf Landon (R)	17,340	41.2%	619 [+]	1.5%	42,117	5	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 252 (0.6%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	48%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	19,471	56.5%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	13,474	39.1%	1,539 [+]	4.5%	34,484	-1	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 681 (2.0%);
1928	43%	Herbert Hoover (R)	17,474	65.0%	Al Smith (D)	9,192	34.2%	209 [+]	0.8%	26,875	7	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 209 (0.8%);
1924	37%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	11,589	59.9%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	5,449	28.2%	2,304 [+]	11.9%	19,342	6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 2,048 (10.6%);
1920	43%	Warren Harding (R)	12,067	66.6%	James Cox (D)	4,628	25.6%	1,411 [+]	7.8%	18,106	6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 749 (4.1%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 662 (3.7%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	49%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	10,077	48.6%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	9,267	44.7%	1,393 [+]	6.7%	20,737	-1	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 838 (4.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 555 (2.7%);
1912	42%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	7,520	44.1%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	7,194	42.2%	2,343 [+]	13.7%	17,057	-23	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,628 (9.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 698 (4.1%); William Taft* (R) 17 (0.1%);
1908	32%	William Taft (R)	6,309	54.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,943	33.8%	1,407 [+]	12.1%	11,659	3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 724 (6.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 554 (4.8%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 129 (1.1%);
1904	30%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	5,967	59.1%	Alton Parker (D)	3,165	31.3%	972 [+]	9.6%	10,104	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 608 (6.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 364 (3.6%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	31%	William McKinley* (R)	4,861	50.9%	William J. Bryan (D)	4,246	44.4%	448 [+]	4.7%	9,555	-1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

245,827

72.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

83,826

24.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

3,869

1.1%

Other

4,880

1.4%

TOTAL

338,402

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -22

2016 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

196,858

68.9%

Donald Trump (R)

65,174

22.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

9,687

3.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

7,672

2.7%

Evan McMullin (I)

727

0.3%

Other

5,424

1.9%

TOTAL

285,542

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): -23

2012 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

185,001

70.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

68,780

26.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3,476

1.3%

Other

5,727

2.2%

TOTAL

262,984

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -21

2008 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

199,115

71.8%

John McCain (R)

71,466

25.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

2,697

1.0%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

1,399

0.5%

Other

2,630

0.9%

TOTAL

277,307

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -20

2004 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

86,890

32.7%

John Kerry (D)

174,194

65.6%

Other

4,378

1.6%

TOTAL

265,462

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): -18

2000 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

80,403

33.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

143,367

59.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

16,438

6.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

655

0.3%

Other

1,852

0.8%

TOTAL

242,715

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -15

1996 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

122,980

54.5%

Robert Dole (R)

72,944

32.3%

Ross Perot (Ref)

14,839

6.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

10,430

4.6%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

2,555

1.1%

Other

1,778

0.8%

TOTAL

225,526

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): -8

1992 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

126,398

51.9%

George Bush* (R)

65,489

26.9%

Ross Perot (I)

49,269

20.2%

Other

2,264

0.9%

TOTAL

243,420

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -10

1988 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

93,328

43.8%

Michael Dukakis (D)

116,690

54.7%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

2,317

1.1%

Other

965

0.5%

TOTAL

213,300

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -10

1984 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

103,057

51.8%

Walter Mondale (D)

93,378

46.9%

Other

2,562

1.3%

TOTAL

198,997

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -7

1980 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

88,853

49.3%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

64,181

35.6%

John Anderson (I)

19,150

10.6%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

3,990

2.2%

Other

4,026

2.2%

TOTAL

180,200

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

77,743

48.3%

Gerald Ford* (R)

76,166

47.4%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

2,082

1.3%

Other

4,811

3.0%

TOTAL

160,802

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

85,764

53.9%

George McGovern (D)

67,463

42.4%

John Schmitz (Amer)

4,513

2.8%

Other

1,308

0.8%

TOTAL

159,048

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -7

1968 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

61,996

50.3%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

51,562

41.8%

George Wallace (AIP)

8,712

7.1%

Other

1,027

0.8%

TOTAL

123,297

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 7

1964 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

70,586

60.5%

Barry Goldwater (R)

45,859

39.3%

Other

280

0.2%

TOTAL

116,725

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 1

1960 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

45,340

42.3%

Richard Nixon (R)

61,342

57.3%

Other

380

0.4%

TOTAL

107,062

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 8

1956 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

54,875

61.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

34,707

38.6%

Other

230

0.3%

TOTAL

89,812

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 4

1952 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

58,664

64.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

31,555

34.7%

Other

699

0.8%

TOTAL

90,918

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 9

1948 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

27,662

42.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

35,403

53.9%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

2,133

3.2%

Other

542

0.8%

TOTAL

65,740

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 9

1944 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

25,697

49.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

25,601

49.6%

Other

334

0.6%

TOTAL

51,632

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 4

1940 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

27,882

51.4%

Wendell Willkie (R)

25,670

47.4%

Other

650

1.2%

TOTAL

54,202

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 3

1936 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

24,158

57.4%

Alf Landon (R)

17,340

41.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

252

0.6%

Other

367

0.9%

TOTAL

42,117

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 5

1932 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

19,471

56.5%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

13,474

39.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

681

2.0%

Other

858

2.5%

TOTAL

34,484

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -1

1928 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

17,474

65.0%

Al Smith (D)

9,192

34.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

209

0.8%

TOTAL

26,875

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 7

1924 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

11,589

59.9%

John Davis (D)

2,048

10.6%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

5,449

28.2%

Other

256

1.3%

TOTAL

19,342

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): 6

1920 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

12,067

66.6%

James Cox (D)

4,628

25.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

749

4.1%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

662

3.7%

TOTAL

18,106

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 6

1916 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

10,077

48.6%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

9,267

44.7%

Allan Benson (Soc)

838

4.0%

James Hanly (Proh)

555

2.7%

TOTAL

20,737

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -1

1912 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

7,520

44.1%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

7,194

42.2%

William Taft* (R)

0.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,628

9.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

698

4.1%

TOTAL

17,057

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): -23

1908 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

6,309

54.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

3,943

33.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

724

6.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

554

4.8%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

129

1.1%

TOTAL

11,659

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): 3

1904 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

5,967

59.1%

Alton Parker (D)

3,165

31.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

608

6.0%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

364

3.6%

TOTAL

10,104

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): 3

1900 President, Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

4,861

50.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

4,246

44.4%

Other

448

4.7%

TOTAL

9,555

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	289,552	37.86%	7.8%
Black:	13,247	1.73%	5.1%
Indian:	2,499	0.33%	2.8%
Asian:	42,787	5.59%	12.7%
2+ races:	19,980	2.61%	14.0%
Hispanic:	396,742	51.87%	14.9%

Total non-White:	475,255	62.14%	13.5%

Change in White population:	-24,434	-3.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	56,533	7.7

Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Monterey-Salinas, CA Market Area