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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	12,432	14.2
Deaths:	6,978	7.9
Net Migration:	-12,905	-14.7
Net Immigration:	1,005	1.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +2,927	R +23,820	R + 11.4%
D -20,893
2024 vs. 2016	R +14,331	R +10,359	R + 12.9%
D +3,972
2020 vs. 2016	R +11,404	D +13,461	R + 1.5%
D +24,865
2024 vs. 2012	R +11,836	R +1,696	R + 7.0%
D +10,140

2016 vs. 2008	R -3,902	D +4,537	D + 4.7%
D +635
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	46%	Kamala Harris (D)	93,060	63.4%	Donald Trump (R)	49,226	33.6%	4,432 [+]	3.0%	146,718	-16	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 1,957 (1.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,214 (0.8%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 676 (0.5%);
2020	51%	Joe Biden (D)	113,953	69.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	46,299	28.2%	3,671 [+]	2.2%	163,923	-19	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,820 (1.1%);
2016	42%	Hillary Clinton (D)	89,088	66.8%	Donald Trump (R)	34,895	26.2%	9,425 [+]	7.1%	133,408	-20	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,547 (3.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 2,823 (2.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 358 (0.3%);
2012	40%	Barack Obama* (D)	82,920	67.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	37,390	30.3%	3,208 [+]	2.6%	123,518	-17	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,341 (1.1%);
2008	43%	Barack Obama (D)	88,453	68.2%	John McCain (R)	38,797	29.9%	2,533 [+]	2.0%	129,783	-16	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 1,059 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 586 (0.5%);
2004	42%	John Kerry (D)	75,241	60.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	47,838	38.4%	1,574 [+]	1.3%	124,653	-12	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	41%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	67,618	57.5%	George W. Bush (R)	43,761	37.2%	6,155 [+]	5.2%	117,534	-11	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 5,059 (4.3%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 340 (0.3%);
1996	39%	Bill Clinton* (D)	57,700	53.2%	Robert Dole (R)	39,794	36.7%	11,064 [+]	10.2%	108,558	-4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 7,240 (6.7%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,391 (2.2%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 787 (0.7%);
1992	44%	Bill Clinton (D)	54,861	47.0%	George Bush* (R)	36,461	31.2%	25,367 [+]	21.7%	116,689	-6	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 24,472 (21.0%);
1988	40%	George Bush (R)	50,022	49.8%	Michael Dukakis (D)	48,998	48.8%	1,361 [+]	1.4%	100,381	-4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 890 (0.9%);
1984	43%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	55,710	57.2%	Walter Mondale (D)	40,733	41.8%	1,027	1.1%	97,470	-2	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	42%	Ronald Reagan (R)	47,452	54.7%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	29,086	33.5%	10,256 [+]	11.8%	86,794	4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 8,008 (9.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,468 (1.7%);
1976	44%	Gerald Ford* (R)	40,896	51.0%	Jimmy Carter (D)	36,849	46.0%	2,408 [+]	3.0%	80,153	3	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 606 (0.8%);
1972	48%	Richard Nixon* (R)	47,004	57.0%	George McGovern (D)	32,545	39.5%	2,859 [+]	3.5%	82,408	-4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 2,274 (2.8%);
1968	46%	Richard Nixon (R)	33,670	50.2%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	28,261	42.1%	5,193 [+]	7.7%	67,124	7	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 4,800 (7.2%);
1964	49%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	40,093	61.8%	Barry Goldwater (R)	24,579	37.9%	172	0.3%	64,844	-1	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	49%	Richard Nixon (R)	33,428	56.3%	John Kennedy (D)	25,805	43.4%	180	0.3%	59,413	7	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	44%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	29,514	59.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	19,932	40.2%	127	0.3%	49,573	2	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	52%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	30,578	62.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	18,051	36.9%	286	0.6%	48,915	7	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	42%	Thomas Dewey (R)	17,233	50.6%	Harry Truman* (D)	15,704	46.1%	1,126 [+]	3.3%	34,063	5	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 959 (2.8%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	41%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	14,342	53.7%	Thomas Dewey (R)	12,246	45.8%	140	0.5%	26,728	0	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	54%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	14,758	55.0%	Wendell Willkie (R)	11,810	44.0%	265	1.0%	26,833	-1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	47%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	12,267	61.1%	Alf Landon (R)	7,565	37.7%	235 [+]	1.2%	20,067	1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 101 (0.5%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	42%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	8,942	56.8%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	6,200	39.4%	608 [+]	3.9%	15,750	0	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 323 (2.1%);
1928	36%	Herbert Hoover (R)	7,228	63.1%	Al Smith (D)	4,138	36.1%	86 [+]	0.8%	11,452	5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 86 (0.8%);
1924	31%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,744	61.1%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	2,035	26.2%	989 [+]	12.7%	7,768	7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 886 (11.4%);
1920	39%	Warren Harding (R)	4,817	67.8%	James Cox (D)	1,771	24.9%	521 [+]	7.3%	7,109	7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 263 (3.7%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 258 (3.6%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	45%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,878	48.3%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	3,599	44.8%	555 [+]	6.9%	8,032	-1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 364 (4.5%); James Hanly (Proh) 191 (2.4%);
1912	44%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	3,392	46.3%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	3,081	42.0%	859 [+]	11.7%	7,332	-23	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 557 (7.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 301 (4.1%); William Taft* (R) 1 (0.0%);
1908	31%	William Taft (R)	2,486	53.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,616	34.9%	533 [+]	11.5%	4,635	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 265 (5.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 211 (4.6%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 57 (1.2%);
1904	30%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,453	59.2%	Alton Parker (D)	1,415	34.1%	278 [+]	6.7%	4,146	3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 167 (4.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 111 (2.7%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	32%	William McKinley* (R)	1,964	50.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,825	46.6%	131 [+]	3.3%	3,920	-1	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, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

