Election Results for El Centro, CA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,227	14.5
Deaths:	3,815	10.6
Net Migration:	-2,782	-7.7
Net Immigration:	295	0.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +8,143	R +6,132	R + 19.1%
D +2,011
2020 vs. 2012	R +8,070	D +1,472	R + 7.7%
D +9,542
2020 vs. 2008	R +6,839	D +3,677	R + 1.7%
D +10,516

2016 vs. 2008	R -1,304	D +9,809	D + 17.4%
D +8,505
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	44%	Joe Biden (D)	34,678	61.1%	Donald Trump* (R)	20,847	36.7%	1,218 [+]	2.1%	56,743	-10	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 390 (0.7%);
2016	38%	Hillary Clinton (D)	32,667	67.9%	Donald Trump (R)	12,704	26.4%	2,720 [+]	5.7%	48,091	-19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,221 (2.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 745 (1.5%); Evan McMullin (I) 81 (0.2%);
2012	31%	Barack Obama* (D)	25,136	65.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	12,777	33.1%	652 [+]	1.7%	38,565	-14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 227 (0.6%);
2008	33%	Barack Obama (D)	24,162	62.2%	John McCain (R)	14,008	36.1%	650 [+]	1.7%	38,820	-10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 271 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 134 (0.3%);
2004	32%	John Kerry (D)	17,964	52.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	15,890	46.4%	420 [+]	1.2%	34,274	-4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	30%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	15,489	53.5%	George W. Bush (R)	12,524	43.3%	924 [+]	3.2%	28,937	-5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 608 (2.1%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 136 (0.5%);
1996	30%	Bill Clinton* (D)	14,591	55.3%	Robert Dole (R)	9,705	36.8%	2,104 [+]	8.0%	26,400	-4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 1,778 (6.7%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 154 (0.6%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 69 (0.3%);
1992	33%	Bill Clinton (D)	11,109	43.9%	George Bush* (R)	9,759	38.5%	4,450 [+]	17.6%	25,318	1	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 4,247 (16.8%);
1988	34%	George Bush (R)	12,889	55.2%	Michael Dukakis (D)	10,243	43.8%	233 [+]	1.0%	23,365	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 102 (0.4%);
1984	35%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	13,829	62.0%	Walter Mondale (D)	8,237	36.9%	235	1.1%	22,301	3	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	36%	Ronald Reagan (R)	12,068	55.9%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	7,961	36.9%	1,550 [+]	7.2%	21,579	5	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 1,203 (5.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 248 (1.1%);
1976	42%	Gerald Ford* (R)	10,618	49.9%	Jimmy Carter (D)	10,244	48.2%	400 [+]	1.9%	21,262	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 52 (0.2%);
1972	49%	Richard Nixon* (R)	14,178	62.1%	George McGovern (D)	7,982	34.9%	689 [+]	3.0%	22,849	1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 607 (2.7%);
1968	50%	Richard Nixon (R)	10,818	52.9%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	7,481	36.6%	2,147 [+]	10.5%	20,446	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 2,100 (10.3%);
1964	53%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	11,143	51.8%	Barry Goldwater (R)	10,330	48.1%	19	0.1%	21,492	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	50%	Richard Nixon (R)	10,606	53.5%	John Kennedy (D)	9,119	46.0%	81	0.4%	19,806	4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	46%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	10,526	56.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	8,197	43.6%	58	0.3%	18,781	-1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	46%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	11,044	62.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	6,619	37.2%	112	0.6%	17,775	7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	31%	Thomas Dewey (R)	6,217	52.6%	Harry Truman* (D)	5,301	44.9%	292 [+]	2.5%	11,810	8	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 228 (1.9%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	29%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,979	53.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,085	45.8%	48	0.4%	11,112	8	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	40%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,728	52.5%	Wendell Willkie (R)	6,854	46.6%	130	0.9%	14,712	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	35%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,560	60.8%	Alf Landon (R)	4,771	38.3%	113 [+]	0.9%	12,444	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 26 (0.2%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	36%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	8,772	67.3%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,783	29.0%	484 [+]	3.7%	13,039	-11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 274 (2.1%);
1928	24%	Herbert Hoover (R)	5,417	67.6%	Al Smith (D)	2,486	31.0%	109 [+]	1.4%	8,012	9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 109 (1.4%);
1924	23%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	3,455	50.3%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	2,549	37.1%	868 [+]	12.6%	6,872	-4	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 759 (11.0%);
1920	28%	Warren Harding (R)	4,699	64.5%	James Cox (D)	2,022	27.8%	563 [+]	7.7%	7,284	4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 374 (5.1%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 189 (2.6%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	35%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,273	49.2%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,694	40.5%	692 [+]	10.4%	6,659	-6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 363 (5.5%); James Hanly (Proh) 329 (4.9%);
1912	28%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,420	42.2%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,295	38.5%	652 [+]	19.4%	3,367	-23	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 446 (13.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 193 (5.7%); William Taft* (R) 13 (0.4%);
1908	30%	William Taft (R)	909	47.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	675	35.4%	324 [+]	17.0%	1,908	-4	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 204 (10.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 102 (5.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 18 (0.9%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

