Election Results for Bakersfield, CA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	27,681	15.2
Deaths:	18,305	10.1
Net Migration:	-3,539	-1.9
Net Immigration:	1,293	0.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +3,395	R +28,520	R + 11.2%
D -25,125
2024 vs. 2016	R +38,295	R +28,743	R + 8.1%
D +9,552
2020 vs. 2016	R +34,900	R +223	D + 3.1%
D +34,677
2024 vs. 2012	R +41,261	R +22,515	R + 4.4%
D +18,746

2016 vs. 2008	R -5,209	D +10,441	D + 4.6%
D +5,232
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	43%	Donald Trump (R)	167,879	59.3%	Kamala Harris (D)	108,241	38.2%	7,126 [+]	2.5%	283,246	10	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 3,735 (1.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,344 (0.5%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 1,039 (0.4%);
2020	47%	Donald Trump* (R)	164,484	53.9%	Joe Biden (D)	133,366	43.7%	7,442 [+]	2.4%	305,292	7	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 3,942 (1.3%);
2016	39%	Donald Trump (R)	129,584	53.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	98,689	40.4%	15,890 [+]	6.5%	244,163	7	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 9,359 (3.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 2,887 (1.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 891 (0.4%);
2012	37%	Mitt Romney (R)	126,618	57.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	89,495	40.3%	6,076 [+]	2.7%	222,189	10	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,195 (1.0%);
2008	42%	John McCain (R)	134,793	57.7%	Barack Obama (D)	93,457	40.0%	5,558 [+]	2.4%	233,808	12	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 1,570 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,068 (0.5%);
2004	42%	George W. Bush* (R)	140,417	66.5%	John Kerry (D)	68,603	32.5%	2,154 [+]	1.0%	211,174	16	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	40%	George W. Bush (R)	110,663	60.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	66,003	36.2%	5,642 [+]	3.1%	182,308	13	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 3,474 (1.9%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,194 (0.7%);
1996	41%	Robert Dole (R)	92,151	53.8%	Bill Clinton* (D)	62,658	36.6%	16,582 [+]	9.7%	171,391	13	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 13,452 (7.8%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,289 (0.8%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 710 (0.4%);
1992	46%	George Bush* (R)	80,762	45.1%	Bill Clinton (D)	60,510	33.8%	37,991 [+]	21.2%	179,263	8	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 36,891 (20.6%);
1988	42%	George Bush (R)	90,550	61.5%	Michael Dukakis (D)	55,083	37.4%	1,660 [+]	1.1%	147,293	8	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 879 (0.6%);
1984	46%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	94,776	65.0%	Walter Mondale (D)	49,567	34.0%	1,401	1.0%	145,744	6	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	44%	Ronald Reagan (R)	72,842	59.6%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	41,097	33.7%	8,182 [+]	6.7%	122,121	9	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 5,799 (4.7%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,865 (1.5%);
1976	47%	Gerald Ford* (R)	58,023	52.3%	Jimmy Carter (D)	50,567	45.6%	2,371 [+]	2.1%	110,961	4	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 418 (0.4%);
1972	55%	Richard Nixon* (R)	71,686	60.1%	George McGovern (D)	41,937	35.2%	5,570 [+]	4.7%	119,193	-1	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 5,112 (4.3%);
1968	61%	Richard Nixon (R)	53,990	46.6%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	49,284	42.5%	12,558 [+]	10.8%	115,832	3	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 12,309 (10.6%);
1964	61%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	64,174	58.7%	Barry Goldwater (R)	45,014	41.2%	120	0.1%	109,308	3	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	61%	Richard Nixon (R)	52,800	50.4%	John Kennedy (D)	51,440	49.1%	465	0.4%	104,705	1	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	53%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	46,220	51.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	43,533	48.3%	322	0.4%	90,075	-6	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	55%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	46,497	55.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	37,240	44.2%	602	0.7%	84,339	0	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	43%	Harry Truman* (D)	33,029	56.2%	Thomas Dewey (R)	24,464	41.6%	1,318 [+]	2.2%	58,811	-4	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,109 (1.9%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	42%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	26,205	55.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	20,730	44.0%	226	0.5%	47,161	-2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	59%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	32,202	61.8%	Wendell Willkie (R)	19,445	37.3%	479	0.9%	52,126	-7	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	48%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	25,726	74.6%	Alf Landon (R)	8,345	24.2%	408 [+]	1.2%	34,479	-12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 219 (0.6%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	47%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	19,634	70.3%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	7,011	25.1%	1,275 [+]	4.6%	27,920	-14	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 962 (3.4%);
1928	48%	Herbert Hoover (R)	14,692	62.7%	Al Smith (D)	8,541	36.4%	212 [+]	0.9%	23,445	4	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 212 (0.9%);
1924	45%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	8,646	46.1%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	6,754	36.0%	3,363 [+]	17.9%	18,763	-8	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 3,159 (16.8%);
1920	42%	Warren Harding (R)	7,079	49.0%	James Cox (D)	6,095	42.2%	1,270 [+]	8.8%	14,444	-11	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 933 (6.5%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 337 (2.3%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	51%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	9,566	59.9%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	5,611	35.1%	804 [+]	5.0%	15,981	-11	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 553 (3.5%); James Hanly (Proh) 251 (1.6%);
1912	40%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	5,569	51.7%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	3,647	33.9%	1,549 [+]	14.4%	10,765	-23	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,300 (12.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 182 (1.7%); William Taft* (R) 67 (0.6%);
1908	24%	William Taft (R)	2,270	45.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,215	44.5%	493 [+]	9.9%	4,978	-6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 380 (7.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 57 (1.1%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 56 (1.1%);
1904	30%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,359	51.6%	Alton Parker (D)	1,724	37.7%	488 [+]	10.7%	4,571	-5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 436 (9.5%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 52 (1.1%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	37%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,960	52.3%	William McKinley* (R)	1,692	45.2%	94 [+]	2.5%	3,746	-6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