113,953

69.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

46,299

28.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,820

1.1%

Other

1,851

1.1%

TOTAL

163,923

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -19

2016 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

89,088

66.8%

Donald Trump (R)

34,895

26.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4,547

3.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2,823

2.1%

Evan McMullin (I)

358

0.3%

Other

1,697

1.3%

TOTAL

133,408

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): -20

2012 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

82,920

67.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

37,390

30.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,341

1.1%

Other

1,867

1.5%

TOTAL

123,518

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): -17

2008 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

88,453

68.2%

John McCain (R)

38,797

29.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,059

0.8%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

586

0.5%

Other

888

0.7%

TOTAL

129,783

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): -16

2004 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

47,838

38.4%

John Kerry (D)

75,241

60.4%

Other

1,574

1.3%

TOTAL

124,653

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): -12

2000 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

43,761

37.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

67,618

57.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5,059

4.3%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

340

0.3%

Other

756

0.6%

TOTAL

117,534

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -11

1996 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

57,700

53.2%

Robert Dole (R)

39,794

36.7%

Ross Perot (Ref)

7,240

6.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2,391

2.2%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

787

0.7%

Other

646

0.6%

TOTAL

108,558

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): -4

1992 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

54,861

47.0%

George Bush* (R)

36,461

31.2%

Ross Perot (I)

24,472

21.0%

Other

895

0.8%

TOTAL

116,689

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): -6

1988 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

50,022

49.8%

Michael Dukakis (D)

48,998

48.8%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

890

0.9%

Other

471

0.5%

TOTAL

100,381

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): -4

1984 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

55,710

57.2%

Walter Mondale (D)

40,733

41.8%

Other

1,027

1.1%

TOTAL

97,470

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): -2

1980 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

47,452

54.7%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

29,086

33.5%

John Anderson (I)

8,008

9.2%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1,468

1.7%

Other

780

0.9%

TOTAL

86,794

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

36,849

46.0%

Gerald Ford* (R)

40,896

51.0%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

606

0.8%

Other

1,802

2.2%

TOTAL

80,153

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

47,004

57.0%

George McGovern (D)

32,545

39.5%

John Schmitz (Amer)

2,274

2.8%

Other

585

0.7%

TOTAL

82,408

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -4

1968 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

33,670

50.2%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

28,261

42.1%

George Wallace (AIP)

4,800

7.2%

Other

393

0.6%

TOTAL

67,124

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 7

1964 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

40,093

61.8%

Barry Goldwater (R)

24,579

37.9%

Other

172

0.3%

TOTAL

64,844

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

25,805

43.4%

Richard Nixon (R)

33,428

56.3%

Other

180

0.3%

TOTAL

59,413

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 7

1956 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

29,514

59.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

19,932

40.2%

Other

127

0.3%

TOTAL

49,573

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 2

1952 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

30,578

62.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

18,051

36.9%

Other

286

0.6%

TOTAL

48,915

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 7

1948 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

15,704

46.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

17,233

50.6%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

959

2.8%

Other

167

0.5%

TOTAL

34,063

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 5

1944 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

14,342

53.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

12,246

45.8%

Other

140

0.5%

TOTAL

26,728

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): 0

1940 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

14,758

55.0%

Wendell Willkie (R)

11,810

44.0%

Other

265

1.0%

TOTAL

26,833

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): -1

1936 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

12,267

61.1%

Alf Landon (R)

7,565

37.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

101

0.5%

Other

134

0.7%

TOTAL

20,067

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 1

1932 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

8,942

56.8%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

6,200

39.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

323

2.1%

Other

285

1.8%

TOTAL

15,750

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 0

1928 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

7,228

63.1%

Al Smith (D)

4,138

36.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.8%

TOTAL

11,452

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 5

1924 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

4,744

61.1%

John Davis (D)

886

11.4%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

2,035

26.2%

Other

103

1.3%

TOTAL

7,768

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): 7

1920 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

4,817

67.8%

James Cox (D)

1,771

24.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

263

3.7%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

258

3.6%

TOTAL

7,109

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): 7

1916 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

3,878

48.3%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

3,599

44.8%

Allan Benson (Soc)

364

4.5%

James Hanly (Proh)

191

2.4%

TOTAL

8,032

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): -1

1912 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

3,392

46.3%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

3,081

42.0%

William Taft* (R)

0.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

557

7.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

301

4.1%

TOTAL

7,332

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): -23

1908 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

2,486

53.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,616

34.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

211

4.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

265

5.7%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

1.2%

TOTAL

4,635

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): 2

1904 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

2,453

59.2%

Alton Parker (D)

1,415

34.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

167

4.0%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

111

2.7%

TOTAL

4,146

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): 3

1900 President, Salinas, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,964

50.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,825

46.6%

Other

131

3.3%

TOTAL

3,920

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	121,755	28.13%	10.8%
Black:	9,737	2.25%	13.8%
Indian:	1,227	0.28%	9.8%
Asian:	26,590	6.14%	3.7%
2+ races:	10,264	2.37%	7.2%
Hispanic:	263,285	60.82%	14.5%

Total non-White:	311,103	71.87%	11.7%

Change in White population:	-14,680	-3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	32,481	7.8

Salinas, CA Metro Area

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