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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area


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2022 population: 725,850   ( 32,318 from 2010 , 4,810 from 2020)
Land area: 6034.8 square miles
Population density: 120.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:377,070 51.95% 4.5%
Black:11,9991.65% 3.0%
Indian:3,1470.43% 2.0%
Asian:36,1294.98% 25.8%
2+ races:18,9192.61% 24.7%
Hispanic:278,58638.38% 17.2%
Total non-White:348,78048.05% 16.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:17,493 12.0
Deaths:14,1449.7
Net Migration: -9,771-6.7
Net Immigration: 1,9561.3
Change in White population:-17,748 -2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:50,066 7.2



Historical Presidential Election Results for Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area



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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US)
PUSV
2020 62% Joe Biden (D) 218,273 60.4% Donald Trump* (R) 133,172 36.9% 9,701 [+] 2.7% 361,146 -10 0.23%
2016 56% Hillary Clinton (D) 174,249 55.1% Donald Trump (R) 112,529 35.6% 29,302 [+] 9.3% 316,080 -10 0.23%
2012 53% Barack Obama* (D) 155,387 53.6% Mitt Romney (R) 124,573 43.0% 9,891 [+] 3.4% 289,851 -4 0.22%
2008 58% Barack Obama (D) 173,790 56.3% John McCain (R) 126,640 41.0% 8,132 [+] 2.6% 308,562 -5 0.23%
2004 58% John Kerry (D) 149,056 49.9% George W. Bush* (R) 144,801 48.4% 5,054 [+] 1.7% 298,911 -2 0.24%
2000 53% George W. Bush (R) 128,352 48.6% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 117,937 44.7% 17,571 [+] 6.7% 263,860 1 0.25%
1996 53% Bill Clinton* (D) 111,045 44.2% Robert Dole (R) 110,648 44.0% 29,552 [+] 11.8% 251,245 3 0.26%
1992 58% Bill Clinton (D) 109,351 40.9% George Bush* (R) 93,759 35.1% 64,265 [+] 24.0% 267,375 -2 0.26%
1988 52% George Bush (R) 124,137 54.8% Michael Dukakis (D) 99,253 43.8% 3,017 [+] 1.3% 226,407 1 0.25%
1984 56% Ronald Reagan* (R) 138,349 63.1% Walter Mondale (D) 78,189 35.7% 2,732 1.2% 219,270 4 0.24%
1980 57% Ronald Reagan (R) 108,260 54.5% Jimmy Carter* (D) 61,158 30.8% 29,104 [+] 14.7% 198,522 4 0.23%
1976 59% Gerald Ford* (R) 88,707 50.9% Jimmy Carter (D) 79,944 45.9% 5,491 [+] 3.2% 174,142 3 0.21%
1972 63% Richard Nixon* (R) 95,641 55.4% George McGovern (D) 71,388 41.4% 5,545 [+] 3.2% 172,574 -5 0.22%
1968 58% Richard Nixon (R) 69,488 52.9% Hubert Humphrey (D) 53,393 40.7% 8,420 [+] 6.4% 131,301 10 0.18%
1964 64% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 70,633 57.1% Barry Goldwater (R) 52,926 42.8% 113 0.1% 123,672 4 0.18%
1960 62% Richard Nixon (R) 56,667 55.9% John Kennedy (D) 44,384 43.7% 406 0.4% 101,457 6 0.15%
1956 52% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 47,517 62.3% Adlai Stevenson (D) 28,332 37.2% 383 0.5% 76,232 5 0.12%
1952 63% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 49,876 66.6% Adlai Stevenson (D) 24,664 32.9% 392 0.5% 74,932 11 0.12%
1948 52% Thomas Dewey (R) 30,323 56.5% Harry Truman* (D) 21,220 39.5% 2,161 [+] 4.0% 53,704 11 0.11%
1944 51% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 23,789 52.4% Thomas Dewey (R) 21,440 47.2% 164 0.4% 45,393 1 0.09%
1940 63% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 25,736 54.1% Wendell Willkie (R) 21,311 44.8% 551 1.2% 47,598 0 0.10%
1936 55% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 23,812 61.1% Alf Landon (R) 14,540 37.3% 599 [+] 1.5% 38,951 1 0.09%
1932 52% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 21,366 60.3% Herbert Hoover* (R) 12,313 34.8% 1,734 [+] 4.9% 35,413 -5 0.09%
1928 42% Herbert Hoover (R) 17,091 66.5% Al Smith (D) 8,290 32.2% 338 [+] 1.3% 25,719 8 0.07%
1924 40% Calvin Coolidge (R) 12,419 58.9% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 6,353 30.1% 2,307 [+] 10.9% 21,079 5 0.07%
1920 39% Warren Harding (R) 11,093 65.0% James Cox (D) 4,192 24.6% 1,769 [+] 10.4% 17,054 5 0.06%
1916 43% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 8,737 49.7% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 7,307 41.6% 1,524 [+] 8.7% 17,568 -5 0.09%
1912 35% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 5,768 45.0% Woodrow Wilson (D) 5,067 39.6% 1,976 [+] 15.4% 12,811 -23 0.09%
1908 29% William Taft (R) 4,721 53.2% William J. Bryan (D) 3,021 34.1% 1,130 [+] 12.7% 8,872 2 0.06%
1904 29% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 4,691 59.2% Alton Parker (D) 2,319 29.3% 915 [+] 11.5% 7,925 3 0.06%
1900 30% William McKinley* (R) 3,552 49.4% William J. Bryan (D) 3,312 46.0% 331 [+] 4.6% 7,195 -2 0.05%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 218,273 60.4%
Donald Trump* (R) 133,172 36.9%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 4,824 1.3%
Other 4,877 1.4%
TOTAL 361,146
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): -10


