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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,504	15.1
Deaths:	5,166	9.2
Net Migration:	4,633	8.2
Net Immigration:	463	0.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +4,558	R +13,359	R + 15.3%
D -8,801
2024 vs. 2016	R +15,230	R +12,357	R + 17.5%
D +2,873
2020 vs. 2016	R +10,672	D +1,002	R + 2.2%
D +11,674
2024 vs. 2012	R +16,374	R +9,189	R + 13.4%
D +7,185

2016 vs. 2008	R +21	D +3,265	D + 4.5%
D +3,286
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	42%	Donald Trump (R)	43,955	50.9%	Kamala Harris (D)	40,190	46.5%	2,247 [+]	2.6%	86,392	1	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 1,196 (1.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 427 (0.5%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 267 (0.3%);
2020	44%	Joe Biden (D)	48,991	53.8%	Donald Trump* (R)	39,397	43.3%	2,605 [+]	2.9%	90,993	-4	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 941 (1.0%);
2016	37%	Hillary Clinton (D)	37,317	52.7%	Donald Trump (R)	28,725	40.6%	4,747 [+]	6.7%	70,789	-5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,410 (3.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,209 (1.7%); Evan McMullin (I) 162 (0.2%);
2012	35%	Barack Obama* (D)	33,005	53.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	27,581	44.3%	1,636 [+]	2.6%	62,222	-3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 516 (0.8%);
2008	38%	Barack Obama (D)	34,031	53.1%	John McCain (R)	28,704	44.8%	1,316 [+]	2.1%	64,051	-1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 444 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 229 (0.4%);
2004	38%	George W. Bush* (R)	32,773	56.5%	John Kerry (D)	24,491	42.3%	696 [+]	1.2%	57,960	6	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	36%	George W. Bush (R)	26,102	51.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	22,726	45.1%	1,590 [+]	3.2%	50,418	4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,166 (2.3%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 248 (0.5%);
1996	36%	Bill Clinton* (D)	21,786	46.4%	Robert Dole (R)	20,847	44.4%	4,305 [+]	9.2%	46,938	4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 3,427 (7.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 462 (1.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 139 (0.3%);
1992	40%	Bill Clinton (D)	20,133	40.9%	George Bush* (R)	17,981	36.5%	11,170 [+]	22.7%	49,284	-1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 10,914 (22.1%);
1988	38%	George Bush (R)	21,717	51.2%	Michael Dukakis (D)	20,105	47.4%	592 [+]	1.4%	42,414	-2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 267 (0.6%);
1984	42%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	24,997	58.8%	Walter Mondale (D)	17,012	40.0%	468	1.1%	42,477	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	41%	Ronald Reagan (R)	18,043	48.8%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	15,886	42.9%	3,067 [+]	8.3%	36,996	-2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 2,316 (6.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 516 (1.4%);
1976	42%	Jimmy Carter (D)	16,637	51.7%	Gerald Ford* (R)	14,842	46.1%	729 [+]	2.3%	32,208	-2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 95 (0.3%);
1972	48%	Richard Nixon* (R)	17,737	54.3%	George McGovern (D)	13,914	42.6%	997 [+]	3.1%	32,648	-6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 836 (2.6%);
1968	49%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	14,453	51.0%	Richard Nixon (R)	11,595	40.9%	2,301 [+]	8.1%	28,349	-2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 2,248 (7.9%);
1964	51%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	19,431	68.7%	Barry Goldwater (R)	8,814	31.2%	24	0.1%	28,269	-7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	53%	John Kennedy (D)	15,545	56.2%	Richard Nixon (R)	11,990	43.4%	111	0.4%	27,646	-6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	49%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	13,366	53.8%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	11,430	46.0%	56	0.2%	24,852	-11	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	56%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	13,512	53.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	11,639	45.9%	219	0.9%	25,370	-2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	43%	Harry Truman* (D)	9,959	54.9%	Thomas Dewey (R)	7,721	42.6%	444 [+]	2.4%	18,124	-2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 360 (2.0%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	44%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	9,192	58.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	6,518	41.3%	69	0.4%	15,779	-5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	56%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	10,501	62.6%	Wendell Willkie (R)	6,101	36.4%	182	1.1%	16,784	-8	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	48%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	9,208	72.7%	Alf Landon (R)	3,230	25.5%	230 [+]	1.8%	12,668	-11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 91 (0.7%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	45%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	7,202	67.1%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,920	27.2%	612 [+]	5.7%	10,734	-12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 377 (3.5%);
1928	37%	Herbert Hoover (R)	4,644	60.2%	Al Smith (D)	2,970	38.5%	104 [+]	1.3%	7,718	2	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 104 (1.3%);
1924	37%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	3,573	52.9%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	2,301	34.1%	875 [+]	13.0%	6,749	-1	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 710 (10.5%);
1920	36%	Warren Harding (R)	3,457	63.0%	James Cox (D)	1,537	28.0%	494 [+]	9.0%	5,488	3	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 331 (6.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 163 (3.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	40%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,637	50.4%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,132	40.7%	467 [+]	8.9%	5,236	-5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 285 (5.4%); James Hanly (Proh) 182 (3.5%);
1912	39%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,978	46.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,571	37.2%	679 [+]	16.1%	4,228	-23	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 441 (10.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 228 (5.4%); William Taft* (R) 10 (0.2%);
1908	29%	William Taft (R)	1,107	44.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,100	44.3%	276 [+]	11.1%	2,483	-7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 152 (6.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 104 (4.2%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 20 (0.8%);
1904	28%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	972	49.1%	Alton Parker (D)	863	43.6%	146 [+]	7.4%	1,981	-7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 108 (5.5%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 38 (1.9%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	35%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,081	55.4%	William McKinley* (R)	811	41.6%	58 [+]	3.0%	1,950	-10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