34,678

61.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

20,847

36.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

390

0.7%

Other

828

1.5%

TOTAL

56,743

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): -10

2016 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

32,667

67.9%

Donald Trump (R)

12,704

26.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,221

2.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

745

1.5%

Evan McMullin (I)

0.2%

Other

673

1.4%

TOTAL

48,091

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): -19

2012 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

25,136

65.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

12,777

33.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

227

0.6%

Other

425

1.1%

TOTAL

38,565

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): -14

2008 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

24,162

62.2%

John McCain (R)

14,008

36.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

271

0.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

134

0.3%

Other

245

0.6%

TOTAL

38,820

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): -10

2004 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

15,890

46.4%

John Kerry (D)

17,964

52.4%

Other

420

1.2%

TOTAL

34,274

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): -4

2000 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

12,524

43.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

15,489

53.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

608

2.1%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

136

0.5%

Other

180

0.6%

TOTAL

28,937

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): -5

1996 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

14,591

55.3%

Robert Dole (R)

9,705

36.8%

Ross Perot (Ref)

1,778

6.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

154

0.6%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

103

0.4%

TOTAL

26,400

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): -4

1992 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

11,109

43.9%

George Bush* (R)

9,759

38.5%

Ross Perot (I)

4,247

16.8%

Other

203

0.8%

TOTAL

25,318

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): 1

1988 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

12,889

55.2%

Michael Dukakis (D)

10,243

43.8%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

102

0.4%

Other

131

0.6%

TOTAL

23,365

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): 2

1984 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

13,829

62.0%

Walter Mondale (D)

8,237

36.9%

Other

235

1.1%

TOTAL

22,301

Turnout: 35%	Diff (US): 3

1980 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

12,068

55.9%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

7,961

36.9%

John Anderson (I)

1,203

5.6%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

248

1.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

21,579

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 5

1976 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

10,244

48.2%

Gerald Ford* (R)

10,618

49.9%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.2%

Other

348

1.6%

TOTAL

21,262

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 2

1972 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

14,178

62.1%

George McGovern (D)

7,982

34.9%

John Schmitz (Amer)

607

2.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

22,849

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 1

1968 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

10,818

52.9%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

7,481

36.6%

George Wallace (AIP)

2,100

10.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

20,446

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 10

1964 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

11,143

51.8%

Barry Goldwater (R)

10,330

48.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

21,492

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 10

1960 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

9,119

46.0%

Richard Nixon (R)

10,606

53.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

19,806

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 4

1956 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

10,526

56.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

8,197

43.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

18,781

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): -1

1952 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

11,044

62.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

6,619

37.2%

Other

112

0.6%

TOTAL

17,775

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 7

1948 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

5,301

44.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

6,217

52.6%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

228

1.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

11,810

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): 8

1944 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

5,085

45.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

5,979

53.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

11,112

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): 8

1940 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

7,728

52.5%

Wendell Willkie (R)

6,854

46.6%

Other

130

0.9%

TOTAL

14,712

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 2

1936 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

7,560

60.8%

Alf Landon (R)

4,771

38.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.2%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

12,444

Turnout: 35%	Diff (US): 2

1932 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

8,772

67.3%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

3,783

29.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

274

2.1%

Other

210

1.6%

TOTAL

13,039

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): -11

1928 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

5,417

67.6%

Al Smith (D)

2,486

31.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

109

1.4%

TOTAL

8,012

Turnout: 24%	Diff (US): 9

1924 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

3,455

50.3%

John Davis (D)

759

11.0%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

2,549

37.1%

Other

109

1.6%

TOTAL

6,872

Turnout: 23%	Diff (US): -4

1920 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

4,699

64.5%

James Cox (D)

2,022

27.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

374

5.1%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

189

2.6%

TOTAL

7,284

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): 4

1916 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

3,273

49.2%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

2,694

40.5%

Allan Benson (Soc)

363

5.5%

James Hanly (Proh)

329

4.9%

TOTAL

6,659

Turnout: 35%	Diff (US): -6

1912 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,295

38.5%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

1,420

42.2%

William Taft* (R)

0.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

446

13.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

193

5.7%

TOTAL

3,367

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): -23

1908 President, El Centro, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

909

47.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

675

35.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

204

10.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

102

5.3%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.9%

TOTAL

1,908

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	16,297	9.12%	31.9%
Black:	4,045	2.26%	20.9%
Indian:	1,309	0.73%	20.3%
Asian:	2,224	1.24%	2.8%
2+ races:	1,025	0.57%	6.6%
Hispanic:	153,813	86.07%	9.7%

Total non-White:	162,416	90.88%	7.8%

Change in White population:	-7,630	-4.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	11,815	6.8

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