133,366

43.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

164,484

53.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

3,942

1.3%

Other

3,500

1.1%

TOTAL

305,292

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 7

2016 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

98,689

40.4%

Donald Trump (R)

129,584

53.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

9,359

3.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2,887

1.2%

Evan McMullin (I)

891

0.4%

Other

2,753

1.1%

TOTAL

244,163

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): 7

2012 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

89,495

40.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

126,618

57.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,195

1.0%

Other

3,881

1.7%

TOTAL

222,189

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

93,457

40.0%

John McCain (R)

134,793

57.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,570

0.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

1,068

0.5%

Other

2,920

1.2%

TOTAL

233,808

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

140,417

66.5%

John Kerry (D)

68,603

32.5%

Other

2,154

1.0%

TOTAL

211,174

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 16

2000 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

110,663

60.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

66,003

36.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3,474

1.9%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

1,194

0.7%

Other

974

0.5%

TOTAL

182,308

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 13

1996 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

62,658

36.6%

Robert Dole (R)

92,151

53.8%

Ross Perot (Ref)

13,452

7.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1,289

0.8%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

710

0.4%

Other

1,131

0.7%

TOTAL

171,391

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): 13

1992 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

60,510

33.8%

George Bush* (R)

80,762

45.1%

Ross Perot (I)

36,891

20.6%

Other

1,100

0.6%

TOTAL

179,263

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 8

1988 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

90,550

61.5%

Michael Dukakis (D)

55,083

37.4%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

879

0.6%

Other

781

0.5%

TOTAL

147,293

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 8

1984 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

94,776

65.0%

Walter Mondale (D)

49,567

34.0%

Other

1,401

1.0%

TOTAL

145,744

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 6

1980 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

72,842

59.6%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

41,097

33.7%

John Anderson (I)

5,799

4.7%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1,865

1.5%

Other

518

0.4%

TOTAL

122,121

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 9

1976 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

50,567

45.6%

Gerald Ford* (R)

58,023

52.3%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

418

0.4%

Other

1,953

1.8%

TOTAL

110,961

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

71,686

60.1%

George McGovern (D)

41,937

35.2%

John Schmitz (Amer)

5,112

4.3%

Other

458

0.4%

TOTAL

119,193

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -1

1968 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

53,990

46.6%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

49,284

42.5%

George Wallace (AIP)

12,309

10.6%

Other

249

0.2%

TOTAL

115,832

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 3

1964 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

64,174

58.7%

Barry Goldwater (R)

45,014

41.2%

Other

120

0.1%

TOTAL

109,308

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 3

1960 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

51,440

49.1%

Richard Nixon (R)

52,800

50.4%

Other

465

0.4%

TOTAL

104,705

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 1

1956 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

46,220

51.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

43,533

48.3%

Other

322

0.4%

TOTAL

90,075

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): -6

1952 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

46,497

55.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

37,240

44.2%

Other

602

0.7%

TOTAL

84,339

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 0

1948 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

33,029

56.2%

Thomas Dewey (R)

24,464

41.6%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

1,109

1.9%

Other

209

0.4%

TOTAL

58,811

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): -4

1944 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

26,205

55.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

20,730

44.0%

Other

226

0.5%

TOTAL

47,161

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): -2

1940 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

32,202

61.8%

Wendell Willkie (R)

19,445

37.3%

Other

479

0.9%

TOTAL

52,126

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -7

1936 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

25,726

74.6%

Alf Landon (R)

8,345

24.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

219

0.6%

Other

189

0.5%

TOTAL

34,479

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -12

1932 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

19,634

70.3%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

7,011

25.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

962

3.4%

Other

313

1.1%

TOTAL

27,920

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -14

1928 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

14,692

62.7%

Al Smith (D)

8,541

36.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

212

0.9%

TOTAL

23,445

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 4

1924 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

8,646

46.1%

John Davis (D)

3,159

16.8%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

6,754

36.0%

Other

204

1.1%

TOTAL

18,763

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): -8

1920 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

7,079

49.0%

James Cox (D)

6,095

42.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

933

6.5%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

337

2.3%

TOTAL

14,444

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): -11

1916 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

9,566

59.9%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

5,611

35.1%

Allan Benson (Soc)

553

3.5%

James Hanly (Proh)

251

1.6%

TOTAL

15,981

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -11

1912 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

5,569

51.7%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

3,647

33.9%

William Taft* (R)

0.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,300

12.1%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

182

1.7%

TOTAL

10,765

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): -23

1908 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

2,270

45.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

2,215

44.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

380

7.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1.1%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

1.1%

TOTAL

4,978

Turnout: 24%	Diff (US): -6

1904 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

2,359

51.6%

Alton Parker (D)

1,724

37.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

436

9.5%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1.1%

TOTAL

4,571

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): -5

1900 President, Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,692

45.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,960

52.3%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

3,746

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): -6

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	278,857	30.44%	13.9%
Black:	46,986	5.13%	3.5%
Indian:	5,304	0.58%	10.0%
Asian:	46,831	5.11%	37.4%
2+ races:	18,224	1.99%	14.1%
Hispanic:	519,906	56.75%	25.9%

Total non-White:	637,251	69.56%	23.5%

Change in White population:	-44,937	-5.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	121,414	14.5

Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

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