Election Results for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	83,465	12.7
Deaths:	58,260	8.8
Net Migration:	-58,429	-8.9
Net Immigration:	11,908	1.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R -6,824	R +116,454	R + 6.0%
D -123,278
2024 vs. 2016	R +115,504	R +9,608	R + 3.9%
D +105,896
2020 vs. 2016	R +122,328	D +106,846	D + 2.1%
D +229,174
2024 vs. 2012	R +56,544	D +157,871	D + 9.5%
D +214,415

2016 vs. 2008	R -63,266	D +132,161	D + 10.8%
D +68,895
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	57%	Kamala Harris (D)	841,372	56.9%	Donald Trump (R)	593,270	40.1%	43,144 [+]	2.9%	1,477,786	-10	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 16,387 (1.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 14,207 (1.0%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 7,487 (0.5%);
2020	62%	Joe Biden (D)	964,650	60.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	600,094	37.5%	37,399 [+]	2.3%	1,602,143	-9	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 21,386 (1.3%);
2016	52%	Hillary Clinton (D)	735,476	56.3%	Donald Trump (R)	477,766	36.6%	93,158 [+]	7.1%	1,306,400	-9	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 51,663 (4.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 22,820 (1.7%); Evan McMullin (I) 4,851 (0.4%);
2012	49%	Barack Obama* (D)	626,957	52.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	536,726	45.0%	30,266 [+]	2.5%	1,193,949	-2	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 14,656 (1.2%);
2008	53%	Barack Obama (D)	666,581	54.0%	John McCain (R)	541,032	43.8%	27,890 [+]	2.3%	1,235,503	-2	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 8,917 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 6,028 (0.5%);
2004	52%	George W. Bush* (R)	596,033	52.5%	John Kerry (D)	526,437	46.3%	13,881 [+]	1.2%	1,136,351	2	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	46%	George W. Bush (R)	475,736	49.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	437,666	45.7%	45,232 [+]	4.7%	958,634	2	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 33,979 (3.5%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 4,185 (0.4%);
1996	44%	Robert Dole (R)	402,876	45.6%	Bill Clinton* (D)	389,964	44.1%	91,311 [+]	10.3%	884,151	5	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 63,037 (7.1%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 15,858 (1.8%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 7,055 (0.8%);
1992	51%	Bill Clinton (D)	367,397	37.2%	George Bush* (R)	352,125	35.7%	267,124 [+]	27.1%	986,646	-2	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 259,249 (26.3%);
1988	49%	George Bush (R)	523,143	60.2%	Michael Dukakis (D)	333,264	38.3%	12,788 [+]	1.5%	869,195	7	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 7,201 (0.8%);
1984	48%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	502,344	65.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	257,029	33.4%	9,894	1.3%	769,267	7	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	52%	Ronald Reagan (R)	435,910	60.8%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	195,410	27.3%	85,546 [+]	11.9%	716,866	10	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 67,491 (9.4%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 10,769 (1.5%);
1976	56%	Gerald Ford* (R)	353,302	55.7%	Jimmy Carter (D)	263,654	41.6%	16,839 [+]	2.7%	633,795	8	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 4,471 (0.7%);
1972	60%	Richard Nixon* (R)	371,627	61.8%	George McGovern (D)	206,455	34.3%	23,055 [+]	3.8%	601,137	1	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 20,188 (3.4%);
1968	57%	Richard Nixon (R)	261,540	56.3%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	167,669	36.1%	35,654 [+]	7.7%	464,863	13	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 33,340 (7.2%);
1964	58%	Barry Goldwater (R)	214,445	50.3%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	211,808	49.7%	33	0.0%	426,286	12	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	61%	Richard Nixon (R)	223,056	56.4%	John Kennedy (D)	171,259	43.3%	1,106	0.3%	395,421	7	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	53%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	195,742	64.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	106,716	35.2%	1,118	0.4%	303,576	7	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	66%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	186,091	63.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	105,255	35.9%	1,688	0.6%	293,034	8	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	58%	Thomas Dewey (R)	101,552	49.4%	Harry Truman* (D)	98,217	47.8%	5,690 [+]	2.8%	205,459	4	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 4,815 (2.3%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	59%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	89,959	53.9%	Thomas Dewey (R)	75,746	45.4%	1,059	0.6%	166,764	0	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	62%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	71,188	55.6%	Wendell Willkie (R)	55,434	43.3%	1,488	1.2%	128,110	-2	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	58%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	64,628	63.5%	Alf Landon (R)	35,686	35.0%	1,540 [+]	1.5%	101,854	-1	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 524 (0.5%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	55%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	45,622	53.6%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	35,305	41.5%	4,223 [+]	5.0%	85,150	2	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,108 (3.7%);
1928	55%	Herbert Hoover (R)	47,769	67.1%	Al Smith (D)	22,749	32.0%	633 [+]	0.9%	71,151	9	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 633 (0.9%);
1924	45%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	22,726	49.0%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	20,200	43.5%	3,465 [+]	7.5%	46,391	-5	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 2,944 (6.3%);
1920	41%	Warren Harding (R)	19,826	63.8%	James Cox (D)	8,478	27.3%	2,783 [+]	9.0%	31,087	3	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,812 (5.8%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 971 (3.1%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	57%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	16,978	46.5%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	16,815	46.0%	2,744 [+]	7.5%	36,537	0	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 1,612 (4.4%); James Hanly (Proh) 1,132 (3.1%);
1912	43%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	9,731	44.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	7,922	36.5%	4,075 [+]	18.8%	21,728	-23	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,873 (13.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,139 (5.2%); William Taft* (R) 63 (0.3%);
1908	25%	William Taft (R)	5,412	57.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,393	25.4%	1,598 [+]	17.0%	9,403	6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,342 (14.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 212 (2.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 44 (0.5%);
1904	24%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	4,303	59.5%	Alton Parker (D)	1,398	19.3%	1,529 [+]	21.1%	7,230	3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,377 (19.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 152 (2.1%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	30%	William McKinley* (R)	3,800	54.9%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,678	38.7%	443 [+]	6.4%	6,921	3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