2016 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 174,249 55.1%
Donald Trump (R) 112,529 35.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 13,221 4.2%
Jill Stein (Grn) 6,567 2.1%
Evan McMullin (I) 1,435 0.5%
Other 8,079 2.6%
TOTAL 316,080
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): -10


2012 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 155,387 53.6%
Mitt Romney (R) 124,573 43.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 3,839 1.3%
Other 6,052 2.1%
TOTAL 289,851
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): -4


2008 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 173,790 56.3%
John McCain (R) 126,640 41.0%
Ralph Nader (I) 2,837 0.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,590 0.5%
Other 3,705 1.2%
TOTAL 308,562
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): -5


2004 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 144,801 48.4%
John Kerry (D) 149,056 49.9%
Other 5,054 1.7%
TOTAL 298,911
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): -2


2000 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 128,352 48.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 117,937 44.7%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 15,187 5.8%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 694 0.3%
Other 1,690 0.6%
TOTAL 263,860
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 1


1996 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 111,045 44.2%
Robert Dole (R) 110,648 44.0%
Ross Perot (Ref) 17,661 7.0%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 8,628 3.4%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,868 0.7%
Other 1,395 0.6%
TOTAL 251,245
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 3


1992 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 109,351 40.9%
George Bush* (R) 93,759 35.1%
Ross Perot (I) 62,419 23.3%
Other 1,846 0.7%
TOTAL 267,375
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): -2


1988 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 124,137 54.8%
Michael Dukakis (D) 99,253 43.8%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,860 0.8%
Other 1,157 0.5%
TOTAL 226,407
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): 1


1984 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 138,349 63.1%
Walter Mondale (D) 78,189 35.7%
Other 2,732 1.2%
TOTAL 219,270
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 4


1980 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 108,260 54.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 61,158 30.8%
John Anderson (I) 23,193 11.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 3,365 1.7%
Other 2,546 1.3%
TOTAL 198,522
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 4


1976 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 79,944 45.9%
Gerald Ford* (R) 88,707 50.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,851 1.1%
Other 3,640 2.1%
TOTAL 174,142
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): 3


1972 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 95,641 55.4%
George McGovern (D) 71,388 41.4%
John Schmitz (Amer) 4,259 2.5%
Other 1,286 0.7%
TOTAL 172,574
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): -5


1968 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 69,488 52.9%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 53,393 40.7%
George Wallace (AIP) 7,499 5.7%
Other 921 0.7%
TOTAL 131,301
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 10


1964 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 70,633 57.1%
Barry Goldwater (R) 52,926 42.8%
Other 113 0.1%
TOTAL 123,672
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 4


1960 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 44,384 43.7%
Richard Nixon (R) 56,667 55.9%
Other 406 0.4%
TOTAL 101,457
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): 6


1956 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 47,517 62.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 28,332 37.2%
Other 383 0.5%
TOTAL 76,232
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): 5


1952 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 49,876 66.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 24,664 32.9%
Other 392 0.5%
TOTAL 74,932
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 11


1948 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 21,220 39.5%
Thomas Dewey (R) 30,323 56.5%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,818 3.4%
Other 343 0.6%
TOTAL 53,704
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): 11


1944 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 23,789 52.4%
Thomas Dewey (R) 21,440 47.2%
Other 164 0.4%
TOTAL 45,393
Turnout: 51% Diff (US): 1


1940 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 25,736 54.1%
Wendell Willkie (R) 21,311 44.8%
Other 551 1.2%
TOTAL 47,598
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 0


1936 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 23,812 61.1%
Alf Landon (R) 14,540 37.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 239 0.6%
Other 360 0.9%
TOTAL 38,951
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 1


1932 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 21,366 60.3%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 12,313 34.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,124 3.2%
Other 610 1.7%
TOTAL 35,413
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): -5


1928 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 17,091 66.5%
Al Smith (D) 8,290 32.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 338 1.3%
TOTAL 25,719
Turnout: 42% Diff (US): 8


1924 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 12,419 58.9%
John Davis (D) 1,973 9.4%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 6,353 30.1%
Other 334 1.6%
TOTAL 21,079
Turnout: 40% Diff (US): 5


1920 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 11,093 65.0%
James Cox (D) 4,192 24.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,139 6.7%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 578 3.4%
Other 52 0.3%
TOTAL 17,054
Turnout: 39% Diff (US): 5


1916 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 8,737 49.7%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 7,307 41.6%
Allan Benson (Soc) 1,017 5.8%
James Hanly (Proh) 506 2.9%
Other 1 0.0%
TOTAL 17,568
Turnout: 43% Diff (US): -5


1912 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 5,067 39.6%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 5,768 45.0%
William Taft* (R) 81 0.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,323 10.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 571 4.5%
Other 1 0.0%
TOTAL 12,811
Turnout: 35% Diff (US): -23


1908 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 4,721 53.2%
William J. Bryan (D) 3,021 34.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 746 8.4%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 258 2.9%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 126 1.4%
TOTAL 8,872
Turnout: 29% Diff (US): 2


1904 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 4,691 59.2%
Alton Parker (D) 2,319 29.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 706 8.9%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 209 2.6%
TOTAL 7,925
Turnout: 29% Diff (US): 3


1900 President, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 3,552 49.4%
William J. Bryan (D) 3,312 46.0%
Other 331 4.6%
TOTAL 7,195
Turnout: 30% Diff (US): -2
* incumbent