48,991

53.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

39,397

43.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

941

1.0%

Other

1,664

1.8%

TOTAL

90,993

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): -4

2016 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

37,317

52.7%

Donald Trump (R)

28,725

40.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,410

3.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1,209

1.7%

Evan McMullin (I)

162

0.2%

Other

966

1.4%

TOTAL

70,789

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): -5

2012 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

33,005

53.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

27,581

44.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

516

0.8%

Other

1,120

1.8%

TOTAL

62,222

Turnout: 35%	Diff (US): -3

2008 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

34,031

53.1%

John McCain (R)

28,704

44.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

444

0.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

229

0.4%

Other

643

1.0%

TOTAL

64,051

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

32,773

56.5%

John Kerry (D)

24,491

42.3%

Other

696

1.2%

TOTAL

57,960

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

26,102

51.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

22,726

45.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1,166

2.3%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

248

0.5%

Other

176

0.3%

TOTAL

50,418

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 4

1996 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

21,786

46.4%

Robert Dole (R)

20,847

44.4%

Ross Perot (Ref)

3,427

7.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

462

1.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

139

0.3%

Other

277

0.6%

TOTAL

46,938

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 4

1992 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

20,133

40.9%

George Bush* (R)

17,981

36.5%

Ross Perot (I)

10,914

22.1%

Other

256

0.5%

TOTAL

49,284

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): -1

1988 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

21,717

51.2%

Michael Dukakis (D)

20,105

47.4%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

267

0.6%

Other

325

0.8%

TOTAL

42,414

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): -2

1984 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

24,997

58.8%

Walter Mondale (D)

17,012

40.0%

Other

468

1.1%

TOTAL

42,477

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 0

1980 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

18,043

48.8%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

15,886

42.9%

John Anderson (I)

2,316

6.3%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

516

1.4%

Other

235

0.6%

TOTAL

36,996

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -2

1976 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

16,637

51.7%

Gerald Ford* (R)

14,842

46.1%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.3%

Other

634

2.0%

TOTAL

32,208

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

17,737

54.3%

George McGovern (D)

13,914

42.6%

John Schmitz (Amer)

836

2.6%

Other

161

0.5%

TOTAL

32,648

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -6

1968 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

11,595

40.9%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

14,453

51.0%

George Wallace (AIP)

2,248

7.9%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

28,349

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -2

1964 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

19,431

68.7%

Barry Goldwater (R)

8,814

31.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

28,269

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -7

1960 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

15,545

56.2%

Richard Nixon (R)

11,990

43.4%

Other

111

0.4%

TOTAL

27,646

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): -6

1956 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

11,430

46.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

13,366

53.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

24,852

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -11

1952 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

13,512

53.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

11,639

45.9%

Other

219

0.9%

TOTAL

25,370

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -2

1948 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

9,959

54.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

7,721

42.6%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

360

2.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

18,124

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): -2

1944 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

9,192

58.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

6,518

41.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

15,779

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): -5

1940 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

10,501

62.6%

Wendell Willkie (R)

6,101

36.4%

Other

182

1.1%

TOTAL

16,784

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -8

1936 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

9,208

72.7%

Alf Landon (R)

3,230

25.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.7%

Other

139

1.1%

TOTAL

12,668

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -11

1932 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

7,202

67.1%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

2,920

27.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

377

3.5%

Other

235

2.2%

TOTAL

10,734

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): -12

1928 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

4,644

60.2%

Al Smith (D)

2,970

38.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

104

1.3%

TOTAL

7,718

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): 2

1924 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

3,573

52.9%

John Davis (D)

710

10.5%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

2,301

34.1%

Other

165

2.4%

TOTAL

6,749

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): -1

1920 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

3,457

63.0%

James Cox (D)

1,537

28.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

331

6.0%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

163

3.0%

TOTAL

5,488

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 3

1916 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

2,637

50.4%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

2,132

40.7%

Allan Benson (Soc)

285

5.4%

James Hanly (Proh)

182

3.5%

TOTAL

5,236

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): -5

1912 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,978

46.8%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

1,571

37.2%

William Taft* (R)

0.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

441

10.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

228

5.4%

TOTAL

4,228

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): -23

1908 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,107

44.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,100

44.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

152

6.1%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

104

4.2%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.8%

TOTAL

2,483

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): -7

1904 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

972

49.1%

Alton Parker (D)

863

43.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

108

5.5%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1.9%

TOTAL

1,981

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): -7

1900 President, Merced, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

811

41.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,081

55.4%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

1,950

Turnout: 35%	Diff (US): -10

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	69,671	24.02%	14.6%
Black:	8,495	2.93%	3.3%
Indian:	1,194	0.41%	6.0%
Asian:	21,662	7.47%	16.1%
2+ races:	5,706	1.97%	21.4%
Hispanic:	183,286	63.20%	30.5%

Total non-White:	220,343	75.98%	26.5%

Change in White population:	-11,928	-4.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	46,149	18.0

Merced, CA Metro Area

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