964,650

60.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

600,094

37.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

21,386

1.3%

Other

16,013

1.0%

TOTAL

1,602,143

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -9

2016 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

735,476

56.3%

Donald Trump (R)

477,766

36.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

51,663

4.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

22,820

1.7%

Evan McMullin (I)

4,851

0.4%

Other

13,824

1.1%

TOTAL

1,306,400

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -9

2012 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

626,957

52.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

536,726

45.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

14,656

1.2%

Other

15,610

1.3%

TOTAL

1,193,949

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -2

2008 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

666,581

54.0%

John McCain (R)

541,032

43.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

8,917

0.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

6,028

0.5%

Other

12,945

1.0%

TOTAL

1,235,503

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

596,033

52.5%

John Kerry (D)

526,437

46.3%

Other

13,881

1.2%

TOTAL

1,136,351

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

475,736

49.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

437,666

45.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

33,979

3.5%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

4,185

0.4%

Other

7,068

0.7%

TOTAL

958,634

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 2

1996 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

389,964

44.1%

Robert Dole (R)

402,876

45.6%

Ross Perot (Ref)

63,037

7.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

15,858

1.8%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

7,055

0.8%

Other

5,361

0.6%

TOTAL

884,151

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 5

1992 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

367,397

37.2%

George Bush* (R)

352,125

35.7%

Ross Perot (I)

259,249

26.3%

Other

7,875

0.8%

TOTAL

986,646

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -2

1988 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

523,143

60.2%

Michael Dukakis (D)

333,264

38.3%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

7,201

0.8%

Other

5,587

0.6%

TOTAL

869,195

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 7

1984 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

502,344

65.3%

Walter Mondale (D)

257,029

33.4%

Other

9,894

1.3%

TOTAL

769,267

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 7

1980 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

435,910

60.8%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

195,410

27.3%

John Anderson (I)

67,491

9.4%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

10,769

1.5%

Other

7,286

1.0%

TOTAL

716,866

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 10

1976 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

263,654

41.6%

Gerald Ford* (R)

353,302

55.7%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

4,471

0.7%

Other

12,368

2.0%

TOTAL

633,795

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 8

1972 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

371,627

61.8%

George McGovern (D)

206,455

34.3%

John Schmitz (Amer)

20,188

3.4%

Other

2,867

0.5%

TOTAL

601,137

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 1

1968 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

261,540

56.3%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

167,669

36.1%

George Wallace (AIP)

33,340

7.2%

Other

2,314

0.5%

TOTAL

464,863

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 13

1964 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

211,808

49.7%

Barry Goldwater (R)

214,445

50.3%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

426,286

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 12

1960 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

171,259

43.3%

Richard Nixon (R)

223,056

56.4%

Other

1,106

0.3%

TOTAL

395,421

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 7

1956 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

195,742

64.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

106,716

35.2%

Other

1,118

0.4%

TOTAL

303,576

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 7

1952 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

186,091

63.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

105,255

35.9%

Other

1,688

0.6%

TOTAL

293,034

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 8

1948 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

98,217

47.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

101,552

49.4%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

4,815

2.3%

Other

875

0.4%

TOTAL

205,459

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 4

1944 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

89,959

53.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

75,746

45.4%

Other

1,059

0.6%

TOTAL

166,764

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 0

1940 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

71,188

55.6%

Wendell Willkie (R)

55,434

43.3%

Other

1,488

1.2%

TOTAL

128,110

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -2

1936 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

64,628

63.5%

Alf Landon (R)

35,686

35.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

524

0.5%

Other

1,016

1.0%

TOTAL

101,854

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -1

1932 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

45,622

53.6%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

35,305

41.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

3,108

3.7%

Other

1,115

1.3%

TOTAL

85,150

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 2

1928 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

47,769

67.1%

Al Smith (D)

22,749

32.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

633

0.9%

TOTAL

71,151

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 9

1924 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

22,726

49.0%

John Davis (D)

2,944

6.3%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

20,200

43.5%

Other

521

1.1%

TOTAL

46,391

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): -5

1920 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

19,826

63.8%

James Cox (D)

8,478

27.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,812

5.8%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

971

3.1%

TOTAL

31,087

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): 3

1916 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

16,815

46.0%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

16,978

46.5%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1,612

4.4%

James Hanly (Proh)

1,132

3.1%

TOTAL

36,537

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 0

1912 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

9,731

44.8%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

7,922

36.5%

William Taft* (R)

0.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,873

13.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,139

5.2%

TOTAL

21,728

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): -23

1908 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

5,412

57.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

2,393

25.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,342

14.3%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

212

2.3%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.5%

TOTAL

9,403

Turnout: 25%	Diff (US): 6

1904 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

4,303

59.5%

Alton Parker (D)

1,398

19.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,377

19.0%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

152

2.1%

TOTAL

7,230

Turnout: 24%	Diff (US): 3

1900 President, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

3,800

54.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

2,678

38.7%

Other

443

6.4%

TOTAL

6,921

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	1,421,275	43.38%	5.3%
Black:	153,473	4.68%	4.7%
Indian:	13,659	0.42%	3.1%
Asian:	421,200	12.86%	23.3%
2+ races:	119,762	3.66%	26.1%
Hispanic:	1,146,839	35.01%	15.7%

Total non-White:	1,854,933	56.62%	16.3%

Change in White population:	-78,772	-2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	259,667	8.4

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area

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